Welcome to ShinDigs, a 500 sqft tiny house vacation rental. Digs Co converted an old detached garage into a charming modern living space. This video features a tour and our ideas for how you could ...
Q: I bought a house with a dilapidated detached garage. It needs to be torn down. Now's my chance to construct a superb garage that will be the talk of the neighborhood. What size should it be? I've ...
DEAR TIM: I bought a house with a dilapidated detached garage on it. It needs to be torn down. Now’s my chance to construct a superb garage that will be the talk of the neighborhood. What size should ...
Columbus Dispatch: Ask the Builder: Garage can be special with flat space, hefty budget
Ask the Builder: Garage can be special with flat space, hefty budget
The Spokesman-Review: Ask The Builder: Building a garage? Think carefully about space
Because this garage is over 1,000 SF it falls outside the scope of a "private garage" and is, for code purposes, a "public garage". Section 311.3 Classifies "Parking garages, open or enclosed" as a group S-2 Occupancy. Because the Business Occupancy is a hazard to the S-2 occupancy, a fire barrier wall must be constructed between the two.
2024 IRC R302.5.3 says "Penetrations through the separation required in Section R302.6 shall be protected as required by Section R302.11, Item 4," while 2024 IRC Table R302.6 requires separation on a wall between the dwelling unit and the garage of "Not less than 1/2-inch gypsum board or...