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A garage should be long and wide enough to leave space to walk around the stored vehicle. This requires at least 5.6 m (18 ft. 4 in.) between the inside face of the front and rear walls. Additional length may be required to accommodate storage or a work area.
house, but there must be a smoke and an air barrier in the separating walls to ensure fumes do not enter the living area. The essential features of garages are shown in Figure 177. Every bedroom that shares a wall or floor with a garage or an attic space that abuts a garage must be protected by a CO alarm located either in the bedroom or not more than 5 m (16 ft.) (measured along hallways) from the bedroom door.
The clear width should be at least 3.05 m (10 ft.) and 3.5 m (11 ft. 6 in.) or more is better so that doors on either side of a vehicle can be opened freely. A two-car garage should be at least 5.56 m (18 ft. 4 in.) wide.
Common walls between the house and the garage must be insulated and fitted with air barriers and vapour barriers. If the garage is to be heated, the walls and ceiling should include insulation and an air barrier and should be covered to protect the barrier from damage.
The framing and exterior finish of the garage’s sidewalls and roof are similar to that of the house. Interior finish is largely a matter of choice. For single dwellings, a fire separation is not required between the garage and the 177 Essential features of attached garages Essential features of attached garages CO alarms required in adjacent living spaces
living space
air barrier system, vapour barrier and insulation between conditioned and unconditioned spaces air barrier system also serves as a smoke barrier tight-fitted door and weather-stripped with a closer as a barrier to gas and exhaust fumes
garage
living space
garage door sloped driveway
slope to door 1%-2% slope footings on solid rock or on undisturbed soil below frost level
house, but there must be a smoke and an air barrier in the separating walls to ensure fumes do not enter the living area. The essential features of garages are shown in Figure 177. Every bedroom that shares a wall or floor with a garage or an attic space that abuts a garage must be protected by a CO alarm located either in the bedroom or not more than 5 m (16 ft.) (measured along hallways) from the bedroom door.
The clear width should be at least 3.05 m (10 ft.) and 3.5 m (11 ft. 6 in.) or more is better so that doors on either side of a vehicle can be opened freely. A two-car garage should be at least 5.56 m (18 ft. 4 in.) wide.
Common walls between the house and the garage must be insulated and fitted with air barriers and vapour barriers. If the garage is to be heated, the walls and ceiling should include insulation and an air barrier and should be covered to protect the barrier from damage.
The framing and exterior finish of the garage’s sidewalls and roof are similar to that of the house. Interior finish is largely a matter of choice. For single dwellings, a fire separation is not required between the garage and the 177 Essential features of attached garages Essential features of attached garages CO alarms required in adjacent living spaces
living space
air barrier system, vapour barrier and insulation between conditioned and unconditioned spaces air barrier system also serves as a smoke barrier tight-fitted door and weather-stripped with a closer as a barrier to gas and exhaust fumes
garage
living space
garage door sloped driveway
slope to door 1%-2% slope footings on solid rock or on undisturbed soil below frost level
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