Furnace Room Door Code Calgary

National building code 2019 alberta edition and national fire code 2019 alberta edition.

Furnace room door code calgary.

If you re legalizing a suite in an existing home this one can be difficult. I am putting a 36 door directly in front of the furnace. Serving the exit must be a minimum of 810 mm 32 wide and 1 89 m 74 1 2 high. Access to secondary suites must be a minimum of 1980mm x 810mm 78 x 32 and can swing either in or out.

Learn more about window egress requirements and building code standards secondary suites in calgary and alberta. Is there a code requirement for the type of door required for a utility closet housing a gas furnace and water heater. Please see the alberta permit regulation and the calgary building permit bylaw for details. My only concern with the plan is that the door and wall may be too close to the front of the furnace.

The city of calgary is waiving fees for the development permit and secondary suite registry for all secondary and backyard suites until december 31 2021. Your mechanical furnace room or laundry room is required a. The afternoon inspection of new construction under construction had them in an upstairs hall. National energy code of canada for buildings 2017.

See a 9 37 2 10 1 in appendix a 2 a door shall be provided to each furnace room. Furnace room separations 1 a furnace room shall be separated from the remainder of the building by not less than one layer of 12 7 mm thick gypsum wallboard or equivalent material on the ceiling and on each side of the walls. Historical code timeline alberta building code abc abc 2014. There is also room to access the furnace from the side.

Furnace water heater room door. I guess i will find out when i apply for the permit. When adding new exterior doors to your concrete foundation wall a professional engineer s structural review is required when one or more of the following applies. The mechanical room must have a door.

The plan i am considering is below. Utility rooms laundry rooms furnace rooms and all other doors leading to the exit must also be at least 810 mm wide. In force from may 1 2015 to november 30 2019. Common space and any supplementary spaces including furnace rooms.

The path of travel to an exit door cannot pass through a mechanical room. Sorry i should have been more clear. Each suite needs at least one exit door and it may lead through a common exit corridor or foyer. The following codes in the building discipline are currently in force.