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    Default Flex Air Duct allowed?

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    Clay

    It's UGLY but I can't find anything that would prohibit it .

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    If the separation wall between the house and garage puts the duct in the garage, then the duct is wrong. If the heater is "in the house" on the house side of the separation wall between the house and garage, then it would be OK.
    From what I see around here, it would be wrong since the W/H closet door would not be an approved door between the house and garage, thus the separation wall would be the back wall of the W/H closet. That would also mean the OSB would violate the separation requirement of 1/2" gypsum, assuming you are on the IRC.

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    Clay
    Just how do you know that's a flex air duct?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Luttrall View Post
    If the separation wall between the house and garage puts the duct in the garage, then the duct is wrong. If the heater is "in the house" on the house side of the separation wall between the house and garage, then it would be OK.
    From what I see around here, it would be wrong since the W/H closet door would not be an approved door between the house and garage, thus the separation wall would be the back wall of the W/H closet.
    Jim L,

    IF the Left wall(duct) back wall both house walls.

    Right Wall Garage.

    Bring me up to speed on the door please

    Last edited by Billy Stephens; 10-17-2007 at 08:57 PM. Reason: vent to duct
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    Quote Originally Posted by Clay White View Post
    Rear of the closet is the master bathroom.
    Right of the closet is garage space.
    Left of the closet is exterior.
    Clay,

    So The DUCT goes outside.

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    Clay,

    First this needs to be answered: What kind of door is it? All the door needs to be is solid core 1-3/8", i.e., just a regular old cheap 1-3/8" solid core door.

    R309.1 Opening protection.
    Openings from a private garage directly into a room used for sleeping purposes shall not be permitted. Other openings between the garage and residence shall be equipped with solid wood doors not less than 13/8 inches (35 mm) in thickness, solid or honeycomb core steel doors not less than 13/8 inches (35 mm) thick, or 20-minute fire-rated doors.



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    What Jerry said.
    The entire section of R309 deals with garages and carports.
    The main theory here is "309.2 Separation required. The garage shall be separated from the residence and its attic area..." and then goes on into specifics.
    In general, the common walls and ceiling have to have gypsum board on the garage side and proper doors on any openings through the separation wall.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Luttrall View Post
    In general, the common walls and ceiling have to have gypsum board on the garage side and proper doors on any openings through the separation wall.
    To continue what Jim said ...

    *IF* the door is one of the correct type doors, then the OSB ceiling is not a problem and neither is the duct.

    *IF NOT* (if the door is not a correct type door), then *both* are problems.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Luttrall View Post
    From what I see around here, it would be wrong since the W/H closet door would not be an approved door between the house and garage, assuming you are on the IRC.
    Quote Originally Posted by Billy Stephens View Post

    Bring me up to speed on the door please
    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Peck View Post

    R309.1 Opening protection.
    Openings from a private garage directly into a room used for sleeping purposes shall not be permitted. Other openings between the garage and residence shall be equipped with solid wood doors not less than 13/8 inches (35 mm) in thickness, solid or honeycomb core steel doors not less than 13/8 inches (35 mm) thick, or 20-minute fire-rated doors.

    Must be a lot of Hollow core doors in Texas . I pictured some (magical) special door based on combination of what wall is who? Appendix # ****

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    Clay the door is the key as everbody says but if it is a solid door, looks like there may be some combustion air issues.


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    Quote Originally Posted by buddy brault View Post
    Clay the door is the key as everbody says but if it is a solid door, looks like there may be some combustion air issues.
    To expand on Buddy's "solid door" (not "solid core" door) statement above ...

    *Even if* it is a "louvered door" (versus a "solid door") there are likely combustion issues.

    In thinking about "the door" I 'thought right over' the combustion air issue (meaning I forgot about it ).

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