Anyone know the code requirements for attic kneewalls, or what is typical? My thought was that code required a minimum of 5′ height for kneewalls. My thought also was that, when space is at a premium, you would always want the minimum height (to maximize floor space in a gable roof situation).
My builder wants to put them in at 6′ high, which seems like a big waste of floorspace (he actually started putting them in – and now I’ll have to ask him to move them back). But, to me, it seems like a pretty big deal – as space is a premium.
Also, is the code relaxed for kneewalls in a closet? Can it be shorter?
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Nather doing a quick web search here is what I found don't know which code it is pulled from here is the link also, it is item 20.
3. Notmore than 50 percent of the required floor area of
a room or space is permitted to have a sloped ceiling
less than 7 feet (2134mm) in height with no portion of
the required floor area less than 5 feet (1524 mm) in
height.
http://www.selfhelpforums.com/archive/index.php/f-2.html
Thanks. Doesn't seem to be clear if they allow for lower kneewalls in a closet. I guess the default answer would be "no", but it seems like there would be no harm in it. Not that that means anything when it comes to regulations, though.
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Nather I am with you on that I would think a lower knee wall in a closet would be allowed as it is not livable space but rather storage.My sisters house has knee walls about 4 foot on both sides of two rooms. But on one wall there is a series of about 5 or 6 doors that allows access to a closet 2 foot deep. Though this is a 1920's house.The odd thing is I have been in new timber frame combo log cabins that have walls shorter then 5' in them.Wallyo