Chapter 14 — EXTERIOR WALLS
2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California
Sections in this part
- Section 1401 — GENERAL
- Section 1402 — PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
- Section 1403 — MATERIALS
- Section 1404 — INSTALLATION OF WALL COVERINGS
- Section 1405 — COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF EXTERIOR WALLS
- Section 1406 — METAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL (MCM)
- Section 1407 — EXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEMS (EIFS)
- Section 1408 — HIGH-PRESSURE DECORATIVE EXTERIOR-GRADE COMPACT LAMINATES (HPL)
- Section 1409 — INSULATED METAL PANEL (IMP)
- Section 1410 — PLASTIC COMPOSITE DECKING
- Section 1411 — BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC (BIPV)
- Section 1412 — SOFFITS AND FASCIAS AT ROOF OVERHANGS
- Section 1413 — [DSA-SS & DSA-SS/CC, OSHPD 1, 1R, 2, 4 & 5] ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR…
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User notes: About this chapter: Chapter 14 addresses requirements for exterior walls of buildings. Minimum standards for wall covering materials, such as material performance and fire resistance, installation of wall coverings and the ability of the wall to provide weather protection are provided. This chapter also contains limitations on the areas and heights of combustible wall coverings based on fire separation distances, radiant heat exposure and surface burning characteristics. ICC code development note: Code change proposals to sections preceded by the designation [BS] will be…