Chapter 14 — EXTERIOR WALLS

2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California

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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…