Chapter 24 — FLAMMABLE FINISHES
2410 Floor Surfacing and Finishing Operations — 2025 California Fire Code
California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California
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Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.
Cite as: 2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) § 2410 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
2410.1 Scope.¶
Floor surfacing and finishing operations exceeding 350 square feet (33 m [2] ) and using Class I or II liquids shall comply with Sections 2410.2 through 2410.5.
2410.2 Mechanical system operation.¶
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems shall not be operated during resurfacing or refinishing operations or within 4 hours of the application of flammable or combustible liquids.
2410.3 Business operation.¶
Floor surfacing and finishing operations shall not be conducted while an establishment is open to the public.
2410.4 Ignition sources.¶
The power shall be shut down to all electrical sources of ignition within the flammable vapor area, unless those devices are classified for use in Class I, Division 1, hazardous locations.
2410.5 Ventilation.¶
To prevent the accumulation of flammable vapors, mechanical ventilation at a minimum rate of 1 cubic foot per minute per square foot [0.00508 m [3] /(s × m [2] )] of area being finished shall be provided. Such exhaust shall be by approved temporary or portable means. Vapors shall be exhausted to the exterior of the building.
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CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE
CHAPTER 25 – FRUIT AND CROP RIPENING
(Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)
(Not adopted by the State Fire Marshal)
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T-24 | T-19* | 1 | 2 | 1/AC | AC | SS | 1 | 1R | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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- The California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 19, Division 1 provisions that are found in the California Fire Code are a reprint from the current CCR, Title 19, Division 1 text for the code user’s convenience only. The scope, applicability and appeals procedures of CCR, Title 19, Division I remain the same. The state agency does not adopt sections identified by the following symbol: The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s adoption of this chapter or individual sections is applicable to structures regulated by other state agencies pursuant to Section 1.11.
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