708 Spray Fire-Resistant Materials and Intumescent Fire-Resistant Materials — 2025 California Fire Code

California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California

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Cite as: 2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) § 708 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

708.1 Maintaining protection.¶

Where required when the building was originally permitted and constructed, spray fire-resistant materials and intumescent fire-resistant materials shall be visually inspected to verify that the materials do not exhibit exposure to the substrate.

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