Chapter 44 — REFERENCED STANDARDS

Section BF106 — SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ALUMINUM SCREEN ENCLOSURES IN HURRICANE-PRONE…

2025 California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California

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BF106.1 General.

BF106.1 General. Screen enclosures in hurricane-prone regions shall be in accordance with the provisions of this section. BF106.1.1 Habitable spaces. Screen enclosures shall not be considered habitable spaces. BF106.1.2 Minimum ceiling height. Screen enclosures shall have a ceiling height of not less than 7 feet (2134 mm).

BF106.2 Definition.

BF106.2 Definition. The following word and term shall, for the purposes of this appendix, have the meaning shown herein. SCREEN ENCLOSURE. A building or part thereof, in whole or in part self-supporting, and having walls of insect screening, and a roof of insect screening, plastic, aluminum or similar lightweight material.

BF106.3 Screen enclosures.

BF106.3 Screen enclosures. Screen enclosures shall comply with Sections BF106.3.1 and BF106.3.2. BF106.3.1 Thickness. Actual wall thickness of extruded aluminum members shall be not less than 0.040 inch (1.02 mm). on Jul 18, 2025 11:14 AM (CDT) THEREUNDER. APPENDIX BF — PATIO COVERS BF106.3.2 Density. Screen density shall be not more than 20 threads per inch by 20 threads per inch mesh.

BF106.4 Design.

BF106.4 Design. The structural design of screen enclosures shall comply with Sections BF106.4.1 through BF106.4.3. BF106.4.1 Wind load. Structural members supporting screen enclosures shall be designed to support the minimum wind loads given in Tables BF106.4.1(1) and BF106.4.1(2) for the ultimate design wind speed, V ult, determined from Figure BF106.4.1. Where any value is less than 10 pounds per square foot (psf) (0.479 kN/m [2] ) use 10 pounds per square foot (0.479 kN/m [2] ). FIGURE BF106.4.1—ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEEDS FOR PATIO COVERS AND SCREEN ENCLOSURES For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm, 1…

BF106.5 Footings.

BF106.5 Footings. In areas with a frost line depth of zero, screen enclosures supported on a concrete slab-on-grade without footings shall conform to the provisions of Section R506, be not less than 3 [1] / 2 inches (89 mm) thick and the columns shall not support loads in excess of 750 pounds (3.36 kN) per column. on Jul 18, 2025 11:14 AM (CDT) THEREUNDER. APPENDIX BF-6 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE on Jul 18, 2025 11:14 AM (CDT) THEREUNDER. CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE APPENDIX BG – SOUND TRANSMISSION (Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an…