Section R505 — COLD-FORMED STEEL FLOOR FRAMING
2025 California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California
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R505.1 Cold-formed steel floor framing. ¶
R505.1 Cold-formed steel floor framing. Elements shall be straight and free of any defects that would significantly affect structural performance. Cold-formed steel floor framing members shall be in accordance with the requirements of this section. R505.1.1 Applicability limits. The provisions of this section shall control the construction of cold-formed steel floor framing for buildings not greater than 60 feet (18 288 mm) in length perpendicular to the joist span, not greater than 40 feet (12 192 mm) in width parallel to the joist span and less than or equal to three stories above grade…
R505.2 Structural framing. ¶
R505.2 Structural framing. Load-bearing cold-formed steel floor framing members shall be in accordance with this section. R505.2.1 Material. Load-bearing cold-formed steel framing members shall be cold formed to shape from structural quality sheet steel complying with the requirements of AISI S240, Section A3. R505.2.2 Corrosion protection. Load-bearing cold-formed steel framing shall have a metallic coating complying with AISI S240, Section A4. R505.2.3 Dimension, thickness and material grade. Load-bearing cold-formed steel floor framing members shall comply with AISI S230, Section A4.3 and…
R505.3 Floor construction. ¶
R505.3 Floor construction. Cold-formed steel floors shall be constructed in accordance with this section. R505.3.1 Floor-to-foundation or load-bearing wall connections. Cold-formed steel-framed floors shall be anchored to foundations, wood sills or load-bearing walls in accordance with Table R505.3.1(1) and Figure R505.3.1(1), R505.3.1(2), R505.3.1(3), R505.3.1(4), R505.3.1(5) or R505.3.1(6). Anchor bolts shall be located not more than 12 inches (305 mm) from corners or the termination of bottom tracks. Continuous cold-formed steel joists supported by interior load-bearing walls shall be…