Appendix F — RADON CONTROL METHODS
California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-12 · California
Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.
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See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)
APPENDIX F
RADON CONTROL METHODS
The provisions contained in this appendix are not mandatory unless specifically adopted by a state agency or referenced in the adopting ordinance.
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About this appendix: Appendix F contains provisions that are intended to mitigate the transfer of radon gases from the soil into dwelling units. Radon is a radioactive gas that has been identified as a cancer-causing agent. Radon comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock and water.
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- Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
- Chapter 1 — SCOPE AND APPLICATION
- Chapter 3 — BUILDING PLANNING
- Chapter 4 — FOUNDATIONS
- Chapter 5 — FLOORS
- Chapter 6 — WALL CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 7 — WALL COVERING
- Chapter 8 — ROOF-CEILING CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 9 — ROOF ASSEMBLIES
- Chapter 10 — CHIMNEYS AND FIREPLACES
- Chapter 44 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
▸Appendix F — RADON CONTROL METHODS
- Appendix H — PATIO COVERS
- Appendix I — PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Appendix J — EXISTING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
- Appendix K — SOUND TRANSMISSION
- Appendix L — PERMIT FEES
- Appendix O — AUTOMATIC VEHICULAR GATES
- Appendix Q — TINY HOUSES
- Appendix R — LIGHT STRAW-CLAY CONSTRUCTION
- Appendix S — STRAWBALE CONSTRUCTION
- Appendix T — SOLAR-READY PROVISIONS—DETACHED ONE- AND
- Appendix V — SWIMMING POOL SAFETY ACT
- Appendix W — AREAS PROTECTED BY THE FACILITIES
- Appendix X — EMERGENCY HOUSING