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Austin, Texas / Decking

Decking in Austin

Local adoption Austin adopted 2024 IWUIC. This is the rule.

The rule

Adopted “an unenclosed appendage or projection that is attached to a building, or a detached unenclosed accessory structure ... one of the following: 1. Approved non-combustible materials”

Austin Zone A noncombustible appendage. Austin includes approved noncombustible material as one path for attached appendages and detached unenclosed accessory structures in Proximity Zone A.

Products matching Austin’s adopted requirements

Adopted Product matches below are limited to decking and trace to the named requirement.

No sourced decking product in this directory yet matches Austin’s adopted requirements.

Additional products matching the model-code floor

Model code Product matches below are limited to decking and trace to the named requirement.

No sourced decking product in this directory yet matches the model-code floor.

Additional products matching the voluntary program

Voluntary program Product matches below are limited to decking and trace to the named requirement.

Every sourced row for this part of the house

  • Adopted Austin Zone A noncombustible appendage — Austin includes approved noncombustible material as one path for attached appendages and detached unenclosed accessory structures in Proximity Zone A.
  • Adopted Austin Zone B 30-foot appendage — Austin includes approved noncombustible material as one path for unenclosed appendages or structures attached to or within 30 feet of habitable space in Proximity Zone B.
  • Adopted Austin Zone C 10-foot appendage — Austin includes approved noncombustible material as one path for unenclosed appendages or structures attached to or within 10 feet of habitable space in Proximity Zone C.
  • Model code 2018 IWUIC Class 1–2 noncombustible deck — The unamended 2018 IWUIC includes approved noncombustible materials as one path for attached unenclosed accessory structures and projections such as decks.
  • Model code 2021 IWUIC Class 1–2 noncombustible deck — The unamended 2021 IWUIC includes approved noncombustible materials as one path for attached unenclosed accessory structures and projections such as decks.
  • Model code IWUIC Class 1–2 noncombustible deck — The unamended 2024 IWUIC model code includes approved noncombustible materials as one path for attached unenclosed accessory structures and projections such as decks.
  • Voluntary program IBHS Base under-deck mesh — The 2025 IBHS Base standard specifies perimeter enclosure mesh for decks whose walking surface is four feet or less above ground.
  • Voluntary program IBHS Plus solid deck surface — The current IBHS Plus retrofit path specifies a solid noncombustible deck walking surface with no gaps.