Oregon / Decking

Decking in Oregon

Local option Not adopted here that we can source. Your county could adopt ORSC R327.

For Oregon decking, the requirement for Oregon decking is ORSC R327 noncombustible deck surface. On Oregon decking, it is shown as available for local adoption. Read the Oregon decking rule, then compare 1 matched Oregon decking product.

Before Oregon decking work begins, review Oregon decking project checks. Those Oregon decking checks flag scope still to confirm. The Oregon decking links keep the rule and product list together.

The rule

Available for local adoption “Deck, porch and balcony walking surfaces located greater than 30 inches (762 mm) and less than 12 feet (3658 mm) above grade or the surface below shall be constructed with one of the following materials: 4. Noncombustible material.”

ORSC R327 noncombustible deck surface. Where locally adopted, Oregon R327 includes noncombustible material as one path for deck, porch, and balcony walking surfaces in the section's height band.

Products matching the published local-adoption option

Available for local adoption Product matches below are limited to decking and trace to the named requirement.

No sourced decking product in this directory yet matches the published local-adoption option.

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.

Open checks for this answer

These checks stay open because the sourced instrument leaves them to the official record, not because this page skipped them:

  • Whether a local body has adopted the published instrument.
  • The official boundary that would put a parcel inside the application.
  • Confirmation from the building official for this project.
  • Whether this project type is in scope of the instrument.

No exact local application record is normalized for this node.

1 requirement row has no matched product in the directory
  • decking: orsc-r327-noncombustible-walking-surface

Every sourced row for this part of the house

  • Available for local adoption ORSC R327 noncombustible deck surface — Where locally adopted, Oregon R327 includes noncombustible material as one path for deck, porch, and balcony walking surfaces in the section's height band.
  • 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.