{"id":"under-deck-horizontal-mesh","license":"CC-BY-4.0","data":{"title":"Under-deck mesh belongs on the vertical plane to grade, not under the boards","kind":"installation-mistake","summary":"Screening laid horizontally under deck boards does not close the ember path from the side. The IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home standard calls for corrosion-resistant metal mesh to fully enclose the outer edge of the space beneath a deck down to the ground.","asOf":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z","scopeKind":"program","scopeRef":"ibhs-wildfire-prepared","relatedCategories":["landscaping"],"sources":[{"title":"Wildfire Prepared Home","url":"https://wildfireprepared.org/","publisher":"IBHS","sourceType":"standard-body","accessedOn":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"}],"author":"grayson-graham","reviewStatus":"draft","lastVerified":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"}}