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IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home Plus solid noncombustible deck surface

The current IBHS Plus retrofit path specifies a solid noncombustible deck walking surface with no gaps.

A walking-surface product does not decide the framing, railings, stairs, post bases, structure, drainage, load path, or installation. New-construction requirements cover all deck components.

program · California and Oregon program applicants · Last verified 2026-08-24 · JSON (CC BY 4.0)

Published requirement text

“Deck Walking Surfaces shall be constructed with a solid, noncombustible material (e.g., metal or light-weight concrete) with no gaps.”

2025 Wildfire Prepared Home Technical Standard — Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety

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Machine-readable constraints

AttributeOperatorValue
assemblyRole eq deck-surface
noncombustible eq true
solidSurface eq true

Sources

IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home Plus solid noncombustible deck surface. FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/requirements/ibhs-plus-solid-noncombustible-deck-surface/. Last verified 2026-08-24.