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IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home 0–5 foot hardscape

The 2025 IBHS Base standard removes combustible groundcover within five feet and permits named noncombustible hardscape materials.

A product material can address the hardscape line. Site layout, debris, vegetation, weed cloth, and movable items still require a parcel-level review.

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

Published requirement text

“Noncombustible hardscape materials”

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

Where this instrument is documented

Instrument ibhs-wildfire-prepared.

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Machine-readable constraints

AttributeOperatorValue
assemblyRole in mulch–edging
material in masonry–mineral–stone

Products with documented matching attributes

Open the Build rules that quote this requirement

ProductCategoryStatusDocumented match evidence
Basalite concrete edging landscaping Attribute match
2 cited fields

Sources

IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home 0–5 foot hardscape. FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/requirements/ibhs-zone-zero-hardscape/. Last verified 2026-08-24.