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Oregon R327 ventilation mesh dimensions and material

Oregon R327 provides a prescriptive mesh path for covered ventilation openings where a local municipality has adopted the section.

An ARC or plan note may ask for the mesh size and material. The adopted local code and the building official decide the project.

code · Oregon local jurisdictions that adopted ORSC R327 · Last verified 2026-08-24 · JSON (CC BY 4.0)

Published requirement text

“noncombustible corrosion-resistant metal wire mesh ... minimum of 1/16-inch ... maximum of 1/8-inch”

2023 Oregon Residential Specialty Code Section R327 amendment — Oregon Building Codes Division

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Instrument orsc-r327.

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PlaceForceReachDatedChecks openSource
Ashland active application documented incorporated boundary effective 2021-10-01 2 Ashland Ordinance 3198
Bend active application documented incorporated boundary adopted 2026-04-15 4 Bend Code 9.10.010, Specialty Codes
Deschutes County active application documented unincorporated county effective 2026-04-01 3 Deschutes County Fire Hardening Requirements (R327)
Grants Pass active application documented incorporated boundary adopted 2021-06-02 4 Grants Pass Municipal Code Title 9, Buildings and Construction
Oregon published for local adoption; not active statewide unknown not sourced 4 Oregon BCD Home hardening and wildfire hazard mitigation
Sisters active application documented incorporated boundary effective 2026-04-01 3 Sisters City Code 15.05.010 (Ord. 545)

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Machine-readable constraints

AttributeOperatorValueUnit
assemblyRole in foundation-vent–retrofit-mesh–soffit-vent
meshSizeInch between 0.0625–0.125 inch
corrosionResistant eq true
noncombustible eq true

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Sources

Oregon R327 ventilation mesh dimensions and material. FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/requirements/orsc-r327-vent-mesh/. Last verified 2026-08-24.