The international code council icc is a non profit organization dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design build and compliance process.
2015 irc cantilever floors.
Largely based on prescriptive tables from the american wood council s dca6 document many of the new code.
Chapter 5 provides the requirements for the design and construction.
Floor cantilevers supporting an exterior balcony are permitted to be constructed in accordance with table r502 3 3 2.
The 2015 edition of the international residential code brings the biggest update of deck codes the irc has ever seen.
We asked glenn mathewson a municipal building inspector and deck construction expert based in colorado to provide an overview of some of the biggest changes.
International residential code 2015 irc 2015.
Floor cantilevers constructed in accordance with table r502 3 3 1 shall be permitted where supporting a light frame bearing wall and roof only.
The cantilever portion of the 2015 irc joist span table is awkward to use.
With the allowable cantilever of the joists this beam would support a deck 12 feet by 17 1 2 feet.
Required handrails shall be of one of the following types or provide equivalent graspability.
Floor cantilever spans shall not exceed the nominal depth of the wood floor joist.
The international residential code irc was created to serve as a complete comprehensive code regulating the construction of single family houses two family.
Table n1102 4 2 n1102 4 1 1 in 2012 2015 and 2018 irc air barrier and insulation installation floors.
While it will be years before the 2015 version is widely adopted by local codes many building officials often accept future provisions like these as easy to approve alternatives to costly engineering.
1 inch 25 4 mm figure r507 2 deck construction r507 3 materials.
Floor cantilever spans shall not exceed the nominal depth of the wood floor joist.
Handrails with a circular cross section shall have an outside diameter of not less than 11 4 inches 32 mm and not greater than 2 inches 51 mm.
The icc replaced the cantilever portion of the table in the 2018 irc with a maximum overhang length making the table similar to that in dca6.
Materials used in the construction of a deck shall meet the provisions of this section and as approved per section 112 2 of the virginia construction code.
Cold formed steel framed floors shall be anchored to foundations wood sills or load bearing walls in accordance with table r505 3 1 1.
Cantilever beam cantilever joist cantilever ledger board joist hangers decking hold down device building wall for si.
Insulation in floors including above garage and cantilevered floors is installed to maintain permanent contact with underside of subfloor decking.
Stairways 2015 irc section 311 7 r311 7 8 3 grip size.
The international codes i codes are the widely accepted comprehensive set of model codes used in the us and abroad to help ensure the engineering of safe sustainable affordable and resilient structures.
