Buckley Rumford Fireplaces
Codes and Standards
For Masonry Fireplaces and Chimneys
4/15/10

IRC Hearings, Baltimore, 10/28/09

NATIONAL MODEL BUILDING CODES

2009 Masonry Codes & Specification Compilation. All current code requirements for masonry in one place. Click here.

International Code Council (ICC) 888 ICC SAFE (422 7233)*
International Building Code (IBC)
2009 International Residential Code (IRC)
2009 International Building Code (IBC)
National Fuel Gas Code
Metal Chimneys (IMC)
Decorative Shrouds (IMC)
Fireplaces/Gas Logs in Bedrooms
Gas Line Plumbing
Commentary on SLO rules about earthquake damaged masonry chimneys
Code Change Proposals for 2009-10

STATE & LOCAL CODES

2007 California Building Code on Fireplaces

INTERNATIONAL CODES

Canada
Masonry Chimneys and Fireplaces - CAN/CSA A405-M87 (R2000)
Clay Flue Liners - CAN/CSA A324-M88 (R2001)
2006 British Columbia Building Code, Chimneys and Fireplaces
Ontario Building Code (OBC, 1997 (PDF)

REFERRENCED STANDARDS

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)* - Email ASTM
ASTM Standards - fireplaces and chimneys - Information & Order from ASTM
C315 (clay flue lining)
C1283 (clay flue lining installation)
C27 (fireclay or high alumina firebrick)
C1261 (Firebox Brick for Residential Fireplaces)
C199 (refractory mortar)
E1602 (masonry heaters)
E2558 - fireplace emissions test standard (draft)
Article: A New Standard for ASTM - Clay Flue Installation C-1283
Revisions to C1283-01
Revisions to C1283-02

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (Bob Zimmerman 847 272 8800 ex 43129
Notes on clearances to combustibles - UL 127, 1777, 903, etc.
Decorative Shrouds (IMC)

ENERGY CODES

California Energy Code - (doors and air)

National Green Building Standard

2008 California Green Building Standards only a direct-vent sealed-combustion gas or sealed wood-burning fireplace

Leed - no masonry fireplaces

Minnesota Energy Code and Issues - tight houses - lots of links.
Comment on the Proposed Minnesota Energy Code

New York State Building Code - Doors, tight-fitting dampers and combustion air.

Washington State Building Code - doors and air.

CODE ARTICLES & ISSUES

Clearances and Flue Lining Installation. ICC, 2007
Historic Fire Prevention Strategies, 2002
Clearance to Combustibles Testing, 2000
National Fire Protection Association Codes (NFPA) Compete with ICC and lose.
One and Two Family Dwelling Code 1996 Proposed Changes - the basis for the IRC

ASTM Clay Flue Lining Installation Standard, 1996
UBC Approves Rumford Fireplaces - 1991
1989 BOCA on Chimneys Venting Open Fireplaces
Rumford Fireplaces Approved by the BOCA in 1989
History of Building Code Development

CODE LINKS

Municipal Code Library
ICC Codes
International Code Council (download proposed code changes)
OnLine Code Check - help navigating the codes
Clearance to combustibles text
Building Officials

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