Fire Resistant Roof And Eave Detail

Guidance document ignition resistant eaves.

Fire resistant roof and eave detail.

Low cost retrofit list roof. Roof eaves overhangs are a fire hazard but they can be protected with an encasement of fire resistant material. For the fascia use noncombustible or fire resistant materials e g fire retardant treated lumber fiber cement board. Since this assembly has been rated as fire resistant in the building code there have.

10 low cost retrofits to your home. Build your roof or re roof with materials such as composition metal. For more information on eave construction or other fire code requirements please refer to the county s wildland urban interface summary document pds 664 or contact the county s building department fire services division at 858 565 5920. H e n o t md b.

U b l p t e h is mo t s l e ive d c g o o. Embers and hot gases from fire exterior wall cladding fascia gutter rafter underside of roof deck figure 3. For eave vents follow the guidance in vents. An enclosed overhang with a horizontal soffit.

Stucco is often recommended as one of the best materials for boxing in hazardous eaves. Exposed fire retardant treated wood fascia. Homes with wood or shingle roofs are at high risk of being destroyed during a wildfire. The eave is the part of the roof that extends out beyond the exterior wall.

The roof is the most vulnerable part of your home. Typical construction materials for eaves overhangs and soffits are not fire resistant and are therefore susceptible to ignition by embers and hot gases. Noncombustible or fire resistant materials. Here are ways you can harden your home and make it more fire resistant.

County of san diego planning development services. These include boxing in and using open framing open eave. There are two ways to detail the underside of the eave the intersection between the exterior wall and the roof. Home escondido fire department.

When you use option a or b above you will need to provide additional roof venting.