2605 Plastic Veneer — 2025 California Building Code
California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · California
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Cite as: 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) § 2605 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
2605.1 Interior use.¶
Where used within a building, plastic veneer shall comply with the interior finish requirements of Chapter 8.
2605.2 Exterior use.¶
Exterior plastic veneer, other than plastic siding, shall be permitted to be installed on the exterior walls of buildings of any type of construction in accordance with all of the following requirements:
- Plastic veneer shall comply with Section 2606.4.
- Plastic veneer shall not be attached to any exterior wall to a height greater than 50 feet (15 240 mm) above grade.
- Sections of plastic veneer shall not exceed 300 square feet (27.9 m [2] ) in area and shall be separated by not less than 4 feet (1219 mm) vertically.
Exception: The area and separation requirements and the smoke-density limitation are not applicable to plastic veneer applied to buildings constructed of Type VB construction, provided that the walls are not required to have a fire-resistance rating.
2605.3 Plastic siding.¶
Plastic siding shall comply with the requirements of Sections 1403 and 1404.
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