Parquet Flooring Adhesive

Parquet Flooring Adhesive (1)  Adhesive used to attach parquet block flooring shall be suitable for bonding wood to the applicable subfloor material. Article 9.30.4.1. Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   O. Reg. 332/12: BUILDING CODE (ontario.ca) © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2021
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Rating for Subfloor when Applying CSA O325

Rating for Subfloor when Applying CSA O325 Table 9.23.14.5.B. Forming Part of Sentences 9.23.14.5.(1) and 9.23.15.7.(1) Table 9.23.14.5.B Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.
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Required Finish Flooring

Required Finish Flooring (1)  Finished flooring shall be provided in all residential occupancies. Article 9.30.1.1. Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.
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Required Floors-on-Ground

Required Floors-on-Ground (1)  All spaces within dwelling units, except crawl spaces, shall be provided with a floor-on-ground, where,     (a)   access is provided to the space, and                (b) a floor supported by the structure is not provided Article 9.16.1.3 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.
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Required Installation of Granular Fill

Required Installation of Granular Fill (1)  Except as provided in Sentence (2), not less than 100 mm of coarse clean granular material containing not more than 10% of material that will pass a 4 mm sieve shall be placed beneath floors-on-ground.  (2)  Granular material need not be installed under,     (a)   slabs in garages, carports or accessory […]
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Resilient Flooring Materials

Resilient Flooring Materials (1)  Resilient flooring used on concrete slabs supported on ground shall consist of asphalt, rubber, unbacked vinyl or vinyl with an inorganic type backing.                (2)  Flooring described in Sentence (1) shall be attached to the base with a suitable waterproof and alkali-resistant adhesive Article 9.30.5.1. Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   O. Reg. […]
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Restraint of Joist Bottoms

Restraint of Joist Bottoms (1)  Except as provided in Sentence 9.23.9.4.(1), bottoms of floor joists shall be restrained from twisting at each end by toe-nailing to the supports, end-nailing to the header joists or by providing continuous strapping, blocking between the joists or cross-bridging near the supports. Article 9.23.9.3. Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information […]
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