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Party Wall Construction

Published by City of Markham

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Type
Guide
Published by
City of Markham
Date
January 1, 2025
For
builder
Building types
All building types
Pages
2

Overview

The City of Markham Building Standards Department's Builder Tip No. 72, dated January 1, 2025, on walls shared by attached homes, one of the City's housing tips under the 2024 Ontario Building Code. It quotes Subsection 9.10.11., Firewalls, with Article 9.10.11.1. on party walls on a property line built as firewalls and Article 9.10.11.2. on the 1 h fire separation alternative between dwelling units with none stacked above another, continuous from footings to roof deck. Its objective refers to an illustration of a combustible party wall.

What it covers

  • 9.10.11. Firewalls
  • 9.10.11.1. Required Firewalls
  • 9.10.11.2. Firewalls Not Required
  • Objective
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