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Masonry: lateral support, anchors, flashing, ICF walls

Part 9 · Housing and small buildings · Div. B 9.20.10–9.20.17HouseAbout 20 min

Lateral support and anchorage of masonry walls, corbelling, flashing and weep holes, cold-weather work, reinforcement and corrosion protection, and above-ground flat ICF walls.

Study notes, not an official interpretation. About these notes

Only the Minister’s binding interpretations (Act s.28.1) and the decisions of the chief building official on a real project are authoritative.

Quoted from the 2024 Building Code, O. Reg. 163/24 as amended by O. Reg. 5/25 (Building Code Compendium, January 16, 2025 update). Later amendments are not yet reflected. This copy is for study; check the current official Code.

Each provision is quoted word for word. Study summaries, background, examples, exam traps and recall answers are ours: shorthand for memory and made-up scenarios for study, not a substitute for the text. On a real project, the chief building official decides how the Code applies.

Confirm against the official text of the Act and the Code before relying on anything.

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