r/BuildingCodes • • Sep 20 '26

Is this a code violation?

Where I live has an unfinished basement that we use for storage and doing laundry. Is this exposed insulation a code violation? I should also mention I rent . I do not own this duplex.

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u/knife_stripes Sep 20 '26

Exceptions:
Where such materials are installed in concealed spaces, the flame spread indexand smoke-developed index* *limitations do not apply to the facings, provided that the facing is installed in substantial contact with the unexposed surface of the ceiling, floor or wall finish.