Is Stucco Considered Joisted Masonry?

You will have wood walls, brick veneer (single layer for appearance only), stucco, and a wood roof that is not typically anchored. Primary examples of this class would by a residential home or offices that may have been converted from homes to commercial locations. ISO Class 2 is Called Joisted Masonry.

What is considered Joisted masonry?

Joisted Masonry (Class 2): Buildings where the exterior walls are constructed of masonry materials such as adobe, brick, concrete, gypsum block, hollow concrete block, stone, tile or similar materials and where the floors and roof are combustible (disregarding floors resting directly on the ground).

Is stucco considered frame or masonry?

Stucco is primarily a masonry concrete product and is a form of covering for the structural, load bearing construction of the dwelling. Stucco is not a construction type, it is material that is over wood frame or masonry.