Porch Safety Guidelines

The purpose of the following porch and Deck Guides is to provide the homeowner with the "tools" one needs to build a porch or deck that meets the requirements of the Chicago Building Code.

Based on whether one has a building that is one unit wide or two units wide, and whether your building is frame construction or masonry construction, you will be able to determine which of the following configurations of porch or deck you will be able to construct. These configurations are:

• Type A : For one unit wide buildings of frame construction
• Type B : For one unit wide buildings of masonry construction
• Type C : For two unit wide buildings of frame construction
• Type D : For two unit wide buildings of masonry construction