(1)
The following minor combustible components are permitted in a building required to be of noncombustible construction:
(a)
paint, (See also Clause 3.1.13.1.(2)(b))
(b)
self-adhesive tapes, mastics and caulking materials including foamed plastic air sealants, applied to provide a seal between the major components of exterior wall construction, (See also Article 3.6.4.3. for limits on the use of combustible materials in plenum spaces),
(c)
firestops and fire blocks conforming to Sentence 3.1.9.1.(1) Article 3.1.11.7.,
(d)
tubing for pneumatic controls provided it has an outside diameter not more than 10 mm,
(e)
adhesives, vapour barriers and sheathing papers,
(f)
electrical outlet and junction boxes,
(g)
wood blocking intended for the attachment of window elements within exterior wall assemblies,
(h)
wood blocking within wall assemblies intended for the attachment of handrails, fixtures, and similar items mounted on the surface of the wall, and
(i)
similar minor components.