Code of Maine Rules
02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
385 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD
Chapter 920 - USED STANDARD - FIRE SAFETY
Section 385-920-III - Kitchen Cabinet Protectors
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
All manufactured homes, regardless of the date of manufacture, will meet the following requirements. They are:
1. The bottom and sides of combustible kitchen cabinets over cooking ranges to a horizontal distance of 6 inches from the outside edge of the cooking range shall be protected with at least 5/16-inch thick gypsum board or equivalent limited combustible material. One-inch nominal framing members and trim are exempted from this requirement. The cabinet area over the cooking range or cooktops shall be protected by a metal hood with not less than a 3-inch eyebrow projecting horizontally from the front cabinet face. The 5/16-inch thick gypsum board or equivalent material which is above the top of the hood may be supported by the hood. A 3/8-inch enclosed air space shall be provided between the bottom surface of the cabinet and the gypsum board or equivalent material. The hood shall be at least as wide as the cooking range.
2. The metal hood will not be required if there is an oven installed between the cabinet and the range.
3. Ranges shall have a vertical clearance above the cooking top of not less than 24 inches to the bottom of combustible cabinets.
