Chapter 851 Oregon Laws 2007

 

AN ACT

 

HB 2112

 

Relating to construction contractors.

 

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

 

          SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2007 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 701.

 

          SECTION 2. (1) As used in this section, “barrier-type exterior insulation and finish system” means a foam insulation board inner layer, a polymer and cement base coat middle layer reinforced with glass fiber mesh and a textured finish coat exterior layer, in which:

          (a) The layers are bonded to the outside face of an exterior wall;

          (b) The middle or exterior layer, but not the inner layer, provides a water resistant barrier for the exterior of the building envelope;

          (c) The layers do not provide a means of drainage for water that accumulates behind the exterior surface; and

          (d) The layers insulate the building.

          (2) A person licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter may not install a barrier-type exterior insulation and finish system on:

          (a) A new building; or

          (b) An existing building, except as necessary to repair or replace a previously installed barrier-type exterior insulation and finish system.

          (3) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to the application of a barrier-type exterior insulation and finish system:

          (a) As an architectural feature that is not intended to protect an interior space of the building; or

          (b) To a concrete wall or a concrete masonry unit block wall.

 

Approved by the Governor July 31, 2007

 

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 31, 2007

 

Effective date January 1, 2008

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