{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-bc-2504","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § BC 2504","heading":"Section BC 2504: Vertical and Horizontal Assemblies","body":"2504.1 Scope.\n\nThe following requirements shall be met where construction involves gypsum board, gypsum panel products or lath and plaster in vertical and horizontal assemblies.\n\n2504.1.1 Wood framing.\n\nWood supports for lath, gypsum board or gypsum panel products, as well as wood stripping or furring, shall be not less than 2 inches (51 mm) nominal thickness in the least dimension.\n\nException: The minimum nominal dimension of wood furring strips installed over solid backing shall be not less than 1 inch by 2 inches (25 mm by 51 mm).\n\n2504.1.2 Studless partitions.\n\nThe minimum thickness of vertically erected studless solid plaster partitions of 3/8-inch (9.5 mm) and 3/4-inch (19.1 mm) rib metal lath, 1/2-inch-thick (12.7 mm) gypsum lath, gypsum board or gypsum panel product shall be 2 inches (51 mm).","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 28","Chapter 7: New York City Building Code"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"40a80c263ebea531f69a184c4c6d6b34fb3aca585b5a6f4f3b9394b44b537259","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-bc-2503","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-bc-2505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}