
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6541
AN ACT TO ORDAIN AND INSTITUTE
A NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
ANNEX B-TABLES
Table 3.01-A
DIMENSIONS OF WOODEN POSTS OR SUPORTALES 1
Type of Maximum Maximum Maximum Required Maximum
Building Height of Height Spacing of Finished Size of
1st Floor Total Posts Suportales
1-Storey Shed 4.00 m. 350 m. 10 cms. x 10 cms. (4" x 4")
1-Storey Shed 3.00 m. 4.00 m. 10 cms. x 10 cms. (4" x 4")
1-Storey Shed 5.00 m. 4.00 m. 12.5 cms x 12.5 cms. (5" x 5")
1-Storey Shed 1.00 to 5.50 m. 3.50 m. 12.5 cms. x 12.5 cms. or Chalet 1.50 m. (5" x 5")
2- Storey House 3.00 m. 6.00 m. 300 m. 12.5 cms. x 12.5 cms. (5" x 5")
2-Storey House 3.50 m. 7.00 m. 4.00 m. 12 cms. x 15 cms. (6" x "6)
2-Storey House 4.50 m. 8.00 m. 4.50 m. 17.5 cms. x 17.5. cms. ("7 x "7)
2-Storey House 5.00 m. 9.00 m. 4.50 m. 20 cms. x 20 cms. (8" x 8")
1 Logs or tree trunk suportales may be used as posts in indigenous traditional type of construction, provided that these are of such sizes and spacing as to sustain vertical loading equivalent at least to the loading capacities of the posts and spacing in this Table.
Table 6.01-A
PROJECTION OF BALCONIES AND APPENDAGES
Width of Street 1 Balcony Maximum Projection 2
2.00 m. to less 3.00 m. No balcony 0.30 m.
3.00 m. No balcony 0.45 m.
Over 3.00 m. but less than 8.00 m. With balcony 0.80 m.
8.00 m. to less than 10.00 m. With balcony 1.00 m.
10.00 m. to less than 11.00 m. With balcony 1.00 m.
11.00 m. to less than 12.00 m. With balcony 1.10 m.
12.00 m. to less than 13.00 m. With balcony 1.30 m.
13.00 m. to less than 14.00 m. With balcony 1.40 m.
14.00 m. or over With balcony 1.50 m.
1 The width of streets is the total width of the right-of-way measured from the property line to property line.
2 The maximum projection shall be measured from the property line to the outermost part of the projection. No projection shall be allowed on national roads and public highways.
Table 6.02-A
TYPE OF PROTECTION REQUIRED FOR
PEDESTRIANS 1
Height of Protection
Construction Distance from Construction Required
2.40 Meters Less than 1.80 Meters (6 feet) Railing
(8 feet) or less
1.80 meters (6 feet) or more None
Less than 1.80 Meters (6 feet) Fence and
More than Canopy
1.80 Meters (6 feet) or more, but not more
than one-fourth the height of construction Fence and
Canopy
2.40 Meters
1.80 Meters (6 feet) or more, but between Fence
one-fourth to one-half the height of
construction
(8 feet)
180 Meters (6 feet) or more, but exceeding None
one-half the height of construction
1 All protective devices shall include appropriate lights and warning signs.
ATENEO GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS / MARKMA-REGIS
2008
MAPILI / POTENCIANO / REGIS / SAN AGUSTIN / TENMATAY
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