Division 10 — Specialties: how to specify products in it
Signage, partitions, toilet accessories, fire-protection specialties, lockers and wall protection. Division 10 is short on square footage and long on code requirements per product.
What Division 10 covers
The manufactured items that finish a building for use: visual display and signage, compartments and cubicles, operable and demountable partitions, wall and door protection, toilet and bath accessories, fire-protection cabinets and extinguishers, lockers, postal specialties, flagpoles and other specialties.
Common sections
- 10 14 00 Signage
- 10 21 13 Toilet Compartments
- 10 22 26 Operable Partitions
- 10 26 00 Wall and Door Protection
- 10 28 00 Toilet, Bath, and Laundry Accessories
- 10 44 13 Fire Protection Cabinets
- 10 44 16 Fire Extinguishers
- 10 51 13 Metal Lockers
What to check before you specify
- 01Accessibility — mounting heights, reach ranges, clearances and operable-part requirements for every accessory and sign.
- 02Fire ratings — cabinets and partitions in rated walls must carry the rating or be listed for the installation.
- 03Material and finish durability — vandal resistance, cleanability and corrosion resistance matched to the occupancy.
- 04Acoustic performance — STC for operable partitions, from tested data.
- 05Coordination — blocking, recesses and electrical required by each item, called out before the walls close.
Researching it with Gaudi Pro
Ask for the item and its requirement: “recessed fire extinguisher cabinet for a two-hour rated corridor wall.” Gaudi Pro returns the products that fit, cited to the manufacturer’s documentation, each with a confidence indicator. Start free