Code Check: An Illustrated Guide to Building a Safe Home

Code Check: An Illustrated Guide to Building a Safe Home, 6th Edition is an essential reference that delivers accurate information on current residential building codes for foundations, framing, plumbing and wiring, as well as exterior and interior walls, fireplaces and chimneys. By highlighting the central life-safety principles found in US building codes in a user-friendly format this valuable tool gives you all the facts you need to avoid common code violations. So you can get every job done right the first time - without expensive, time-consuming callbacks. Using clear language and helpful diagrams, this edition reflects the most up-to-date changes in the 2006 and 2009 International Residential Code. It is also cross-referenced to the Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code and the National Electrical Code. It also lists a summary of the top 100 code changes for each page in clear language so that you can see how the code has evolved from the last edition. The publication's convenient spiral-bound format makes it easy to handle on-site, and it’s laminated, flipchart pages can stand up to any kind of weather conditions.

Spiralbound.