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2009 International Residential Code For One-and-Two Family Dwellings: Soft Cover Version

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As a result of a 2002 court case, much of the local building codes can now be found online for FREE at:
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If link is outdated, then Google: "international residential code" + "Public Resource" to find the page on the public.resource.org site.
I found most of Georgia's building code in a 756 page PDF document, but for 2006 instead of 2010. The information doesn't change much year to year and many local inspectors are known to not be current, so this is a great resource if you don't have to have the latest edition.

According to the case (293 F.3d 791, 5th Cir. 2002 - VEEK vs. Southern Building Code), building codes that are written into LAW are "owned by the people" and therefore part of the public domain and not protected by Copyright.

Check out Wikipedia for International Building Code for further info.

Good luck!

I am happy with this purchase. The book was shipped when promised and the packaging was very good. The new IRC has a lot of good updates in it.

Ordered the set for work. This is the least expensive price I found and free shipping.

This is, of course, essential for anyone building...

It is the Law or Code for building 1-2 story residential buildings.

I found the code book to actually be superior to books such as Graphic Guide to Frame Construction (For Pros By Pros) It is harder to read, but tells you how far to space your nails for each element etc. It not only has similar pictures, but is also the law that most cities and counties abide by, and gives ALOT more info. Some counties have more restrictive guidelines, but this is the baseline to start from.

It is about time that all the trades are in one book instead of having to use the Mech code, the elec code, the plumbing code, etc. I think this is a great step in the right direction for the code organizations.

Once again it is time to get updated on the current building code. It would be great if they could just include the changes and not require us to buy the same information every three years.

Its good, did not help me a lot but could see where it would be very helpfulful to a contractor (Builder)

Amazon has good prices and they ship quickly. I usually get my purchase before I am expecting it.

A new version of this issue every couple years. New codes would be added on
and you need to have it if you are working on the same field.
The price from Amazon is quite reasonable compare to many other shops.