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Code Check: A Field Guide to Building a Safe House (Code Check: An Illustrated Guide to Building a Safe House) [Paperback]

Redwood Kardon (Author)

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Publication Date: December 1, 1992 | Series: Code Check: An Illustrated Guide to Building a Safe House

Take this spiralbound resource on site to provide quick answers to the 600 most common building code questions. New and completely updated version!

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Take this spiralbound resource on site to provide quick answers to the 600 most common building code questions. New and completely updated version!

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About the Author

Redwood Kardon is a former building inspector for Oakland, CA., and is the leading professional lecturer nationwide on building codes. He also owns and maintains "codecheck.com," a website devoted to promoting the Code Check manual. Coauthors Douglas Hansen and Michael Casey have 25 and 18 years of field experience, respectively. All three authors teach seminars for inspectors around the country, using the "Code Check" series as their primary material. Paddy Morrissey was the senior illustrator for CornerHardware.com and has been the sole illustrator for the "Code Check" series. --This text refers to the Spiral-bound edition.

Product Details

Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Taunton Press (December 1, 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1561581119
ISBN-13: 978-1561581115
Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,581,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Understandable codes for builders and do-it-yourselfers, November 30, 1998

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Written by a building inspector who kept getting requests for his "code cheat sheets". This little volume of "can't bust 'em" plastic coated pages is meant to be used. Very condensed and useful.

It explains all the major items of the building, plumbing, elecrical and mechanical codes using clear language and helpful diagrams. If you've ever curled up with the UBC you will understand the need for such a reference.

Invaluable for builders, designers and people who work on their own homes. Covers UBC, CABO, UMC and a few more from the alphabet soup of national codes.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent code info at your finger tips, January 6, 1999

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Woody has produced a great building code flip chart for home inspectors, jurisdictional inspectors and contractors. Every building department should have them as well as all home inspectors ! DON'T LEAVE HOME (or the office) WITHOUT ONE !

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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent reference, April 1, 2002

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I read a couple negative reviews of this book and almost didn't buy it! If you have common knowledge of construction and building this book will be an invaluable reference for you. Many things are abbreviated, so it might look confusing at first. Using some common sense and the abbreviation key in front will get you through the initial learning curve. This book will help you comply with electrical codes, plumbing, etc., with sketches only where needed. I rebuild houses on the side, and this book is invaluable.

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