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Insight into the building code bureaucracy,
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This review is from: Contractor's Guide to the Building Code: Based on the 1997 Uniform Building Code (Paperback)
Well, that should've been the name of the book. If you're looking for advice on working within the building code bureaucracy, this book might be for you. If you're looking for advice on building according to code, you need to look elsewhere. It does give insight into the mind of the inspector, admitting permits are for taxing and taking glee on setting the attorney general on a citizen who was trying to prevent the inspector from trespassing on his land. I bought the book hoping to get a concise guide to the code, but was mistaken.
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Missing key information,
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This review is from: Contractor's Guide to the Building Code: Based on the 1997 Uniform Building Code (Paperback)
There is a very important section of the UBC titled Conventional Light Frame construction (ch23 Div IV), which allows a designer/builder to build a house without requiring expensive engineering. This book virtually ignores it, which I feel does a great disservice to readers. Many (most?) magazine house plans do not include braced wall requirments, which are part of the above building code. It would be nice if this book addressed this important section of the UBC. Also, it seems every time I have a building question and go to this book as a reference, it leaves me dissapointed. For example, requirements regarding grading and setbacks from slopes, etc., which can be pretty cryptic in the UBC. OK for general reading, but not a great reference book.
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It works for me,
By Bridger "goldminerz" (Keeler, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Contractor's Guide to the Building Code: Based on the 1997 Uniform Building Code (Paperback)
I needed a book which would give me some ideas for designing my house, this one did it. It doesn't have descriptions for every nail, every stud, but it did what I needed in a clear, concise manner.
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One of the most common complaints I used to hear from architects, engineers and contractors was that there were too many different building codes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bending design value, insulating millboard, fire test chamber, producing combustion gases, roof sheathing conforming, wire fabric lath, ordinary tightness, combustion air openings, occupant load, required modulus, roofing assemblies, wood structural panels, exterior wall line, deflection limitation, base ply, open parking garages, reinforcing angles, occupancy separation, plans examiner, pocket lock, roofing square, allowable floor area, allowable bending stress, nonbearing partitions, occupancy groups Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uniform Mechanical Code, Fire Code, Occupancies Group, Contractor's Guide, Uniform Plumbing Code, Douglas Fir-Larch, Horizontal Perpendicular, Vertical Either, Combination Bath, International Conference of Building Officials, Administrative Authority, Coats First, Laundry Sink, Minimum Period Moist Curing Minimum Interval, Service Sink New!
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One of the most common complaints I used to hear from architects, engineers and contractors was that there were too many different building codes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bending design value, insulating millboard, fire test chamber, producing combustion gases, roof sheathing conforming, wire fabric lath, ordinary tightness, combustion air openings, occupant load, required modulus, roofing assemblies, wood structural panels, exterior wall line, deflection limitation, base ply, open parking garages, reinforcing angles, occupancy separation, plans examiner, pocket lock, roofing square, allowable floor area, allowable bending stress, nonbearing partitions, occupancy groups Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uniform Mechanical Code, Fire Code, Occupancies Group, Contractor's Guide, Uniform Plumbing Code, Douglas Fir-Larch, Horizontal Perpendicular, Vertical Either, Combination Bath, International Conference of Building Officials, Administrative Authority, Coats First, Laundry Sink, Minimum Period Moist Curing Minimum Interval, Service Sink New!
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- The Construction Net: Online information sources for the construction industry by Alan Bridges on page 195
- The Encyclopedia of Housing by Willem Van Vliet on page 36
- Adding to a House: Planning, Design & Construction by Philip S Wenz in Back Matter
- The Codes Guidebook for Interiors by Sharon Koomen Harmon on page 31
- Homing Instinct: Using Your Lifestyle to Design & Build Your Home by John Connell in Back Matter
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