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Code Check: An Illustrated Guide to Building a Safe House (Spiral-bound)

by Redwood Kardon (Author), Michael Casey (Author), Douglas Hansen (Author)
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Product Description
Code Check: An Illustrated Guide to Building a Safe House, 5th Edition, emphasizes life-safety principles underlying building codes. Using clear language and helpful diagrams, this edition reflects the most up-to-date changes in the 2006 International Residential Code. It is also cross-referenced to the Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code and the National Electrical Code. The spiral-bound "Code Check" series is endorsed by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO). With durable laminated pages, it is designed to be used on-site for quick reference.

About the Author
Redwood Kardon is a former building inspector for Oakland, CA., and is a 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 23 and 16 years of field experience, respectively. All three authors teach seminars for inspectors around the country, using the "Code Check" series as their primary material.

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  • Spiral-bound: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Taunton; 5th edition (April 3, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1561588393
  • ISBN-13: 978-1561588398
  • Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #267,828 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very handy., September 29, 2007
By Terry M. (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
This booklet provides a fine checklist for reviewing your own designs or doing home inspections. This checklist is not intended to be a replacement for your building code books. You still need to have a firm understanding of the codes. Code Check does serve as good 'tickler' on thoses codes that you do not refer to regularly and helps make sure that you don't overlook something.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The most useful code information all at your fingertips, February 24, 2009
This series is probably the best--it lives in the job site bag...it is well-organized with good graphic organization, up-to-date, and a fairly comprehensive code reference; naturally, the content isn't completely exhaustive, but it does an excellent job of presenting the most useful code compliance information all in one convenient package.
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5.0 out of 5 stars GET IT, July 22, 2008
By the-dark-knight "GOTHAM" (SCRANTON, PA. United States) - See all my reviews
GREAT BOOK , A MUST HAVE FOR THE CONTRACTOR AND REMODELER . DOVETAILS WELL WITH THE IRC .
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