Code Check: A Field Guide to Building a Safe House (Code Check: An Illustrated Guide to Building a Safe House) - Softcover

Kardon, Redwood; Hansen, Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561581119 ISBN 13: 9781561581115

Publisher: Taunton Press, 1996

Synopsis

Now you can gain access to the most up-to-date changes in the 2009 International Residential Code with the newly revised sixth edition of Code Check: An Illustrated Guide to Building a Safe House.

For builders, remodelers, home inspectors, and building inspectors, this essential reference 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 safety principles found in U.S. 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.

About this title

About the Author

Redwood Kardon, who devised and wrote the first Code Check, is a former electrician and building inspector for the city of Oakland, CA. Coauthor Douglas Hansen is a general contractor and certified combination inspector with over 25 years of field experience. Skip Walker is a certified residential combination inspector, with a particular interest in smoke alarm performance issues and deck safety. The authors present seminars and classes nationwide on a wide variety of building topics. Paddy Morrissey, former senior illustrator of CornerHardware.com, has been the sole illustrator for the Code Check series since its inception.

Edition details

• Publisher: Taunton Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1561581119
• ISBN 13: 9781561581115
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Morrissey Paddy