Codes for Homeowners : : Your Photo Guide to Electrical Codes, Plumbing Codes, Building Codes, Mechanical Codes

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"Created ... in cooperation with Black & Decker."
Includes index.
Codes & permits : the basics -- Building design & safety. Habitable rooms ; Fire separations ; Stairways ; Emergency escape openings ; Egress doors ; Exterior doors ; Ventilation & exhaust ; Smoke & carbon monoxide alarms ; Clearances for cooking equipment -- Structural components. Foundations ; Crawlspaces ; Decks ; Floor systems ; Wall systems ; Windows & doors ; Roof systems -- Exterior components. Shingle roof covering installation ; Fireplaces & chimneys ; Water control & drainage near the home -- Heating & air conditioning. HVAC appliances ; HVAC duct installation ; Combustion air for fuel-burning appliances ; Vents for fuel-burning appliances -- Plumbing system. Definitions of plumbing terms ; The home plumbing system ; Water supply piping ; Drain, waste & vent piping (DWV) ; Plumbing vents ; Plumbing traps ; Plumbing appliances & fixtures -- Electrical system. Definitions of electrical terms ; Understanding electrical circuits ; Electrical grounding & bonding ; Electrical branch circuit requirements ; Electrical receptacle installation ; Ground-fault (GFCI) & arc-fault (AFCI) protection ; Junction boxes, device boxes & enclosures ; Switch installation ; Light fixture installation ; Satellite dishes, television & radio antennas ; Broadband cable wiring -- Appendix. Common mistakes ; Conversions.
Book Description: Codes are a fact of life for do-it-yourselfers, but getting good information on codes can be a nightmare. Anyone who has ever opened a code book (or even a code interpretation book) looking for the answer to a building, wiring or plumbing question has found the same thing: a lot of arcane, technical words and cross-referencing, pages of meaningless charts, but no information that make sense. Codes for Homeowners combine's decades of experience by author and IRC-certified home inspector Bruce Barker with Creative Publishing's famous studio photography, and the result is the first truly clear and easy to use codes reference book for homeowners and tradesmen alike. Current with 2009 International Residential Code (IRC).

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informative submitted by Drake Emmitt on July 20, 2015, 9:15am pretty informative book about most major home repairs that you may need to do and the code standards of the repairs.