Building Codes and Compliance

119 topics in this forum

1. Kitchen electrical must read 1 2

   By Gawdzira, March 22, 2023
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   • KTransue
   • March 29, 2023

2. LEED Section Drawings

   By K80Guy, September 13, 2019
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   • jarand77
   • October 22, 2019

3. Low Pitch Roofs under 4:12

   By K80Guy, October 18, 2020
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   • robdyck
   • October 21, 2020

4. Main Plumbing Vent Location?

   By ACADuser, December 19, 2022
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   • glennw
   • December 21, 2022

5. Manual J & Manual S Calculations

   By jgranado2013, July 24, 2024
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   • kylejmarsh
   • October 9, 2024

6. Max. Stair Riser Height - Builder Question

   By JKEdmo, June 15, 2023
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   • JKEdmo
   • June 30, 2023

7. NBC 1996 vs IBC 2021

   By buster442, April 6, 2022
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   • Joe_Carrick
   • April 6, 2022

8. Need Help Creating An "egress Walkout" Basement

   By Barn_Project15, May 21, 2015   

   • walk-out basement
   • egress
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     • walk-out basement
     • egress
     • flat terrain
     • retaining walls
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   • Kbird1
   • May 21, 2015

9. NY code and garage floor elevation

   By GeneDavis, April 3, 2020
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   • MikeCSD
   • April 27, 2020

10. OH clearance at top of stairs

    By GeneDavis, May 8, 2021
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    • mtldesigns
    • June 19, 2021

11. Ontario Moving to Harmonize OBC with NBC

    By Doug_N, December 1, 2019
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    • TheKitchenAbode
    • December 2, 2019

12. Outside Wall Area

    By QualicoreHomes, February 23, 2018
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    • robdyck
    • February 24, 2018

13. Performance Title 24 Calcs

    By Renerabbitt, March 7, 2022
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    • jorgearaya
    • March 31, 2022

14. Phantom Floor ?

    By Joe_Carrick, April 29, 2018
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    • Gawdzira
    • January 25, 2019

15. Photometric Plans

    By ajrare, March 24, 2017
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    • Electromen
    • March 25, 2017

16. Product Approval

    By RGWhite, July 14, 2021
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    • RGWhite
    • July 17, 2021

17. R602.7.5 Supports for Headers

    By para-CAD, April 28, 2018   

    • r602.7.5
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    • ACADuser
    • May 17, 2020

18. Raising family room floor

    By JimAlsup, November 16, 2018
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    • GeneDavis
    • December 10, 2018

19. Renovation door and window reframing

    By PLANSAHEAD, October 18, 2019
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    • Gawdzira
    • October 20, 2019

20. Required # of Parking Spaces

    By ComputerMaster86, June 24, 2020
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    • Doug_N
    • January 1, 2021

21. Required Attic Vent Calculation

    By dshall, November 8, 2017
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    • AndyGump
    • November 10, 2017

22. Rescheck for Basement Finish…

    By tinadelllic, December 29, 2023   

    • basement
    • rescheck
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    • M-Reed
    • July 22, 2024

23. ResCheck, you, plans review, and inspection for compliance

    By GeneDavis, May 22, 2021
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    • Ed_Orum
    • December 30, 2021

24. Resources for California Residential

    By Renerabbitt, April 22, 2019
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    • Francois
    • June 21, 2019

25. Restrictive Code lookup and Free Resources

    By Renerabbitt, January 28, 2022
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    • Bob-Roraback
    • January 30, 2022