Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code

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Customer Reviews:

A bit basic for the professional, perhaps valuable for a student. [Posted on 2008-05-27]
Ching always does a good job of clearly illustrating aspects of design and construction, but in this case the book lacks depth. Only the most basic codes are included and it is of little or no help for the building professional.

Building Codes Illustrated - Understanding the 2006 IBC [Posted on 2008-06-05]
This is an excellent book. It makes it very easy to understand many of the issues addressed by the IBC. In a few minutes of flipping through the pages right after I received it I was able to clearly understand issues that I previously had to read over and over again in the code to try to understand. Any time I have a code issue now I first read the code and then look at the same item in this book to see if my interpretation is correct.

Easy understand and get to the point [Posted on 2008-06-23]
Interpretation of codes sometime is confusing. With the picture to explain, it is much easier to understand than just read the words. A picture is better than a thousand words!

Great for IT exams, but you need UBC anyway [Posted on 2008-08-05]
This is great if you just want a general view of UBC and IBC codes.
But, it constantly refers to the IBC for the specifics.
But overall, is a Building Codes for Dummies!!!

Clear, concise, and detailed illustrations. [Posted on 2008-10-21]
I had my 1880 home flooded in the Iowan floods of 2008. In rebuilding, I have the opportunities to straighten out a lot of "grandfathered" upgrades. This book has been helpful in both DIY's and contracting bids. Now I am getting a home that is safe, code current and still has the Victorian architecture that I loved when I first bought my house. I couldn't have done it without this book. It has save me thou$ands.

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