Code Check for California


			CC5th Edition for California Code Check for California clarifies the most common code interpretation questions encountered by contractors, inspectors, and homeowners. With a convenient flip-chart format that easily guides you to the relevant section, it uses illustrations and tables to explain the new codes. The 2007 California codes will be in effect until 2011, and this book includes relevant information on building, plumbing, energy, mechanical, and electrical codes in California. The book includes California amendments to the model codes. Significant code changes are tracked through the book and summarized in a special two-page section at the end. With durable, spill-proof laminated pages, its popular flip-chart format is designed to be used on-site for quick reference. Click the book cover to purchase Code Check for California


			Code Check Building for California The 2007 California Building Code (CBC) is unique. Most states use the International Residential Code (IRC) as a model, with the exception of California which has a residential code based on the 2006 International Building Code. Users of the California Codes must wade through over 1,600 pages of material to find the residential provisions. Even then, Californians must purchase costly additional standards referenced (but not printed) in the California Codes. Fortunately, Code Check has created a guide that cuts to the heart of these issues. Code Check Building for California provides a quick-reference summary of the California Building Code, and includes a 4-page table that summarizes the changes and compares the new codes to the previous (2001) CBC. There are many significant changes in the new code, particularly in areas such as exiting, stairs, building setbacks, siding, and fire separation. Unique illustrations help to clarify these changes and bring you up to date. The significant portions of ASTM and ACI standards are summarized in Code Check, saving the expense of several hundred dollars worth of additional codes and standards. This book is an essential tool for contractors, design professionals, inspectors, and plan reviewers. Click the book cover to purchase Code Check for California

Useful California Links

Proposed code amendments and the California Energy Code can be
downloaded at no cost from the
California Building Standards Commission:

California Building Standards Commission

A read-only edition of the 2005 National Electrical Code:
NFPA 2005 NEC

Information of the International Codes and California Ammendments:
International Code Council

Info on gas and electrical service installation requirements:
California Utilities: PG&E
California Utilities: Southern Cal Edison
California Utilties: SDGE

Books based on 2006 IRC, UMC, & UPC; 2005 & 2008 NEC; 2007 CBC, CPC, CMC & CEC with references to changes from prior editions. Books are published by The Taunton Press Inc.
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