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Significant Changes to the International Residential Code, 2018 Edition, 2018
- SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE® 2018 EDITION
- SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE® 2018 EDITION TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- PART 1 ADMINISTRATION CHAPTERS 1 AND 2 [Go to Page]
- R101.2 SCOPE [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: BED AND BREAKFAST
- TABLE 1-1 EXCEPTIONS TO THE SCOPE IN THE IRC AND CORRESPONDING LOCATION IN THE IBC
- R104.11 ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: A NEW HOUSE CONSTRUCTED OF ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS
- IMAGE: AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR FRAMING A HOUSE
- R105.1, R110.1, R202 CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: CONVERTING A TOWNHOUSE FROM A DWELLING UNIT OT A LIVE/WORK UNIT IS CONSIDERED A CHANGE OF USE
- R202 DEFINITION OF ACCESS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: ACCESS TO WHIRLPOOL PUMP
- FIGURE: READY ACCESS TO COLD WATER VALVE OF WATER HEATER
- R202 DEFINITION OF CRAWL SPACE [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: CRAWL SPACE
- R202 DEFINITION OF CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM
- R202 DEFINITION OF FENESTRATION [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: SKYLIGHTS
- R202 DEFINITION OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: NEW DEFINED TERMS FOR SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS AND COLLECTORS ARE FROM ICC 900/SRCC 300
- PART 2 BUILDING PLANNING CHAPTER 3 [Go to Page]
- TABLE R301.2.(1) CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA [Go to Page]
- TABLE R301.2(1) CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA
- IMAGE: HVAC SYSTEM DUCT WORK
- R301.2.2.1 SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: SEISMIC DESIGN [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: SEISMIC DESIGN-CONTINUED
- IMAGE: SEISMIC DESIGN-CONTINUED
- IMAGE: SEISMIC DESIGN-CONTINUED
- R301.2.2.6 IRREGULAR BUILDINGS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: IRREGULAR-SHAPED BUILDING
- FIGURE: SEVEN IRREGULARITIES REQUIRING ENGINEERING IN HIGH SEISMIC REGIONS
- IMAGE: BRICK STORY BELOW WOOD STORY
- R302.1 EXTERIOR WALLS [Go to Page]
- TABLE R302.1(1) EXTERIOR WALLS
- TABLE R302.1(2) EXTERIOR WALLS—DWELLINGS WITH FIRE SPRINKLERS
- IMAGE: GABLE VENT BELOW RAKE OVERHANG WITH SOFFIT
- FIGURE: DWELLING WITH AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND GABLE END FACING LOT LINE
- FIGURE: GABLE END OVERHANG (RAKE) FRAMING METHOD
- R302.2 TOWNHOUSE SEPARATION [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: TOWNHOUSES
- FIGURE: TYPICAL FIRE-RESISTANT-RATED WALL ASSEMBLIES FOR SEPARATING TOWNHOUSE DWELLING UNITS
- R302.3 TWO-FAMILY DWELLING SEPARATION [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: TWO-FAMILY DWELLING
- FIGURE: EXAMPLES OF PRESCRIPTIVE FIRE-RESISTANT-RATED WALL ASSEMBLIES FROM IBC TABLE 721.1 (2)
- R302.4.2 MEMBRANCE PENETRATIONS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: RECESSED LUMINAIRE
- R302.5 DWELLING-GARAGE OPENING PROTECTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: AUTOMATIC CLOSING DOOR BETWEEN HOUSE AND GARAGE
- R302.10 INSULATION FLAME SPREAD [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: KRAFT FACING MUST BE IN CONTACT WITH BACK OF GYPSUM BOARD OR OTHER FINISH MATERIAL
- FIGURE: INSULATION FACING
- R302.13 FIRE PROTECTION OF FLOORS ABOVE CRAWL SPACES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: PROTECTION REQUIRED ON UNDERSIDE OF FLOOR ASSEMBLY OVER A CRAWL SPACE WITH FUEL-FIRED OR ELECTRIC-POWERED HEATING EQUIPMENT
- R308.4.2 GLAZING ADJACENT TO DOORS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: GLAZING ADJACENT TO DOORS
- IMAGE: WINDOWS AT AN ANGLE TO ADJACENT DOOR
- R308.4.4 GLAZING IN GUARDS AND RAILINGS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: STRUCTURAL GLASS BALUSTER PANELS
- IMAGE: NON-STRUCTURAL GLASS IN-FILL PANELS
- R308.4.7 GLAZING ADJACENT TO THE BOTTOM STAIR LANDING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: HAZARDOUS GLAZING LOCATIONS AT BOTTOM STAIR LANDINGS
- FIGURE: HAZARDOUS GLAZING LOCATIONS AT BOTTOM STAIR LANDINGS
- R310.1 EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: 2015 IRC REQUIRED EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENING IN EACH BEDROOM
- FIGURE: 2018 IRC DOES NOT REQUIRE EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS IN BASEMENT BEDROOMS WHEN MEETING CONDITIONS
- R310.3 AREA WELLS FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE DOORS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: DOOR SERVING AS A REQUIRED EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENING FROM A BASEMENT WITH AN AREA WELL
- IMAGE: OLD STYLE CELLAR DOOR AND "BULKHEAD ENCLOSURE"
- R311.7.1, R311.7.8 HANDRAIL PROJECTION [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: A PASSING HANDRAIL AT A TREAD PROJECTION
- FIGURE: GREATER PROJECTION ALLOWED WHERE HANDRAIL PASSES A FLOOR NOSING
- R311.7.3 MAXIMUM STAIR RISE BETWEEN LANDINGS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: MAXIMUM 151-INCH TOTAL RISE BETWEEN FLOORS OR LANDINGS
- R311.7.5.3 STAIR NOSINGS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: STAIRWAY NOSING REQUIREMENTS
- R311.7.11, R311.7.12 ALTERNATING TREAD DEVICES AND SHIPS LADDERS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: SHIPS LADDER FOR MEANS OF EGRESS
- R312.1 GUARDS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: GUARD REQUIRED AT PORTIONS OF DECK GREATER THAN 30 INCHES ABOVE GRADE
- R314 SMOKE ALARMS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: INTERCONNECTION IS REQUIRED FOR SMOKE ALARMS INSTALLED IN EXISTING BUILDINGS UNDERGOING REMODELING REQUIRING A PERMIT
- R315 CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: INTERCONNECTION IS REQUIRED WHERE MULTIPLE CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS ARE REQUIRED IN A DWELLING UNIT
- R317.3 FASTENERS IN TREATED WOOD [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: STAINLESS STEEL STAPLES
- R322.3 COASTAL HIGH-HAZARD FLOOD ZONES [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: DWELLINGS ELEVATED ON PIERS IN COASTAL HIGH HAZARD FLOOD ZONE
- IMAGE: COLLAPSED DWELLING IN COASTAL HIGH HAZARD FLOOD ZONE
- R324.4 ROOFTOP-MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: ROOFTOP-MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS
- R324.6 ROOF ACCESS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: REQUIRED ROOF ACCESS AND PATHWAYS FOR FIREFIGHTERS FOR ROOF-MOUNTED PV SOLAR SYSTEMS
- TABLE 3-1 MINIMUM RIDGE SETBACK
- R324.6.2.2 SOLAR PANELS NEAR EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: A 36-INCH WIDE PATHWAY IS REQUIRED FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE OPENINGS ABOVE ROOF-MOUNTED PV SOLAR PANELS
- R325.3 MEZZANINE AREA LIMITATION [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: A MEZZANINE IS NOT CONSIDERED A STORY
- R325.06, R202 HABITABLE ATTICS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: FINISHING OFF AN ATTIC FOR HABITABLE SPACE
- PART 3 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CHAPTERS 4 THROUGH 10 [Go to Page]
- TABLE R403.3(1) INSULATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FROST-PROTECTED FOOTINGS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: FROST-PROTECTED SHALLOW FOUNDATION
- FIGURE: EPS PLACEMENT IN A FROST-PROTECTED SHALLOW FOUNDATION
- TABLE R403.4 CRUSHED STONE FOOTINGS [Go to Page]
- TABLE R403.4 MINIMUM DEPTH (D) AND WIDTH (W) OF CRUSHED STONE FOOTINGSa, b (INCHES)
- FIGURE: CRUSHED STONE FOOTING
- R408.3 UNVENTED CRAWL SPACES [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: AN UNVENTED CRAWLSPACE REQUIRES MOISTURE REMOVAL
- TABLE R505.3.2 COLD-FORMED STEEL JOIST SPANS [Go to Page]
- TABLE R505.3.2 ALLOWABLE SPANS FOR COLD-FORMED STEEL JOISTS—SINGLE OR CONTINUOUS SPANS
- IMAGE: COLD-FORMED STEEL JOISTS
- FIGURE: CONTINUOUS JOIST SPAN
- FIGURE: SIMPLE JOIST SPAN
- R507 DECKS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: ELEVATED DECK
- TABLE 5-1 DECK SECTION REORGANIZATION
- R507.2 DECK MATERIALS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: DECK MATERIALS
- TABLE R507.2.3 FASTENER AND CONNECTOR SPECIFICATIONS FOR DECKS
- IMAGE: FASTENERS IN WOOD DECKING MUST BE OF APPROVED MATERIAL
- R507.3 DECK FOOTINGS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: FREESTANDING DECK
- TABLE R507.3.1 MINIMUM FOOTING SIZE FOR DECKS
- FIGURE: DECK POST TO DECK FOOTING CONNECTION
- FIGURE: DECK TRIBUTARY AREA
- R507.4 DECK POSTS [Go to Page]
- TABLE R507.4 DECK POST HEIGHT
- IMAGE: DECK POST WITH CAP
- R507.5 DECK BEAMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: TYPICAL DECK BEAM SPANS
- TABLE R507.5 DECK BEAM SPAN LENGTHS (FEET-INCHES)
- FIGURE: DECK BEAM TO DECK POST CONNECTION
- FIGURE: NOTCHED POST TO BEAM CONNECTION
- FIGURE: CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM CANTILEVER SPAN LENGTH
- R507.6 DECK JOISTS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: DECK JOISTS
- TABLE R507.6 DECK JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (FT.-IN.)
- FIGURE: TYPICAL JOIST SPANS
- R507.7, R507.8, R507.9 DECKING, VERTICAL AND LATERAL SUPPORT [Go to Page]
- TABLE R507.7 MAXIMUM JOIST SPACING FOR DECKING
- IMAGE: WOOD DECK
- IMAGE: COMPOSITE DECK
- IMAGE: SOLID-SAWN WOOD DECK LEDGER
- TABLE R602.3(6) ALTERNATE STUD HEIGHT [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: TALL WALLS OF UP TO 20-FOOT HEIGHT ALLOWED
- TABLE R602.3(6) ALTERNATE WOOD BEARING WALL STUD SIZE, HEIGHT AND SPACING
- IMAGE: TALL WALLS OF 12-FOOT HEIGHT ALLOWED BY EXCEPTION 3
- TABLES R602.7(1), R602.7(2) GIRDER AND HEADER SPANS [Go to Page]
- TABLE R602.7(1) GIRDER SPANS AND HEADER SPANS FOR EXTERIOR BEARING WALLS (MAXIMUM SPANS FOR DOUGLAS-FIR-LARCH, HEM-FIR, SOUTHERN PINE AND SPRUCE-PINE-FIR AND REQUIRED NUMBER OF JACK STUDS)
- TABLE R602.7(2) GIRDER SPANS AND HEADER SPANS FOR INTERIOR WALLS (MAXIMUM SPANS FOR DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH, HEM-FIR, SOUTHERN PINE, AND SPRUCE-PINE-FIR AND REQUIRED NUMBER OF JACK STUDS)
- IMAGE: LVL GIRDER WITH SOLID-SAWN TRUSSES ATTACHED
- FIGURE: DROPPED HEADER WITH PONY WALL ABOVE
- TABLE R602.7.5 LATERAL SUPPORT FOR HEADERS [Go to Page]
- TABLE R602.7.5 MINIMUM NUMBER OF FULL HEIGHT STUDS AT EACH END OF HEADERS IN EXTERIOR WALLS
- IMAGE: LATERAL SUPPORT OF HEADERS MAY BE ONE KING STUD
- TABLE R602.10.3(4) SEISMIC ADJUSTMENT FACTORS [Go to Page]
- TABLE R602.10.3(4) SEISMIC ADJUSTMENT FACTORS TO THE REQUIRED LENGTH OF WALL BRACING
- IMAGE: DWELLING WITH TWO STORIES OF BRICK AND STONE VENEER
- R602.10.4.1 MIXING BRACING METHODS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: BRACED WALL LINES WITH MIXED METHODS
- R602.10.6.4 METHOD CS-PF— CONTINUOUSLY SHEATHED PORTAL FRAME [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: METHOD CS-PF—CONTINUOUSLY SHEATHED PORTAL FRAME PANEL CONSTRUCTION
- R602.10.6.5 METHOD BV-WSP [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: BRICK VENEER USING METHOD BV-WSP
- TABLES R603.3.1 AND R603.3.1.1(2) COLD-FORMED STEEL WALL CONSTRUCTION [Go to Page]
- TABLE R603.3.1 WALL TO FOUNDATION OR FLOOR CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS
- TABLE R603.3.1.1(2) GABLE ENDWALL BOTTOM TRACK TO FOUNDATION CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS
- IMAGE: WALLS BUILT WITH COLD-FORMED STEEL STUDS AND GYPSUM BOARD
- SECTION R610 STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS
- TABLE R610.8 MAXIMUM SPANS FOR 11-7/8 INCH OR DEEPER SIP HEADERS (FEET)
- FIGURE: ROOF TRUSS OR CONVENTIONAL RAFTER TO TOP PLATE CONNECTION
- R703.2 WATER-RESISTIVE BARRIER [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: WATER RESISTIVE BARRIER
- R703.3.1 SOFFIT INSTALLATION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: PERFORATED AND SOLID SOFFITS
- FIGURE: SOFFIT INSTALLATION
- IMAGE: SOFFIT FRAMING
- IMAGE: SOLID SOFFIT INSTALLED IN SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING
- R703.8.4 VENEER ANCHORAGE THROUGH INSULATION [Go to Page]
- TABLE R703.8.4(2) REQUIRED BRICK TIE SPACING FOR DIRECT APPLICATION TO WOOD STRUCTURAL PANEL SHEATHING
- FIGURE: BRICK VENEER WALL TIES
- TABLE R703.8.4(1) AIRSPACE REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- TABLE R703.8.4(1) TIE ATTACHMENT AND AIRSPACE REQUIREMENTS
- IMAGE: DRAINAGE AIRSPCE BEHIND VENEER
- R703.11.2 VINYL SIDING INSTALLATION OVER FOAM PLASTIC SHEATHING [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: CONSTRUCTION BENEATH VINYL SIDING
- TABLE R703.1.2 ADJUSTED MINIMUM DESIGN WIND PRESSURE REQUIREMENT FOR VINYL SIDING
- FIGURE: LAYERS OF CONSTRUCTION WITH VINYL SIDING
- R802 ROOF FRAMING [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: STICK BUILT ROOF
- R802.1.5.4 LABELING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: FIRE-RETARDANT TREATED LUMBER
- FIGURE: FRT PLYWOOD
- R806.2 MINIMUM VENT AREA [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: ROOF VENTILATION
- R806.5 UNVENTED ATTICS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: CATHEDRAL CEILING
- TABLES R905.1.1(1) AND R905.1.1(2) UNDERLAYMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOLOVOLTAIC SHINGLES [Go to Page]
- TABLE R905.1.1(1) UNDERLAYMENT TYPES
- TABLE R905.1.1(2) UNDERLAYMENT APPLICATION
- FIGURE: PV SHINGLES
- R905.17 BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS
- R1005.8 CHIMNEY INSULATION SHIELD [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: INSULATION SHIELD
- PART 4 ENERGY CONSERVATION CHAPTER 11 [Go to Page]
- N1101.6 DEFINITION OF AIR BARRIER [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: COMPONENTS OF A CONTINUOUS AIR BARRIER
- N1101.6 DEFINITION OF BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: THE BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE IS AN ASSEMBLY OF ELEMENTS THAT PROVIDE A BOUNDARY BETWEEN CONDITIONED SPACE AND UNCONDITIONED SPACE
- N1101.6, TABLES N1101.10.3(1) AND N1101.10.3(2) FENESTRATION DEFINITIONS AND U-FACTORS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: EXAMPLES OF VERTICAL FENESTRATION INCLUDING AN OPAQUE DOOR
- IMAGE: SKYLIGHTS ARE DEFINED AS FENESTRATION INSTALLED AT A SLOPE OF LESS THAN 60 DEGREES FROM HORIZONTAL
- TABLE N1101.10.3(1) [R303.1.3(1) DEFAULT GLAZED WINDOW , GLASS DOOR AND SKYLIGHT U-FACTORS
- TABLE N1101.10.3(2) [R303.1.3(2) DEFAULT OPAQUE DOOR U-FACTORS
- N1102.1 BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE FOR LOG HOMES [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: ICC- 400 OFFERS A PRESCRIPTIVE PATH FOR SUBSTANTIATING THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF LOG WALLS
- IMAGE: ICC-400 ADDRESSES INFILTRATION AND APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST AIR LEAKAGE FOR LOG HOMES
- TABLES N1102.1.2 AND N1102.1.4 INSULATION AND FENESTRATION REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- TABLE N1102.1.2 (R402.1.2) INSULATION AND FENESTRATION REQUIREMENTS BY COMPONENT [Go to Page]
- Table N1102.1.2 (R402.1.2) (CONTINUED)
- TABLE N1102.1.4 (R402.1.4) EQUIVALENT U-FACTORS
- IMAGE: A MAXIMUM FENESTRATION U-FACTOR OF 0.30 IS PRESCRIBED FOR CLIMATE ZONES 5 THROUGH 8 AND MARINE 4
- N1102.2.2 REDUCTION OF CEILING INSULATION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: REDUCED R-VALUE FOR VAULTED CEILING
- N1102.2.5 MASS WALLS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: ABOVE-GROUND CONCRETE MASS WALLS
- TABLE N1102.2.6 COLD FORMED STEEL FRAMING R VALUES [Go to Page]
- TABLE N1102.2.6 (R402.2.6) STEEL-FRAME CEILING, WALL AND FLOOR INSULATION (R-VALUES)
- TABLE 11-1 SUMMARY OF CORRECTIONS TO STEEL-FRAMED WALL R-VALUES
- FIGURE: PRESCRIPTIVE R-VALUES FOR COLD-FORMED STEEL FRAMED WALLS AND WOOD-FRAMED WALL IN CLIMATE ZONES 3 THROUGH 5
- N1102.4 TESTING FOR AIR LEAKAGE [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: THE AIR LEAKAGE RATE OF THE BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE IS TESTED WITH A BLOWER DOOR
- FIGURE: RESNET/ICC 380 ESTABLISHES TEST PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING AIR TIGHTNESS OF BUILDINGS
- N1103.3.2, N1103.3.3 DUCT SEALING AND TESTING [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: ALL DUCTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SEALED
- N1103.3.6, N1103.3.7 DUCTS BURIED WITHIN CEILING INSULATION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: DUCTS BURIED WITHIN CEILING INSULATION
- N1104.1 LIGHTING [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: HIGH-EFFICACY LAMPS, SUCH AS LED LAMPS, ARE REQUIRED IN 90 PERCENT OF PERMANENT LIGHTING FIXTURES
- N1106.3, N1106.4 MAXIMUM ENERGY RATING INDEX [Go to Page]
- EQUATION 11-1
- IMAGE: THE ENERGY INDEX IS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESNET/ICC 301
- TABLE N1106.4 (R406.4) MAXIMUM ENERGY RATING INDEX
- PART 5 MECHANICAL CHAPTERS 12 THROUGH 23 [Go to Page]
- M1305.1.1 ACCESS TO FURNACES WITHIN COMPARTMENTS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: THE ACCESS AND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR FURNACES IN COMPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED IN FAVOR OF THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS
- M1305.1.3.2 APPLIANCES INSTALLED IN PITS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: MINIMUM CLEARANCES FOR APPLIANCES INSTALLED IN PITS
- M1502.3.1 DRYER EXHAUST DUCT TERMINATION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: WALL AND ROOF TERMINATIONS FOR DRYER EXHAUST MUST BE UNDIMINISHED IN SIZE AND PROVIDE 12.5 SQUARE INCHES OF AREA
- M1502.4.2 CONCEALED DRYER EXHAUST DUCTS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: DRYER EXHAUST DUCT IN CONCEALED SPACES
- M1503 DOMESTIC COOKING EXHAUST EQUIPMENT [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: DOMESTIC COOKING EXHAUST EQUIPMENT
- M1503.6 MAKEUP AIR FOR KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: MAKEUP AIR IS REQUIRED FOR EXHAUST RATES GREATER THAN 400 CFM UNLESS ALL FUEL-FIRED APPLIANCES ARE DIRECT VENT OR MECHANICAL DRAFT
- M1601.1.2 UNDERGROUND DUCT SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: UNDERGROUND DUCTS REQUIRE SEALING AND TESTING PRIOR TO ENCASEMENT OR BACKFILL
- M1901 RANGES AND OVENS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: MICROWAVE OVEN WITH INTEGRAL EXHAUST REQUIRES CLEARANCE AVOVE A COOKING SURGACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS LISTING AND LABELING
- TABLE M2101.9 HANGER SPACING FOR PEX TUBING [Go to Page]
- TABLE M2101.9 HANGER SPACING INTERVALS
- FIGURE: HANGER SPACING FOR PEX TUBING 1-1/4 INCH AND LARGER
- M2101.10 PRESSURE TESTS FOR HYDRONIC PIPING [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: PEX RADIANT FLOOR HEAT PIPING
- IMAGE: AIR TESTING OF PEX PIPING MUST FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS
- M2103.2 THERMAL BARRIER FOR RADIANT FLOOR HEATING SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: THE ENERGY PROVISIONS IN CHAPTER 11 DETERMINE THE INSULATION R-VALUE FOR FLOOR HEATING SYSTEMS
- M2301 SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY PANEL
- PART 6 FUEL GAS CHAPTER 24 [Go to Page]
- G2406.2 PROHIBITED LOCATIONS FOR APPLIANCES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: GAS CLOTHES DRYER PERMITTED IN A TOILET ROOM
- G2411.2, G2411.3 ELECTRICAL BONDING OF CSST [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: DIFFERENT BONDING REQUIREMENTS FOR CSST
- G2414.4.2, G2414.10.1 SCHEDULE 10 STEEL GAS PIPING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: PRESS-CONNECT FITTINGS USE GASKETS AND SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO JOIN STEEL PIPES
- G2415.11 PROTECTION AGAINST CORROSION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: AN ANODELESS STEEL RISER IS PROTECTED FROM CORROSION
- G2420.5.1 SHUTOFF VALVE LOCATION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: SHUTOFF VALVE BEHIND GAS RANGE MEETS THE REQUIREMENT FOR ACCESS
- G2420.6 SUPPORT FOR SHUTOFF VALVES IN TUBING SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: EXAMPLES OF SUPPORT BRACKETS FOR VALVES IN GAS TUBING SYSTEMS
- G2442.2 FORCED AIR FURNACE DUCT SIZE [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: DUCTS MUST BE SIZED FOR THE SPECIFIC APPLIANCE AND INSTALLATION
- G2447.2 COMMERCIAL COOKING APPLIANCES [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: COMMERCIAL COOKING APPLIANCES ARE PERMITTED WITH AN ENGINEERED DESIGN
- PART 7 PLUMBING CHAPTERS 25 THROUGH 33 [Go to Page]
- P2503.7 AIR TESTING OF PEX PIPING [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: AIR TESTING PF PEX WATER PIPING IS PERMITTED
- P2602.1 CONNECTIONS TO PUBLIC SEWER OR PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: THE IPSDC IS REFERENCED FOR SYSTEMS NOT REGULATED BY THE STATE
- P2605 SWAY BRACING FOR DRAINAGE PIPING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: BRACING TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR PIPING SWAY
- P2704 SLIP JOINT CONNECTIONS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: SLIP JOINT CONNECTIONS
- P2713.1 BATHTUB OVERFLOW [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: AN OVERFLOW IS NOT REQUIRED FOR A BATHTUB
- P2801.6 PLASTIC PAN FOR GAS-FIRED WATER HEATERS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: PLASTIC PAN FOR GAS-FIRED WATER HEATERS
- P2902.5.4, P2904.1 BACKFLOW PROTECTION FOR FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: SPRINKLER
- P2903.5 WATER HAMMER ARRESTORS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: EXAMPLES OF MECHANICAL WATER HAMMER ARRESTORS
- P2906.6.1 SADDLE TAP FITTINGS ON WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: SADDLE TAP FITTING
- P2906.18.2 JOINTS BETWEEN PVC AND CPVC PIPING [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: PVC SERVICE PIPE CONNECTION TO CPVC WATER PIPE
- P3003.2 PROHIBITED JOINTS FOR SANITARY DRAINAGE [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: SOLVENT CEMENT JOINT BETWEEN ABS AND PVC PIPE
- P3005.1.6 REDUCTION IN PIPE SIZE [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: WATER CLOSET FLANGE
- FIGURE: 4 X 3 WATER CLOSET BEND
- P3103.1 VENT PIPE TERMINATIONS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: COVERED VENT PIPE TERMINATION THROUGH ROOF
- P3111 COMBINATION WASTE AND VENT SYSTEM [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: FOOD WASTE DISPOSER DRAIN IS PERMITTED TO CONNECT TO A COMBINATION WASTE AND VENT SYSTEM
- P3114.8 PROHIBITED INSTALLATIONS FOR AIR ADMITTANCE VALVES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: PROHIBITED INSTALLATION FOR AIR ADMITTANCE VALVES
- PART 8 ELECTRICAL CHAPTERS 34 THROUGH 43 [Go to Page]
- E3703.5 GARAGE BRANCH CIRCUITS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: 20-AMP CIRCUIT TO SUPPLY GARAGE RECEPTACLE OUTLETS
- E3901.2 WALL SPACE FOR RECEPTACLE DISTRIBUTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: CABINETS WITH COUNTERTOPS OR WORK SURFACES ARE COUNTED AS WALL SPACE
- E3901.3 APPLIANCES ON 15 AMP CIRCUITS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: RECEPTACLE OUTLET FOR A SPECIFIC APPLIANCE CAN BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL 15-AMP BRANCH CIRCUIT
- E3901.9 GARAGE RECEPTACLE OUTLET LOCATION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: RECEPTACLE OUTLET REQUIRED IN EACH VEHICLE SPACE IN GARAGE
- E3902.4 GFCI PROTECTION FOR CRAWL SPACE LIGHTING OUTLETS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: GFCI PROTECTION REQUIRED FOR CRAWL SPACE LIGHTING OUTLETS
- E3906.3 NONMETALLIC-SHEATHED CABLE AND METAL BOXES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: NON-METALLIC SHEATHED CABLE ENTERING A METAL BOX
- E4101.3 CORD-AND-PLUG-CONNECTED APPLIANCES [Go to Page]
- TABLE E4101.3 FLEXIBLE CORD LENGTH
- FIGURE: CORD AND PLUG KITCHEN APPLIANCES
- PART 9 APPENDICES APPENDIX A THROUGH T [Go to Page]
- APPENDIX Q TINY HOUSES [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: TINY HOUSE
- TABLE A-1
- APPENDIX R LIGHT STRAW-CLAY CONSTRUCTION [Go to Page]
- TABLE AR103.2.3 REQUIREMENTS AND PROPERTIES OF LIGHT STRAW-CLAY MIXTURES
- IMAGE: STRAW-CLAY CONSTRUCTION
- APPENDIX S STRAWBALE CONSTRUCTION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: TYPICAL STRAWBALE WALL SYSTEMS
- TABLE AS105.4 OUT-OF-PLANE RESISTANCE METHODS AND UNRESTRAINED WALL DIMENSION LIMITS
- FIGURE: TYPICAL BASE OF PLASTERED STRAWBALE WALL ON CONCRETE SLAB AND FOOTING
- EQUATION AS-1
- TABLE A-2 COMPARISON OF LIMITS FOR NONSTRUCTURAL AND STRUCTURAL STRAWBALE WALLS
- IMAGE: STRAWBALE WALLS
- APPENDIX T SOLAR READY ZONE [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: ROOF WITH INSTALLAED SOLAR PANELS
- INDEX
- DRIVING GROWTH AND AFFORDABILITY THROUGH INNOVATION AND SAFETY
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- CONSTRUCTION EDGE [Go to Page]