Everybody's Building Code: Updated and Enhanced
Edition
Bruce A. Barker
Paperback, 8.25x11 in, 644 pages, Illustrated,
Index
Wheatmark, November 2009
ISBN: 9781604943108
Endorsements
"Is your project up to code? Get a copy of Everybody's
Building Code and you'll have a quick reference to hold
yourself, and your contractors,accountable. The book uses
straightforward language and plenty of illustrations to help you
understand how to apply the code to all of your home
improvements."
— Workbench Magazine
"Ever wish you had a code expert on staff when working with
local building officials and inspectors? Now you can.
Everybody's Building Code is your project reference. Use the
book for a few days and you'll wonder how you ever got along
without it."
— Paul Finley, Construction Manager,
Habitat for Humanity
"The writing is straightforward and concise without
embellishment; instructions are precise. An easy-to-follow,
complete reference recommended for anyone involved in the
construction or remodeling of residential buildings."
— Kirkus Discoveries
Description
Your Key to Understanding and Using the International
Residential Code®
- 335 illustrations and photographs
- 330 terms and concepts defined and explained
- 49 how-to-do-it examples
- Detailed table of contents and keyword index
Written for everybody interested in a safe and well-built
home
- Building Inspectors
- Real Estate Agents
- General Contractors
- Home Owners
- Architects and Engineers
- Students and Instructors
- Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Contractors
About the Author
Bruce A. Barker is president of Dream Home Consultants, LLC, a
Phoenix, Arizona-based building inspection and consulting firm.
Throughout more than twenty-one years in the construction and
building inspection industry, he has built more than one hundred
custom homes. He has also inspected more than one thousand homes
ranging from homes built in the early 1900s to new homes. Mr.
Barker is certified by the International Code Council as a
Residential Combination Inspector, is a licensed contractor in
Arizona and Florida, and is a certified infrared thermographer. He
graduated cum laude from the Indiana University School of Business
with a degree in accounting, and he also has an MBA from Indiana in
information systems.
