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   Piffin | Sep 24, 2002 06:44pm | #1

   I think the building codes are all copywrited material. The institutes that write and develope them invest a tremendos amt of time in research to produce them so they need to be paid. That makes it hard to find on the internet.

   There was a city in Calif that adopted one of the codes and to be user friendly (good political idea - why can't more leaders think that way) they published the code online at their web site. They got sued by the copywrite holder and had to pull it.

   I think that I've seen some building inspectors sites offering ways to purchase copies of this wonderful bedtime reading in all it's glory. That gives you a place to start seaching.

   Excellence is its own reward!
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   johnkvb | Sep 24, 2002 06:59pm | #3

   Thanks for the reply, yes my inspectors office sometimes carries them but right now they are all out. Wow..talk about a powerful lobby! Get all the states to adopt our codes, then monopolize sales of the material.

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   CloudHidden | Sep 24, 2002 06:53pm | #2

   I ordered CD version of IBC 2000 and IRC 2000 online from techstreet.com. Their support was great. No problems.

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   johnkvb | Sep 24, 2002 07:00pm | #4

   Thanks, I'll check it out.

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   whancock64 | Sep 24, 2002 07:01pm | #5

   NC has the codes online. No illustrations, just the written codes.

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   johnkvb | Sep 24, 2002 07:25pm | #6

   NC as in North Carolinia? Was in Chappel Hill this past weekend.. lovely country.

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   whancock64 | Sep 24, 2002 07:51pm | #7

   Sorry, yes North Carolina.. http://www.NCDOI.com/ is the address for NC Codes on line.

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   Piffin | Sep 25, 2002 12:47am | #8

   http://www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/Engineering/Residential/BuildingCode.asp

   will save you some navigating.

   Now, remember that htis is just the NC code. It may well differ from your local stae codes.Excellence is its own reward!

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   whancock64 | Sep 25, 2002 01:00am | #9

   Thanks for the clarification. I have found that most of our local states follow the southern building conference or something like that. It's on some paper around here somewhere. Thus, usign the same source they are pretty much very close. Also, if you plan to meet a national code you stand a better chance of being very close is not compliant to the local code. (at least it has worked that way for me here in 'grits' land, but I would get a code spec in hand if I were in Chicago again, they were super strict)

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   bill_1010 | Sep 25, 2002 01:02am | #10

   ive purchased code books from here before.  Rather pleasant easy service.  Site is a technical code book center.

   http://opampbooks.com/

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   TLRice | Sep 25, 2002 03:22pm | #11

   IMC 1996 and IPC 1995 are published by the International Code Council. You can buy direct from them online or by phone

   (310) 699-0541. Be sure to contact the local AHJ to get any ammendments that apply. Most places ammend the codes. If you want to get the IMC 2000 code, little has changed and it is less expensive, plus most places that use IMC 96 (or 98) will probably adopt the 2000 code in the near future. However if you get the new codes, IMC 96 includes a lot of what is now contained in the 2000 Fuel Gas Code . We buy them in sets that have all of the codes including the Building Code, Plumbing Code, Fuel Gas Code, Energy Code, Mechanical Code, Fire Code, Residential Code and few other assorted codes that noone uses.

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   johnkvb | Sep 25, 2002 03:58pm | #12

   Thanks for the info. Went ahead and ordered the 1998IMC &1997IPC this morning from Amazon. Figured I'd split the difference between the old code books my city uses & the newest versions. Why Amazon you ask? Only cause I'm lazy & they already have my CC# attached to my account. Just fill up that cart and click away!