Home Building CodesFAQs
General FAQs
- What are the Model Code Organizations?
- What is a Code Adoption?
- Conflict Between IRC and IBC, Which Code Controls?
- Conflict Between County and City Code, Which Controls?
- What Happens if the City Did Not Adopt a Code?
- When Do Undamaged Portions of a Residential Structure Require an Upgrade?
- Enforcement: What Triggers an Insurer’s Obligations Under Building Code Upgrade Coverage?
Residential Roofing FAQs
- Overlapping Underlayment: Do I Need to Reroof All Slopes?
- Ice Barrier Over Entire Unheated Porch?
- What if Your Building Code is Silent About Ice Barriers?
- Are Ice Barriers Required for Roofs on Detached Structures?
- Ice Barrier Ambiguities Caused by Local Officials, What to Do?
- Must the Homeowner get a Permit for a Complete Re-Roofing?
- 15# or 30# Underlayment?
- Are There Code Requirements for Roof Valleys for Homes?
- Are Torch Applied Roof Coverings Permitted on Combustible Roof Sheathing and Rafters?
- Insured Wants “120-130 MPH Rated Asphalt Shingles per Code”: Correct or Incorrect?
- Is a Drip Edge Required?
- Is an Ice Barrier Required?
- Must the Roof Replacement Include Pressure Treated Plywood?
- Where Exactly is the 25% Rule Spelled Out for the Florida Roof Repair Requirements?
- True or False? Contractor Can’t Repair with “Roll Roofing;” He Must Use More Expensive “Modified Bitumen.”
- Solar Shingles? Is that to Code?
- Roof Underlayment: What’s the Point of the Extra Cost?
- Roofer Wants More Venting – Why?
- High Pitched Roofs: 36-Inch Ice Barrier Exception
- 3-Tab Shingle Myth
- How Cool are These Roofs?
Premises Liability FAQs
- Can Building Code Compliance Operate as a Legal Defense?
- What are stair and handrail requirements?
- Does the building Code Create a Duty?
- Pre-Cast Parking Curbs: Are Those to code?
- Wet Parking Lot Markings–Must the Paint Be Rough and Gritty?
- Strip Mall Trip-and-Fall over Curb: Any Code Violations?
Miscellaneous FAQs
- Safety Glass in Storefront Window?
- Is that Line Item for Drywall Glue Justifiable Under the Building Code?
- Must a New Electrical Panel Box Have a Surge Protector?
- Meter Mast Damage: Must Electrical Panel be Updated?
- Seismic Straps on Hot Water Tank: Ordinance Law Coverage in Wear-and-Tear Claim?
- Dumpster Fire Damage
- HVAC Concerns Around Air Purity and Safety in the COVID Era: Any Code Upgrade Issues?
