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Footings, floor joists, studs, rafters, stairs, egress, guards, fire separation and flashing. Every topic has its own page: the drawing first, then what you need to remember. 70 illustrated pages.
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Every page has one big drawing and a box with the dimensions and the IRC section you need to know:
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 9 parts and 66 topics.
You're standing over an open footing trench for a two-story house. The contractor asks if 12 inches wide is enough on this soil, and he's waiting for a yes or a no.
You read R403.1.1 last week. But the code gives it to you as paragraphs, then a table with stories, soil values and wall types in columns. On site, none of it lines up in your head.
In the book, that footing is one page: the trench drawn in section, 12 inches wide and 6 inches thick marked right on it, and an arrow to Tables R403.1(1)–(3) for the real size.
Floor joist spans, 2x4 stud height and spacing, rafter tables, stair risers and treads, flashing at openings: each one has its own page, drawn the same way.
You see the footing, you know which table has the answer, and you make the call at the trench without going back to the book.
How the code and the exam work, design criteria, footings and foundations, floor framing, wall framing, roofs, life safety, envelope and energy, and exam review: 70 pages, all illustrated
Think of it this way:
You're at a framing inspection and the stair is in. The framer says the risers are fine. You need the max riser, the min tread and the headroom right now.
You open the stair page and see the stair drawn in profile: riser 7-3/4 in max, tread 10 in min, headroom 6 ft 8 in, plus the 3/8-inch variation, with the section number next to it.
Same with notches and holes in floor joists, footing size, joist span tables, 2x4 stud spacing and flashing at openings: each one on its own page, with the limit drawn on the member.
Residential Inspector Illustrated is 9 parts and 66 topics, all drawn, and it ends with a tab plan, exam timing and five lookups worked from question to table.
What you see drawn, you don't have to memorize.
What the B1 covers and which book you bring, the IRC chapter map, section numbers, footnotes, defined terms, the 4-step lookup and the inspection sequence: you know where to look before you open the code book.
The Table R301.2 data sheet, live loads by room, deflection limits L/360 and L/240, soil bearing values and climate zones.
Footing size and depth, the frost line, concrete strength, anchor bolts, foundation wall tables, drainage, crawl spaces and wood near the ground.
Joist span tables, bearing lengths, notches and holes, floor openings, joists under bearing walls, and girders.
Stud size and spacing, the fastening schedule, top plates, notching and boring studs, headers, and braced wall lines and methods.
Rafter span tables, rafter ties, uplift connections, attic ventilation and access, shingles, and chimneys with the 3-2-10 rule.
Stairs, landings, winders, handrails, guards, escape openings, window wells, smoke and CO alarms, the garage wall, fireblocking, fire separation, safety glazing and room size.
Water-resistive barrier and flashing, insulation by climate zone, air sealing, duct testing and decks.
The key numbers on one page, a tab plan for the code book, exam timing, look-alike rules and five worked lookups: your last week of review, all in one place.
At the end of the book: A 4-step open-book lookup (topic, chapter, section, table), span and footing tables read step by step, and five lookups worked from question to table.
Practice the way the exam works: every answer shows the chapter, section and table where you find it, so you train your speed in the code book, not just your memory.
The most frequent residential code mistakes on site, from bored joists to missing fireblocking, drawn wrong and right side by side so you spot them in seconds.
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Every chapter becomes a page you can picture, in the order a house gets built and inspected.
You review the key numbers and practice the 4-step lookup, so your exam time goes to answering, not searching.
Print the pages you use and keep them in the truck: footings, framing, stairs, egress, each with the IRC section to back up a correction.
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Yes. The book doesn't teach you how to frame a wall. It shows you where the code says what you already know, in the order you inspect.
From the 2021 IRC, the edition listed in the current ICC B1 exam content outline. Each page points to its section or table. It doesn't include state or local amendments: if your jurisdiction changed a number, mark it on the page and go with your adopted code.
No. It's independent study material. It's not affiliated with or endorsed by the ICC, and it doesn't reproduce the code text: it draws each topic and sends you to the section.
No. You still need your approved code book, and the PDF can't go into the exam with you. What goes in with you is the method: you tab your code book with the tab plan and practice the 4-step lookup until finding a table is automatic. It's not a course and it doesn't give a certificate or CEUs.
No. They're written for this book in the style of an open-book exam, and every answer shows the chapter, section and table where you find it.
The book and the 2 bonus books come as PDFs by email, to the address you enter at checkout.
No. It's a one-time payment.
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No more rereading chapters that don't stick.
Footing size, stud spacing, stair risers: you see them drawn and you're set.
You walk into the exam knowing where every answer lives.
Drawings make studying faster.
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