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Every 2024 IRC section and the IBC as it loads, by number or topic, plus the local rules for your city. Free to search.

Detached houses, duplexes and townhouses up to 3 stories with their own exits use the IRC; every other building uses the IBC (IBC 101.2).

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  • IBC 1404.11.1.2.1

    Flashing at foundation

    • Weep screed or flashing (26 ga min, 3½ in flange) at least 1 in below the foundation plate line, lapped by the WRB.

    International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 14, Exterior WallsRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • IBC 1030.13.1.1

    Aisle accessway capacity and width for seating at tables

    • Requirements for aisle accessway capacity and width for seating at tables; see linked sections.

    Works withIBC 1005.1

    International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 10, Means of EgressRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • IBC 2405.3.3

    Screening not required in monolithic and multiple-layer sloped glazing systems

    • No screen needed for tempered glass at 30° or less from vertical with top 10 ft or less above the floor, protected areas, greenhouses, or small dwelling skylights (16 sq ft, 12 ft high, 3/16 in tempered or 15-mil laminated).

    International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 24, Glass and GlazingRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • IBC 506.1

    General

    • Allowable floor area depends on construction type, occupancy, sprinklers and frontage on public way or open space.

    International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 5, General Building Heights and AreasRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

Searches all 4,276 IRC 2024 sections, 5,532 IBC 2024 sections and defined terms (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 so far) and each city's local rules as they are added. Section numbers and titles from the International Residential Code and International Building Code, 2024 editions, copyrighted by the International Code Council; the IRC's electrical chapters (34 to 43) follow NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code. Requirements are summarized in our words (IRC Chapters 3 to 43, IBC Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33); read the full text at the link on each result. Local values come from each city's published documents.

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