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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).

A random sample from 677 sections for San Antonio, TX, the 2024 IRC

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  • E4207.1

    Pumps

    • Storable pool filter pumps are double-insulated with an internal EGC and a GFCI in or within 12 in of the plug (NEC 680.31).

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 42, Swimming PoolsRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • E3405.2

    Working Clearances for Energized Equipment and Panelboards

    • Work space in front of panels is 36 in deep, 30 in or the equipment width wide, 6.5 ft high, letting doors open 90 degrees; limited-access spaces need 22 x 22 in ceiling or 22 x 30 in crawl openings (NEC 110.26(A)).

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 34, General RequirementsRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • E3901.2

    General Purpose Receptacle Distribution

    • Kitchens, living, family, dining, bedrooms, dens, sunrooms, rec rooms and similar rooms get receptacles per E3901.2.1 to E3901.2.4.

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 39, Power and Lighting DistributionRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • E3605.5

    Protection of All Other Service Cables

    • Exposed above-ground service cable subject to damage is protected by RMC, IMC, Schedule 80 PVC, EMT, RTRC or other approved means (NEC 230.50(B)(1)).

    International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 36, ServicesRead 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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