Skip to content
Built4UIQ
Log inSign up free

Search the building code.

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 5,535 sections for San Antonio, TX, the 2024 IBC

Show another sample

  • IBC 2308.8.4.1

    Openings in floor diaphragms in Seismic Design Categories B, C, D and E

    • Requirements for openings in floor diaphragms in Seismic Design Categories B, C, D and E; see linked sections.

    Works withIBC Chapter 16

    International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 23, WoodRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • IBC 1512.2

    Roof replacement

    • Roof replacement strips all layers to the deck, with exceptions for sound adhered ice barrier or self-adhered underlayment.

    Works withIBC 1507

    International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 15, Roof Assemblies and Rooftop StructuresRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

  • IBC 408.3.8

    Interior exit stairway and ramp construction

    • One exit stair serving up to four floors may have sprinkler-protected glazing (5,000 sq in per floor, 1,296 per panel) with ¾-hour doors.

    Works withIBC 716

    International Building Code, 2024 · Chapter 4, Special Detailed Requirements Based on Occupancy and UseRead 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.

Check your plans against these codes

Start an application and get every flag with its section and fix.

Start an application