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2018 Select IRC Options for Use with the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, 2018
- 2018 SELECT IRC® OPTIONS FOR USE WITH THE 2015 MICHIGAN RESIDENTIAL CODE
- 2018 SELECT IRC® OPTIONS FOR USE WITH THE 2015 MICHIGAN RESIDENTIAL CODE TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- PART I: ADMINISTRATION CHAPTERS 1 AND 2
- PART 2: BUILDING PLANNING CHAPTER 3 [Go to Page]
- R302.2 TOWNHOUSE SEPARATION [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: TOWNHOUSES
- FIGURE: TYPICAL FIRE-RESISTANT-RATED WALL ASSEMBLIES FOR SEPARATING TOWN HOUSE DWELLING UNITS
- R302.3 TWO-FAMILY DWELLING SEPARATION [Go to Page]
- IMAGE TWO-FAMILY DWELLING
- FIGURE EXAMPLES OF PRESCRIPTIVE FIRE-RESISTANT -RATED WALL ASSEMBLIES FROM IBC TABLE 721.1(2)
- R311.7.1, R311.7.8 HANDRAIL PROJECTION [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: A PASSING HANDRAIL AT A TREAD PROJECTION
- FIGURE: GREATER PROJECTION ALLOWED WHERE HANDRAIL PASSES A FLOOR NOSING
- R312.1 GUARDS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: GUARD REQUIRED AT PORTIONS OF DECK GREATER THAN 30 INCHES
- R325.3 MEZZANINE AREA LIMITATION [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: A MEZZANINE IS NOT CONSIDERED A STORY
- PART 3: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CHAPTERS 4 THROUGH 10 [Go to Page]
- TABLE R403.3(1) INSULATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FROST-PROTECTED FOOTINGS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: FROST-PROTECTED SHALLOW FOUNDATION
- FIGURE: EPS PLACEMENT IN A FROST-PROTECTED SHALLOW FOUNDATION
- TABLE R403.4 [Go to Page]
- TABLE R403.4 MINIMUM DEPTH (D) AND WIDTH (W) OF CRUSHED STONE FOOTINGSa, b (inches)
- FIGURE: FOOTING THICKNESS AND WIDTH DETERMINED FROM TABLE R403.4
- R408.3 UNVENTED CRAWL SPACES [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: AN UNVENTED CRAWLSPACE REQUIRES MOISTURE REMOVAL
- R507 DECKS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: ELEVATED DECK
- TABLE 5-1 DECK SECTION REORGANIZATION
- R507.2 DECK MATERIALS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: DECK MATERIALS
- TABLE R507.2.3 FASTENER AND CONNECTOR SPECIFICATIONS FOR DECKS
- IMAGE: FASTENERS IN WOOD DECKING MUST BE OF APPROVED MATERIAL
- R507.3 DECK FOOTINGS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: FREESTANDING DECK
- TABLE R507.3.1 MINIMUM FOOTING SIZE FOR DECKS
- FIGURE: DECK POST TO DECK FOOTING CONNECTION
- FIGURE: DECK TRIBUTARY AREA
- R507.4 DECK POSTS [Go to Page]
- TABLE R507.4 DECK POST HEIGHT
- IMAGE: DECK POST WITH CAP
- R507.5 DECK BEAMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: TYPICAL DECK BEAM SPANS
- TABLE R507.5 DECK BEAM SPAN LENGTHSa, b, g (feet-inches)
- FIGURE: DECK BEAM TO DECK POST CONNECTION
- FIGURE: NOTCHED POST TO BEAM CONNECTION
- FIGURE: CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM CANTILEVER SPAN LENGTH
- R507.6 DECK JOISTS [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: DECK JOISTS
- TABLE R507.6 DECK JOIST SPANS FOR COMMON LUMBER SPECIES (ft.-in.)
- FIGURE: TYPICAL JOIST SPANS
- R507.7, R507.8, R507.9 DECKING, VERTICAL AND LATERAL SUPPORT [Go to Page]
- TABLE R507.7 MAXIMUM JOIST SPACING FOR DECKING
- IMAGE: WOOD DECK
- IMAGE: COMPOSITE DECK
- IMAGE: SOLID-SAWN WOOD DECK LEDGER
- TABLE R602.3(6) ALTERNATE STUD HEIGHT [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: TALL WALLS OF UP TO 20-FOOT HEIGHT ALLOWED
- TABLE R602.3(6) ALTERNATE WOOD BEARING WALL STUD SIZE, HEIGHT AND SPACING
- IMAGE: TALL WALLS OF 12-FOOT HEIGHT ALLOWED BY EXCEPTION 3
- TABLES R602.7(1), R602.7(2) GIRDER AND HEADER SPANS [Go to Page]
- TABLE R602.7(1) GIRDER SPANS AND HEADER SPANS FOR EXTERIOR BEARING WALLS
- TABLE R602.7(2) GIRDER SPANS AND HEADER SPANS FOR INTERIOR BEARING WALLS
- IMAGE: LVL GIRDER WITH SOLID-SAWN TRUSSES ATTACHED
- FIGURE: DROPPED HEADER WITH PONY WALL ABOVE
- TABLE R602.7.5 LATERAL SUPPORT FOR HEADERS [Go to Page]
- TABLE R602.7.5 MINIMUM NUMBER OF FULL HEIGHT STUDS AT EACH END OF HEADERS IN EXTERIOR WALLS
- IMAGE: LATERAL SUPPORT OF HEADERS MAY BE ONE KING STUD
- R703.2 WATER-RESISTIVE BARRIER [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: WATER-RESISTIVE BARRIER
- PART 4: ENERGY CONSERVATION CHAPTER 11 [Go to Page]
- N1103.3.6, N1103.3.7 DUCTS BURIED WITHIN CEILING INSULATION [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: DUCTS BURIED WITHIN CEILING INSULATION
- PART 5: MECHANICAL CHAPTERS 12 THROUGH 23 [Go to Page]
- M1305.1.1 ACCESS TO FURNACES WITHIN COMPARTMENTS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: THE ACCESS AND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR FURNACES IN COMPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED IN FAVOR OF THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS
- M1503 DOMESTIC COOKING EXHAUST EQUIPMENT [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: DOMESTIC COOKING EXHAUST EQUIPMENT
- M1503.6 MAKEUP AIR FOR KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEMS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: MAKEUP AIR IS REQUIRED FOR EXHAUST RATES GREATER THAN 400 CFM UNLESS ALL FUEL-FIRED APPLIANCES ARE DIRECT VENT OR MECHANICAL DRAFT
- M2101.10 PRESSURE TESTS FOR HYDRONIC PIPING [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: PEX RADIANT FLOOR HEAT PIPING
- IMAGE: AIR TESTING OF PEX PIPING MUST FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS
- PART 6: FUEL GAS CHAPTER 24 [Go to Page]
- G2406.2 PROHIBITED LOCATIONS FOR APPLIANCES [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: GAS CLOTHES DRYER PERMITTED IN A TOILET ROOM
- G2442.2 FORCED-AIR FURNACE DUCT SIZE [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: DUCTS MUST BE SIZED FOR THE SPECIFIC APPLIANCE AND INSTALLATION
- G2447.2 COMMERCIAL COOKING APPLIANCES [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: COMMERCIAL COOKING APPLIANCES ARE PERMITTED WITH AN ENGINEERED DESIGN
- PART 7: PLUMBING CHAPTERS 25 THROUGH 33 [Go to Page]
- P2503.7 AIR TESTING OF PEX PIPING [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: AIR TESTING OF PEX WATER PIPING IS PERMITTED
- P2713.1 BATHTUB OVERFLOW [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: AN OVERFLOW IS NOT REQUIRED FOR A BATHTUB
- P2801.6 PLASTIC PAN FOR GAS-FIRED WATER HEATERS [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: PLASTIC PAN FOR GAS-FIRED WATER HEATERS
- P3003.2 PROHIBITED JOINTS FOR SANITARY DRAINAGE [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: SOLVENT CEMENT JOINT BETWEEN ABS AND PVC PIPE
- P3005.1.6 REDUCTION IN PIPE SIZE [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: WATER CLOSET FLANGE
- FIGURE: 4 x 3 WATER CLOSET BEND
- P3111 COMBINATION WASTE AND VENT SYSTEM [Go to Page]
- FIGURE: FOOD WASTE DISPOSER DRAIN IS PERMITTED TO CONNECT TO A COMBINATION WASTE AND VENT SYSTEM
- PART 8: ELECTRICAL CHAPTERS 34 THROUGH 43
- PART 9: APPENDICES APPENDIX Q [Go to Page]
- APPENDIX Q TINY HOUSES [Go to Page]
- IMAGE: TINY HOUSE
- TABLE A-1
- VALUABLE GUIDES TO CHANGES IN THE 2018 I-CODES®
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- ICC'S DIGITAL LIBRARY [Go to Page]