Inspections and Permits

Advice For Future Owner-Builders
An FHB senior editor shares what he learned when he and his wife decided to build their own house.
Podcast Episode 83 — Cold Attics and Wet Basements
A listener sends in a video question about water puddled in her newly constructed basement.
Self-Taught MBA: Second Careers for Aging Knees
A lifetime of construction work provides the right background for multiple lines of knowledge work that won’t strain your back or your patience.
An Infill Development Comes With Constraints
Small adjustments made to the preexisting site plan were driven by the goal that each home be net-zero ready.
Illustrated Guide to Code Changes
Here’s what you can expect in the 2015 IRC.
A Homeowner’s Guide to Deck Permits
A building inspector explains the bureaucracy that gets you from plans to permits.
Designing Suites and Second Units
Lessons in residential design
Do home inspections need to be inspected themselves?
Gary Katz recounts his personal experience with realities of home inspection
Lynn Underwood, New Member of the ICC Board of Directors
This building official is now one of the people heading up code development at the national level.
Tailgate: Carl Simmons, Inspector
This Charleston, S.C., building official calls on his 30 years of experience to educate builders and homeowners that following codes makes better houses.

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