This informative series of DVDs is based on the ever-popular Code Check Book: A Field Guide to Building a Safe House. The narrative DVD's explain hundreds of Code facts in detail with on-site, real life displays and extensive pictorial examples. Interviews with experts will provide helpful tips and insight on these subjects. Cross referenced to the Uniform Plumbing Code, International Residential Code, Uniform Mechanical Code and National Electrical Code-this is a cut-to-the-chase look at the recent building codes.

The DVD in this set covers the 2000 International Codes while the book covers the 2006 International Codes.

Each of the four disks is based on codes and guidelines for:

• Building
• Plumbing
• Mechanical
• Electrical

Also includes: Code Check: An Illustrated Guide to Building a Safe House, 5th Edition (book)

Code Check: An Illustrated Guide to Building a Safe House, 5th Edition, emphasizes life-safety principles underlying building codes. Using clear language and helpful diagrams, this edition reflects the most up-to-date changes in the 2006 International Residential Code. It is also cross-referenced to the Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code and the National Electrical Code. The spiral-bound "Code Check" series is endorsed by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO). With durable laminated pages, it is designed to be used on-site for quick reference.