Illustrations are provided for many of the difficult to understand requirements. Subjects addressed include determination of the IRC's applicability and requirements for: site and soil, foundation, roof and ceiling framing, floor framing, wall framing, and wall bracing.

Two examples are provided -- one illustrating the Continuous Wood Structural Panel Sheathing Method and the other illustrating the Alternate Braced Wall Panel Method. This CodeMaster takes a complex set of code requirements and breaks them down into an easy-to-follow list of items with corresponding IRC section numbers and sketches and details showing exactly what the code provisions are requiring.