This 6-page laminated reference guide provides an easy-to-follow 7-step procedure for the major structural requirements as they relate to woodframe construction in Seismic Design Categories A, B and C in accordance with the 2006 International Residential Code (IRC). 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. Three examples are provided illustrating the wall bracing requirements 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.