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Building Inspection, Electrical Inspection, Fire Inspection, Home &
Residential Inspection, Mold Inspection, Plumbing Inspection, and
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Building Inspection |
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Building Contractor's Checklists and Forms
Simplify Every Phase
of Contracting While Upgrading Profitability
With this unparalleled asset, you won’t miss a
trick in the contracting business. Codifying Sidney Levy’s years of
experience as a successful contractor and construction industry
consultant, Building Contractor’s Checklists and Forms steers
you clear of mistakes and step-by-step through an orderly, smoothly
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The Building Official's and Inspector's Guide to
Codes, Forms and Complaints
Learn how to enforce the
International Building Code® when violations occur,
and to correctly write any document required by the
job! This new book features a compilation of legal
notices, letters, complaints, and other documents
that inspectors can use for effective enforcement of
the most common problems likely to be encountered in
the field. In addition to the forms, valuable
checklists help users follow the required steps in
enforcement, and tables assist inspectors in better
understanding the Code. Even if a municipality does
not use the International Building Code, the
documents in this book can be adapted for local use
because they are so universal.
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Code Check
Series
A handy reference that provides comprehensive information on the
most up-to-date codes. The convenient size
of these books and their
durable, laminated, spiral-bound format enable them to withstand
job-site use, with information clearly presented in hundreds of line
drawings and tables. Compiled by three certified experts with over
55 years combined experience, the Code Check series is endorsed by
the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO).
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Code Check
DVD Series
(4 vol.) -
An in-depth
study of the best selling construction guide - pictorial examples
and on-site applications.
The Series studies in depth the various
principles that the major building codes are based on. Each DVD
outlines the major rules and guidelines pertaining to the main
systems and components in a home. Each narrative DVD explains hundreds of
code facts in detail with on-site, real life displays and extensive
pictorial examples. - Updated to the
2000 International Residential Code
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Concrete Manual - Updated to the 2006
IBC and ACI 318-05
Fully Updated to 2006 IBC and ACI 318-05.
Provides the inspector with an
understanding of the scientific principles that underlie sound practices
and will assist the inspector in making rational decisions. The Concrete Manual provides the guidance and information
that inspectors and related professionals need to become more proficient
in relating to concrete field practices and inspection.
Increases the technical capabilities of
jurisdictional inspectors in the performance of their inspection duties.
The Concrete Manual serves as a valuable reference to assist the special
inspector in performing the duties and responsibilities of special
inspection for reinforced and prestressed concrete construction.
(Hardbound, 356 pages) A valuable CD-ROM is included which contains the
entire Concrete Manual in a PDF format.
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Available >>>
Concrete
Manual Study Companion Workbook |
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Construction
Inspection Manual
The accepted national guide used by the
construction industry for improvement of specifications and inspection
procedures. Features a complete series of comprehensive checklists
covering all elements of construction. Includes hundreds of checklists,
forms, charts, and tables. |
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Corrosion
Inspection and Monitoring
Comprehensive Reference on Modern Techniques
and Methods for Monitoring and Inspecting Corrosion
The comprehensive reference on modern techniques and
methods for monitoring and inspecting corrosion. Strategic corrosion
inspection and monitoring can improve asset management and life
cycle assessment and optimize operational budgets. Advances in
computer technologies and electronics have led to very efficient
tools for monitoring and inspecting corrosion, including impedance
spectroscopy, electrical field signatures, acoustic emissions, and
radiographs. This up-to-date reference explains both intrusive and
non-intrusive methods of measuring corrosion rates. |
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Introduction to
Engineering Construction Inspection
Expert Tools and Advice on Construction
Inspection for Buildings and Civil Engineering Projects
Introduction to Engineering Construction Inspection
offers expert tools and advice on construction inspection for
buildings and civil engineering projects, including construction of
roads, highways, pipelines, reservoirs, water and wastewater
projects, hydroelectric, and other large engineered projects. More
than 150 informative illustrations supplement expert coverage of the
activities and processes involved in observing and documenting a
project through the construction phase–from initial site work and
geotechnical work to major engineered structural systems in concrete
and steel, and project acceptance by the owner. |
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Residential Inspector's Guide to Codes, Forms and Complaints
Must-Have for Every Successful Building
Inspector & the Technicians that Assist Them
The Residential Inspector’s Guide to Codes, Forms and Complaints
provides a practical guide through the tools and techniques of
accurate, consistent, and efficient code violation documentation.
From filing charges for non-compliance to obtaining administrative
search warrants to condemning unsafe properties, inspectors today
need to be able to pursue violations in an appropriate manner, but
are often required to do so with minimal legal training. This
valuable resource fills this gap by offering a complete set of the
notices, letters, complaints, and other documents that are critical
to the effective enforcement of the most common problems facing
inspectors today. |
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Electrical Inspection |
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Fire Inspection |
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Fire
Prevention: Inspection and Code Enforcement
Features step-by-step explanations and practical examples of the use of model
building and fire prevention codes, including detailed information
on the legal, economic, and political aspects of the fire inspection
process. A comprehensive guide to the "nuts and bolts" of actually
inspecting and enforcing code, topics addressed include: right of
entry, enforcement authority, the permit system, building limits and
types of construction, and fire protection |
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Home & Residential Inspection |
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Complete Book of Home
Inspection
Probably the best source available for prospective homebuyer’s to
use for evaluating property, inside and out. Originally intended to
be for buyers and owners, it has sufficient detail that professional
home inspectors use it throughout the country. Loaded with charts,
checklists, and photographs, this is a must have for anyone
considering a new or used home purchase. If you want to avoid costly
mistakes and headaches down the road, don’t even think of making an
offer on a house without reading this book first! |
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Home
Inspection Handbook
Every area you need to check in a home inspection
– especially in older homes. Twenty complete inspection checklists:
building site, foundation and basement, structural, bathrooms, chimneys
and flues, ceilings, interior & exterior finishes, electrical,
plumbing, HVAC, insects, vermin and decay, and more. Also includes
information on starting and running your own home inspection business. |
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House Check
Finding and fixing common
house problems - Bubbling paint.
Water dripping from light fixtures. Mysterious smells. Groaning
pipes and gurgling tubs. Your house is trying to tell you something.
House Check is designed to help you learn what it's saying.
With this guide, you can probably figure out quickly what's causing
those odd symptoms and what, in a nutshell, you should do to set
things right. The information in its charts is based on thousands of
houses we've observed, from Vermont to California. |
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Illustrated Mold Handbook
Identifies the causes of mold, how to find mold, how to
sample mold, and how mold works in the indoor environment. This
handbook is a collection of site photographs and case studies of
fungi contaminated locations. Contained within this manual is
information, including charts and graphs, to gain insight into
causes, sampling, health effects, locations and general information
about MOLD. Great resource for Home Inspectors and Homeowners. |
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Inspecting a
House
A Logical and Comprehensive Approach to Home
Inspections for Inspectors and Homeowners
In this heavily illustrated guide, a master plumber,
electrician, and inspector presents a rational sequence of home
inspection so that you won't miss anything in heating, electrical,
plumbing and drainage systems. Whether it's an overloaded electrical
panel, a driveway that sends water into the basement when it rains
or a gas furnace that's improperly vented, you're shown how to spot
and evaluate areas of concern. |
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Moisture Control Handbook
Identifies the causes of mold, how to find mold, how to
sample mold, and how mold works in the indoor environment. This
handbook is a collection of site photographs and case studies of
fungi contaminated locations. Contained within this manual is
information, including charts and graphs, to gain insight into
causes, sampling, health effects, locations and general information
about MOLD. Great resource for Home Inspectors and Homeowners. |
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Residential Inspector's Guide to Codes, Forms and Complaints
Must-Have for Every Successful Building
Inspector & the Technicians that Assist Them
The Residential Inspector’s Guide to Codes, Forms and Complaints
provides a practical guide through the tools and techniques of
accurate, consistent, and efficient code violation documentation.
From filing charges for non-compliance to obtaining administrative
search warrants to condemning unsafe properties, inspectors today
need to be able to pursue violations in an appropriate manner, but
are often required to do so with minimal legal training. This
valuable resource fills this gap by offering a complete set of the
notices, letters, complaints, and other documents that are critical
to the effective enforcement of the most common problems facing
inspectors today. |
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Mold Inspection |
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The Illustrated Mold Handbook
Identifies the causes of mold, how to find mold, how to
sample mold, and how mold works in the indoor environment. This
handbook is a collection of site photographs and case studies of
fungi contaminated locations. Contained within this manual is
information, including charts and graphs, to gain insight into
causes, sampling, health effects, locations and general information
about MOLD. Great resource for Home Inspectors and Homeowners. |
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Plumbing Inspection |
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Pressure
Vessels -
ASME Code Simplified
Get Up to Speed
with the ASME Code
Revised and
updated, this classic engineering tool simplifies the tasks of
understanding and applying the complex ASME Code for fabricating,
purchasing, testing, and inspecting pressure vessels. Pressure
Vessels explains the value of Code standards, shows you hot the
Code applies to each component, and clarifies requirements that may
be confusing. This valuable text also features tables for
calculating allowable internal pressures |
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Public Works Inspection |
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Introduction to
Engineering Construction Inspection
Expert Tools and Advice on Construction
Inspection for Buildings and Civil Engineering Projects
Introduction to Engineering Construction Inspection
offers expert tools and advice on construction inspection for
buildings and civil engineering projects, including construction of
roads, highways, pipelines, reservoirs, water and wastewater
projects, hydroelectric, and other large engineered projects. More
than 150 informative illustrations supplement expert coverage of the
activities and processes involved in observing and documenting a
project through the construction phase–from initial site work and
geotechnical work to major engineered structural systems in concrete
and steel, and project acceptance by the owner. |
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Public
Works Inspectors’ Manual
A complete operational and technical
guidebook for all professionals involved in public works construction.
The most complete and authoritative reference of its kind ever written.
75 charts, tables and drawings. Written by a former Public Works
inspector. |
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The Illustrated Mold Handbook
The Building Official's &
Inspectors Guide to Codes,
Forms, and Complaints
Code Check
DVD Series
Corrosion Inspection
and Monitoring
Introduction to Engineering
Construction Inspection
Inspecting A House
1- &
2-Family Dwelling Study Guide
Electrical General Study Guide
Understanding Legal Aspects of Code
Administration
DVD
Code Check Books!
Building Codes
The Illustrated Mold Handbook
Moisture Control Handbook
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