{"id":1443,"date":"2024-09-25T15:13:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T19:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/?p=1443"},"modified":"2024-09-25T15:13:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T19:13:08","slug":"avoid-common-international-residential-code-irc-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/25\/avoid-common-international-residential-code-irc-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Common International Residential Code (IRC) Violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1444\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Handrail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1444 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Handrail-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" data-size=\"785x687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Handrail-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Handrail-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Handrail.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Keylink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The IRC ensures projects are structurally sound and safe. Failure to comply with them can result in costly, time-consuming re-work or legal troubles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Avoid these common code violations when building decks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p3\">Not having proper on-center spacing for stair stringers (requirements can vary by decking product)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Failing to install a code-compliant rise and run for stairs (make sure the angle is within the specs!)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Not installing continuous graspable handrail when required<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Using the improper type or amount of ledger connections to the house<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Not installing products according to the manufacturer\u2019s requirements<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Not following the approved plan\u2019s specifications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">When in doubt about the requirements, consult the most recent IRC code book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IRC ensures projects are structurally sound and safe. Failure to comply with them can result in costly, time-consuming re-work or legal troubles. Avoid these common code violations when building decks: Not having proper on-center spacing for stair stringers (requirements can vary by decking product) Failing to install a code-compliant rise and run for stairs&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1443"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1445,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443\/revisions\/1445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}