The Difference Between Good and Bad DIY Information: Fine Homebuilding Wins Again
Fitzpatrick--The litmus test for whether a Do-It-Yourself remodeling media source is legit is whether or not it chooses to deal with the issue of building codes. I say “chooses” because although a media organization such as BeJane or HGTV may choose to ignore this, the fact remains that building codes govern the majority of legal construction activity in the United States and are ignored at a homeowner’s peril. (See next post).
Fine Homebuilding, the premier magazine of The Taunton Press, once again wins my vote as Best DIY magazine. In my e-mail box today was an offer for 30% off the press’s “Code Check” books. They have one for each major system: Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC and General Building, enumerating the current ICBO (International Conference of Building Officials) construction code. This a great place for a DIYer to start, although each municipality in the U.S. usually adopts its own version of this code, retaining certain points, ignoring others, and inserting their own, depending on geographical conditions that affect the safe construction of buildings in that area, and a homeowner needs to check these local requirements as well.
This is why the only link on this blog to any type of DIY media is to Fine Homebuilding and Inspired House magazines, both Tauton Press products, and once again, head and shoulders above the BeJanes of this world--even in their stiletto boots.
Fine Homebuilding, the premier magazine of The Taunton Press, once again wins my vote as Best DIY magazine. In my e-mail box today was an offer for 30% off the press’s “Code Check” books. They have one for each major system: Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC and General Building, enumerating the current ICBO (International Conference of Building Officials) construction code. This a great place for a DIYer to start, although each municipality in the U.S. usually adopts its own version of this code, retaining certain points, ignoring others, and inserting their own, depending on geographical conditions that affect the safe construction of buildings in that area, and a homeowner needs to check these local requirements as well.
This is why the only link on this blog to any type of DIY media is to Fine Homebuilding and Inspired House magazines, both Tauton Press products, and once again, head and shoulders above the BeJanes of this world--even in their stiletto boots.
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