Framing

• All about stairs
• Building beams
• Deck building guide
• Drilling and notching
• Guards and guard heights
• Lintel construction
• Nailing Code
• Rafter framing
• Use of milled (unstamped) lumber
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Concrete

• A guide to slabs
• Cold-temperatures & cement
• Footings and frost walls
• ICF information
• Radon pipe

Insulation/Vapour barrier

• Foam must be covered
• Required insulation
• Vapour barriers over unheated spaces

Fire/Life safety

• Carbon Monoxide alarms
• Egress windows (bedrooms)
• Exit basics
• Firestops and firestopping
• Foam must be covered
• Handrails
• Smoke alarms

Roofing/Cladding

• Eaves protection
• Shingles: drainage gap required
• Window installation

General information

• A guide to wheelchair ramps
• Building for flood
• Building for wildfire
• Building for wind
• Building permit Q&A
• Free floor plan creation tools
• Garage construction
• Non-traditional building
• Secondary suites and Code
• Snow loads
• Use of milled (unstamped) lumber
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