Building codes and revisions to house plans

There are three major nationally recognized model-building codes that pertain to safety regulations on how a building should be built. They are designed to protect the public from an unsafe structure. They are: UBC (Uniform Building Code), BOCA (Building Officials & Code Administrators), & CABO (Council of American Building Officials). In addition to these, there is the new International Building Code (IBC) that combines the provisions of the other codes. All are very similar in content. Every state, county, and local municipality has adopted some form of one, any, or all of these standard building codes. Many regions have even more stringent regulations, i.e., earthquake-prone areas of California and the Pacific Coast, hurricane risk areas of Florida, Gulf & Carolina Coasts, NY, NJ, NV, & Chicago area.

All house plans are designed in accordance with applicable local home building codes in effect at the time the house plans were created. The building codes under which house plans were designed are those in force in the home designer's local region.

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In the event that any liability is imposed on Piercy & Barclay Designers or its subsidiaries, Piercy & Barclay Designers liability to you or any third party shall not exceed the price paid to Piercy & Barclay Designers for the product or service.

You (the homeowner) are responsible for ensuring compliance with local home building codes. Local building jurisdictions may require Lateral Analysis or other engineering services to be performed. Such services are best handled by those familiar with your local building codes. Only qualified personnel should undertake any revisions to house plans sets.