Brandon Whitmore Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 I am preparing to study for the ICC -- B1-Residential Building Inspector exam. I purchased the 2006 IRC book which is what they are now using for the test. Do any of you feel it would be a good idea to purchase the commentary versions as well? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Brandon, The first time I took CABO it was all day long over all four categories. They used to publish instruction manuals, which I got like two days prior to test. Missed passing by three questions. Commentary is usually pretty good, but the test answers will all be from the text itself. Usually time is real tight in those tests, so having another big book along might not help you expedite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted September 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Jim, Thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 You need to buy the "speed tabs" for the IRC book. This will help you find the sections quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n/a30 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 The commentary is OK as you would imagine. Whether you should buy them is the real question. After you know most of the code, the commentary is just extra explanation on certain items. You don't need to buy both if you have a handle on the actual code. The tabs are pretty good too. There are no special code tabs for the commentary, but you could use the regular code tabs on the commentary since the basic structure is the same. You probably would not want to lug the commentaries around with you at inspections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted September 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 I have the speed tabs and 2006 IRC-- it sounds like that is all I need. It is too bad they are testing to the 2006, since we are still using the 2003 version in OR. I guess I should have taken the test sooner since I was trying to not read the 2006 version until it is implemented. Just gotta remember to not hold the builders responsible for the wrong version. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 "You need to buy the "speed tabs" for the IRC book. This will help you find the sections quickly." Different strokes for different folks. I find those tabs really slow me down. The index, backed up by Table of Contents, can be just as fast, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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