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Reading list for Washington

Guide applicability This list follows each guide’s stated place scope; construction adoption is a separate Build fact.

12 guides apply to Washington, grouped into 7 series. Homeowner reading comes first. Comparison-only mentions do not make a guide local.

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Guides that apply to Washington

How the documents differ 5

Covering versus assembly · homeowner
No national WUI construction code · homeowner
USFA home ignition zones · homeowner
Washington WUI code status · homeowner
WUI is not only the West · homeowner

How to read a record 2

East of the Cascades is a different state · homeowner
Fire-resistant is not fireproof · homeowner

For builders — detailing 1

The 200 square foot 2-inch lumber deck exception · builder

Site access and water 1

Fire apparatus access on the lot · homeowner

Existing houses 1

Ready.gov wildfire and the house · homeowner

Insurance designations 1

IBHS does not replace adopted code · homeowner

How it works 1

How the WUI is mapped · homeowner

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