Useful Link: Sports & Leisure: Home Construction

  • Better Homes & Gardens: Home Improvement
    Find ideas, projects, step-by-step instructions, and inspiration for building and remodeling projects for kitchens, baths, living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, and outdoor areas. Also features a library of house plans.
  • Bob Vila: Home Improvement Library
    Research do-it-yourself improvements with home improvement information from this website. Search home repair articles by subject, task or location. Includes articles and videos of actual projects.
  • New York State Building Codes
    Free versions of the codes as adopted by New York State: International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Existing Building Code, International Fire Code, International Plumbing Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Energy Conservation Code, and International Property Maintenance Code. [Does NOT include the New York State Supplement]
  • New York State Building Codes Supplement
    Free access to the New York State Supplement to Uniform Code (amendments to the building, fire, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, energy conversation, property management codes).
  • Town of Islip Code
    Chapter 68 of the Code of the Town of Islip covers zoning questions. For more information contact the Town's Zoning Board of Appeals (244-5489) or Building Division (244-5466).