Built for the trades

Everything you need to level up in your trade.

TradesmanPrep is for tradesmen who aren't done climbing. Testing for your journeyman card, going for master, or keeping a crew current on code — we carry the official books and study material that get you there.

Official current editions
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Tabbed for you

Want it tabbed before it ships?

Setting a code book up properly takes a weekend you would rather spend somewhere else. Browse the editions we keep tabbed and ready, or ask for any book in the store to be tabbed before it ships. Tabbing is done by hand, so allow up to a week for those orders to go out.

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We tab it

Color-coded tabs go on every major article and section. When an inspector asks or the clock is running on an exam, you turn straight to it instead of working the index.

We add the notes

Margin notes from the trade — the cross-references, the common violations, and the things the book assumes you already know.

Why tradesmen buy from us

Getting licensed is how you move up

A license changes what you're allowed to do, what you can charge, and whether you can run your own work. We carry the material that gets you through it.

The official editions

Licensing exams are written straight from the published code. We sell the real editions, current cycle, so you study the same book the test comes from.

Study material that maps to the test

Guides and references meant for working tradesmen, not classroom theory. Built around what actually shows up on the journeyman and master exams.

Ready to use on day one

Any book in the store can ship tabbed, so you can open it up and get to work instead of losing a weekend setting it up yourself.

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Code books & study material

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Whatever trade you're in

Electrical, plumbing and HVAC — in English and Spanish. Find the code you're tested on.

Electrical

NEC and NFPA 70 editions, references and exam prep for apprentices through master.

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Plumbing

IPC, UPC and IAPMO editions for plumbers testing up or staying current.

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HVAC

Mechanical and fuel gas code for HVAC techs and contractors.

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Libros en español

Official Spanish-language code editions for Spanish-speaking tradesmen.

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From the field

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Know when the code changes

New editions drop on a cycle, and exams follow them. Get a heads up when your code updates so you're not studying the wrong book.

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