I don't have my code books here. I've not ever had residential
codes. BOCA would be unusual for residential. CABO sounds more
familiar. Our current code book is IBC, and I thought most areas
had adopted it.

My memory banks for commercial work remember 1/2 per foot for the
first 10 unless paved.

For any basement situation I would expect it (1/2 per foot)as an
absolute minimum, and pavement at 1/4 per foot. No planting beds,
sod only, no trees for at least 10 feet.

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"guruocont" wrote in message
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Hi,

For grading around a building according to BOCA 1996 according
to my
reading the slope needs to be 1 inch per foot for a minimum of 8
feet.
This sounds pretty aggressive. I was wondering whether more
recent
codes have modified this requirement for a house with a
basement. I am
researching this question a house in NJ.


Regards..
G