diff --git a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/GOCAD.h b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/GOCAD.h
index 1f2ed4feff2..00e3c9911d7 100644
--- a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/GOCAD.h
+++ b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/GOCAD.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class GOCAD_builder
 public:
   GOCAD_builder(std::istream& is_) : Base(is_) { }
 
-  // Implementation of the two functions required by the generic builder
   bool read(std::istream& input,
             Point_container& points,
             Face_container& faces)
diff --git a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/OBJ.h b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/OBJ.h
index 59fd1f0b9ac..a97df16a3a5 100644
--- a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/OBJ.h
+++ b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/OBJ.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class OBJ_builder
 public:
   OBJ_builder(std::istream& is_) : Base(is_) { }
 
-  // Implementation of the two functions required by the generic builder
   bool read(std::istream& input, Point_container& points, Face_container& faces)
   {
     return read_OBJ(input, points, faces);
diff --git a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/OFF.h b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/OFF.h
index 590fce8c091..62209d5e232 100644
--- a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/OFF.h
+++ b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/OFF.h
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #ifndef CGAL_BGL_IO_OFF_H
 #define CGAL_BGL_IO_OFF_H
 
+#include <CGAL/boost/graph/IO/Generic_facegraph_builder.h>
+#include <CGAL/IO/OFF.h>
+
 #include <CGAL/assertions.h>
 #include <CGAL/boost/graph/Euler_operations.h>
 #include <CGAL/boost/graph/Named_function_parameters.h>
@@ -32,32 +35,28 @@ namespace CGAL {
 
 namespace IO {
 namespace internal {
-namespace read_off_tools {
 
-inline bool is_whitespace(const std::string& s)
+// Use CRTP to gain access to the protected members without getters/setters.
+template <typename FaceGraph, typename Point>
+class OFF_builder
+  : public Generic_facegraph_builder<FaceGraph, Point, OFF_builder<FaceGraph, Point> >
 {
-  for(unsigned int i=0; i<s.size(); ++i)
+  typedef OFF_builder<FaceGraph, Point>                                         Self;
+  typedef Generic_facegraph_builder<FaceGraph, Point, Self>                     Base;
+
+  typedef typename Base::Point_container                                        Point_container;
+  typedef typename Base::Face                                                   Face;
+  typedef typename Base::Face_container                                         Face_container;
+
+public:
+  OFF_builder(std::istream& is_) : Base(is_) { }
+
+  bool read(std::istream& input, Point_container& points, Face_container& faces)
   {
-    if(s[i] != ' ' && s[i] != '\t')
-      return false;
+    return read_OFF(input, points, faces);
   }
+};
 
-  return true;
-}
-
-inline std::string next_non_comment(std::istream& is)
-{
-  std::string line;
-  do
-  {
-    std::getline(is, line);
-  }
-  while(line[0] == '#' || is_whitespace(line));
-
-  return line;
-}
-
-} // namespace read_off_tools
 } // namespace internal
 } // namespace IO
 
@@ -76,80 +75,18 @@ inline std::string next_non_comment(std::istream& is)
 
   \pre The data must represent a 2-manifold
 
-  \attention The graph `g` is not cleared, and the data from the stream are added.
-
   \see \ref IOStreamOFF
 */
 template <typename FaceGraph, typename CGAL_BGL_NP_TEMPLATE_PARAMETERS>
-bool read_OFF(std::istream& is,
+bool read_OFF(std::istream& in,
               FaceGraph& g,
               const CGAL_BGL_NP_CLASS& np)
 {
-  typedef typename boost::graph_traits<FaceGraph>::vertex_descriptor           vertex_descriptor;
-  typedef typename boost::graph_traits<FaceGraph>::vertices_size_type          vertices_size_type;
-  typedef typename boost::graph_traits<FaceGraph>::face_descriptor             face_descriptor;
-  typedef typename boost::graph_traits<FaceGraph>::faces_size_type             faces_size_type;
+  typedef typename CGAL::GetVertexPointMap<FaceGraph, CGAL_BGL_NP_CLASS>::type  VPM;
+  typedef typename boost::property_traits<VPM>::value_type                      Point;
 
-  typedef typename CGAL::GetVertexPointMap<FaceGraph, CGAL_BGL_NP_CLASS>::type VPM;
-  typedef typename boost::property_traits<VPM>::value_type                     Point;
-
-  using namespace IO::internal::read_off_tools;
-
-  using parameters::choose_parameter;
-  using parameters::get_parameter;
-
-  VPM vpm = choose_parameter(get_parameter(np, internal_np::vertex_point),
-                             get_property_map(CGAL::vertex_point, g));
-
-  vertices_size_type nv, nvf;
-  faces_size_type nf;
-  int ignore;
-
-  std::string line = next_non_comment(is);
-  {
-    std::istringstream iss(line);
-    std::string off;
-    iss >> off;
-    CGAL_assertion( off == "OFF" || off == "COFF");
-  }
-
-  line = next_non_comment(is);
-  {
-    std::istringstream iss(line);
-    iss >> nv >> nf >> ignore;
-  }
-
-  std::vector<vertex_descriptor> vertices(nv);
-  Point p;
-
-  for(vertices_size_type i=0; i<nv; ++i)
-  {
-    line = next_non_comment(is);
-    std::istringstream iss(line);
-    iss >> p;
-    vertices[i] = add_vertex(g);
-    put(vpm, vertices[i], p);
-  }
-
-  for(faces_size_type i=0; i<nf; ++i)
-  {
-    line = next_non_comment(is);
-    std::istringstream iss(line);
-    iss >> nvf;
-    std::vector<vertex_descriptor> face(nvf);
-    for(vertices_size_type j=0; j<nvf; ++j)
-    {
-      faces_size_type fvi;
-      iss >> fvi;
-      face[j] = vertices[fvi];
-    }
-
-    face_descriptor f = CGAL::Euler::add_face(face, g);
-    if(f == boost::graph_traits<FaceGraph>::null_face())
-      return false;
-  }
-
-  return true;
+  IO::internal::OFF_builder<FaceGraph, Point> builder(in);
+  return builder(g, np);
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/OFF.h b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/OFF.h
index ca3203699e6..e33d96bf31f 100644
--- a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/OFF.h
+++ b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/OFF.h
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 
 namespace CGAL {
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// Read
+
 /*!
  * \ingroup IOstreamFunctions
  *
@@ -46,16 +50,16 @@ bool read_OFF(std::istream& in,
   if(scanner.has_colors())
     vcolors.resize(scanner.size_of_vertices());
 
-  for(std::size_t i = 0; i < scanner.size_of_vertices(); ++i)
+  for(std::size_t i=0; i<scanner.size_of_vertices(); ++i)
   {
     double x, y, z, w;
-    scanner.scan_vertex( x, y, z, w);
+    scanner.scan_vertex(x, y, z, w);
     CGAL_assertion(w!=0);
-    IO::internal::fill_point( x/w, y/w, z/w, points[i] );
+    IO::internal::fill_point(x/w, y/w, z/w, points[i]);
     if(scanner.has_colors())
     {
       unsigned char r=0, g=0, b=0;
-      scanner.scan_color( r, g, b);
+      scanner.scan_color(r, g, b);
       vcolors[i] = Color_rgb(r,g,b);
     }
     else
@@ -68,10 +72,10 @@ bool read_OFF(std::istream& in,
   }
 
   bool has_fcolors = false;
-  for(std::size_t i = 0; i < scanner.size_of_facets(); ++i)
+  for(std::size_t i=0; i<scanner.size_of_facets(); ++i)
   {
     std::size_t no;
-    scanner.scan_facet( no, i);
+    scanner.scan_facet(no, i);
 
     if(!in)
       return false;
@@ -130,25 +134,25 @@ bool read_OFF(std::istream& in,
 
   points.resize(scanner.size_of_vertices());
   polygons.resize(scanner.size_of_facets());
-  for(std::size_t i = 0; i < scanner.size_of_vertices(); ++i)
+  for(std::size_t i=0; i<scanner.size_of_vertices(); ++i)
   {
     double x, y, z, w;
-    scanner.scan_vertex( x, y, z, w);
-    CGAL_assertion(w!=0);
-    IO::internal::fill_point( x/w, y/w, z/w, points[i] );
-    scanner.skip_to_next_vertex( i);
+    scanner.scan_vertex(x, y, z, w);
+    CGAL_assertion(w != 0);
+    IO::internal::fill_point(x/w, y/w, z/w, points[i]);
+    scanner.skip_to_next_vertex(i);
   }
 
   if(!in)
     return false;
 
-  for(std::size_t i = 0; i < scanner.size_of_facets(); ++i)
+  for(std::size_t i=0; i<scanner.size_of_facets(); ++i)
   {
     std::size_t no;
 
-    scanner.scan_facet( no, i);
+    scanner.scan_facet(no, i);
     IO::internal::resize(polygons[i], no);
-    for(std::size_t j = 0; j < no; ++j)
+    for(std::size_t j=0; j<no; ++j)
     {
       std::size_t id;
       scanner.scan_facet_vertex_index(id, i);
@@ -162,6 +166,10 @@ bool read_OFF(std::istream& in,
   return in.good();
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// Write
+
 /*!
  * \ingroup IOstreamFunctions
  *
@@ -177,10 +185,10 @@ bool write_OFF(std::ostream& out,
   CGAL::File_writer_OFF writer;
   writer.write_header(out, points.size(), 0, polygons.size());
 
-  for(std::size_t i = 0, end = points.size(); i < end; ++i)
+  for(std::size_t i = 0, end = points.size(); i<end; ++i)
   {
     const Point_3& p = points[i];
-    writer.write_vertex( p.x(), p.y(), p.z() );
+    writer.write_vertex(p.x(), p.y(), p.z());
   }
 
   writer.write_facet_header();