Fuck all this bullshit. Contractor came up to me on Friday and said, "the electrician who just came in to give a bid wants to pull a permit". Like fuck he is. Fuck that guy. Get another electrician. Other construction guy says "my uncle is a retired journeyman electrician, he'll do it". This was for four canned lights....so not rocket science. Maybe 3/4 of a day's work at most. Ceiling is still open so simple.
Easy peazy. No fucking inspection, no fucking hassles.
These fuckers just want to get shit done and they know when they need to deal with the gubmint and when they don't.
yah, i was remodeling the bathroom in a 1922 beau arts historically significant building and the window was too small for code.. the window was out getting rehabbed and the building inspector was in to evaluate the plumbing when he spotted the window and glibly stated that we needed to be aware that window replacement would require bringing it up to current code and that it was a good thing that we had not removed the window [we had] or we would have a major problem.
You never know what the inspectors are going to say next or what could possibly trigger the next inexplicable issue.
yah, i was remodeling the bathroom in a 1922 beau arts historically significant building and the window was too small for code.. the window was out getting rehabbed and the building inspector was in to evaluate the plumbing when he spotted the window and glibly stated that we needed to be aware that window replacement would require bringing it up to current code and that it was a good thing that we had not removed the window [we had] or we would have a major problem.
You never know what the inspectors are going to say next or what could possibly trigger the next inexplicable issue.
I’m replacing the deck at the back of my house. Contractor pulls a permit. Permit guy says there’s an easement on that parcel and I don’t know where but you or the home owner needs to show the easement won’t be affected.
Mrs Nacho was in Real Estate for 15+ years and starts pouring over the title repot, calls the title company etc while I go to the county clerk to get the platt map and get some help.
I was lucky when I explained my situation to the lady at the clerks office. She starts looking up info on her system and tells me there’s no recorded easement going back to the 80s.
Contractor takes platt map which doesn’t show shit to zoning guy along with info from the county clerk lady. Zoning guy is satisfied with this and issues the permit.
We have telephone poles on our side of the street and I had our lot surveyed when we bought the place. The markers are about 2 feet away from the poles so my best guess is the easement runs parallel to the street between the street and my house.
Fucking zoning guy brought my deck replacement to a 3 days halt.
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I was playing cards with a big tim real estate developer. Due has done warehouses for Amazon and 500-doors of multi-family. No slouch.
He was telling me how he was doing a deal with another broker who was bragging to him, "I've never lots an Earnest Money."
He responded, "I wish you would have told me that before we got under contract. I wouldn't have worked with you."
Poont being, land can be such a bitch that walking away from Earnest Monies are a necessary cost of doing business.
@PurpleBaze
Easy peazy. No fucking inspection, no fucking hassles.
These fuckers just want to get shit done and they know when they need to deal with the gubmint and when they don't.
War Idaho!
You never know what the inspectors are going to say next or what could possibly trigger the next inexplicable issue.
I’m replacing the deck at the back of my house. Contractor pulls a permit. Permit guy says there’s an easement on that parcel and I don’t know where but you or the home owner needs to show the easement won’t be affected.
Mrs Nacho was in Real Estate for 15+ years and starts pouring over the title repot, calls the title company etc while I go to the county clerk to get the platt map and get some help.
I was lucky when I explained my situation to the lady at the clerks office. She starts looking up info on her system and tells me there’s no recorded easement going back to the 80s.
Contractor takes platt map which doesn’t show shit to zoning guy along with info from the county clerk lady. Zoning guy is satisfied with this and issues the permit.
We have telephone poles on our side of the street and I had our lot surveyed when we bought the place. The markers are about 2 feet away from the poles so my best guess is the easement runs parallel to the street between the street and my house.
Fucking zoning guy brought my deck replacement to a 3 days halt.