Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Building Permits: 10 Critical Code Requirements for Every Project (12 photos)

Yes, there are rules, and rules regulating the rules, but they exist for good reasons. If you proceed without a permit, the requirements listed above are the kinds of details that might be ignored, but I hope the possibly severe consequences of ignoring them is clear.

The code, and the inspection process designed to ensure its compliance, exists for our safety and the betterment of our communities. They are a guideline for the first two little pigs, and to be clear, I’m not even sure the third pig really constructed his home to code standards either.


Homes built to code today are meant to withstand the big, bad wolf and every other force that nature might have in store.


More: When a Permit Is Required and When It’s Not | The Submittal Process


Up next: Next week we’ll look more closely at the energy and green building codes, and review the likely inspection process requirements for a project.





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