I believe it depends upon on your area. I, very recently, purchased a home in Southern AZ. It needed a lot of work and I never pulled a permit or had anyone...
I am not an expert but I go for the simple system for the lowest cost. In Minnesota, we have a 3,600 sq ft home that we built over 10 years ago. It is well...
Title 24 only applys to New construction, additons, or additon of glass to an exsisting buildings, it does not apply to remodels. As to working without...
... is ... having ... What is the reason a realator pulling all permits on a property? If permits were not obtained for ALL modifications, then what would be...
In the end it is always the Realtor that gets sued. The agent can ask about what was done but the seller will not disclose they bootlegged the work and the...
Hi everyone, Anyone in here knows any pointers or successful tips on a zoning variance meeting? I'm going in front of the board of the town bureaucrats and I...
OK that makes sense but I would only use an agent that would work in my interests not his. I make that clear before engaging an agent. If an agent mainly...
I suggest you first get your head straight and understand their position. Just calling them bureaucrats and going after your variance in a confronting manner...
Is the ruling for total square footage or just for impervious coverage or the heated area of the house or what? Clark ... From: Ed Garcia To: Owner Builders...
The variance is for the usable square footage of the house. For example, the garage floor area, bed rooms, closets and etc. They say I can have a total of...
I have to remove a load bearing wall in my bathroom. I plan on inserting a beam in the ceiling about 3 feet back into the room from where the wall currently...
Ed, As someone pointed out -- you need to make their decision EASY to grant a variance. Do some research on past variances they have granted. Attempt to...
We are looking for ways to cut costs as we put together the final estimates before ground breaking this Spring. (Since it is below zero this morning it feels...
Hi I have the piping for this through my walls as everyone on this list e-mails me to do this before our walls went in. Had it put in so the canister part was...
I would have to go with the learn why they want the rule in the first place then adjust your sales pitch to their views. [Non-text portions of this message...
OK that makes sense but I would only use an agent that would work in my interests not his. I make that clear before engaging an agent. If an agent mainly...
What is the average home size in the neighborhood? What is the average lot size? Are the other homes one or two stories? Based on the previous questions. Is...
Your agent should be working in your intrest within the law, however the buyers agent should be working for them, and by working for them should pull permit...
I can't compare, since I only have one, but we have been happy with our Vacu-Maid so far (since December). We got the two motor version for our 3000 sq ft, 1...
You used the term usable sq footage, this is the same term are local assessor office uses, they allow subtraction of sq foot for: Stairways, Fire places, sq....
Can you elaborate on this a little more? Thanks. ED ... From: Clark Ellison <c1@...> Date: Monday, April 7, 2003 9:56 am Subject: Re: [Owner Builder...
First time anyone has ever asked me to elaborate on something. If you know why they enacted the rule in the first place then you have the direction to go in...
I am looking for a manufacturer that makes a cascading or waterfall showerhead and have not found anything so far. I've tried Moen, Kohler, Delta, and Price...
hi, scuba, i found this searching on cascading showerhead http://store.yahoo.com/cottonswow/sixinshow.html we got to use one of these at the spa in Hot Spring,...
... in ... agent. ... my ... his ... are working in your interest. ... you are asking them to defraud someone and that is illegal. If the agent is willing to...
What is the point of pulling all the permits other than to but the seller in an awkward position. Knowledge. If I know what the rules are and I know you have...
Sorry Guys I didn't really mean to open this can of worms, I too have done alot of work on properties without permits, and the quality is at or better than...
I have bought and sold perhaps 10 houses. Other than one new home, they all had issues with code and sloppy work, usually wiring. In most cases, I fix the...
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