Skip the final inspection and occupancy permit?
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Final inspection today - Feel so nervous
Comments (11)Thanks for the good vibes people. I made pancakes for DD and her sleepover friends just to distract myself. The inspector came in the afternoon and walked around for a good hour with my GC. A couple of electrical misses - smoke alarm in the family room outside the bedroom door, some 220 circuits not having an arc (I think this is something for preventing short circuits I think). He was not too thrilled with us reusing vintage windows to keep the look uniform. He would have preferred to have seen tempered glass etc.. But did not cite that. Re-inspection for the missing pieces on Monday and hopefully occupancy permit then. I did breathe a tiny sigh of relief. I was very worried about my creativity in the Kitchen. My GC had felt several things there had a potential to be an issue including toe kick drawers, jumper cables for UCL led bars, drawers under cooktop and DW under sink. None of that seem to have caused an issue. Honestly with all the trouble we have been having with the GC, I am looking forward to getting him to close on the punch list and get out of our lives. All I want to do is move in, unpack and stay and home for a few days and let the happiness sink in. Hopefully just a couple more weekends I hope. I am shopping for hand soap to connect to the NeverMT.. that is a sign of confidence right!...See MoreFinally, final inspection today.
Comments (32)Thanks, everyone. It is a big relief. For a large part of the time, the front door looked like this... What will I do with my free time? Few hundred bulbs in and some #$%#@$ bamboo out. Move a baby deodar cedar. Shoot more squirrels with my power ranger squirt gun. Finish the decorating. Only 12 more window panels to sew! Party -or- Relax? Which one has more margaritas? If I could make it rain in Texas, I surely would. It hurts my heart to think of y'all plus your neighboring states, plus georgia and the drought. I will wish for you a nice, mild, slow moving, tropical storm. And best wishes to all those who have suffered the loss of family or their home. You are stronger than you know....See MoreRemodel with permits vs without
Comments (5)When we were looking for a house, here in the wild wild west of SoCal, there was one listing that just seemed too good to be true. It was a listing for two great little houses on the same property in a nice neighborhood. Live in one, rent one kind of deal. But the asking price was really, really low. Even below the frequent "I'll list it low to create a bidding war" that you see a lot of around here. My realtor did some digging and discovered the reason for the lowball asking price... The second house was completely unpermitted. I can't remember if the area was even zoned for multi family or not but someone built an entire second house on their property without getting any approval from anyone. And no one noticed! It seemed kind of crazy to me. We decided to pass on looking at that one....See MoreMovin on in? Temporary certificate of use and occupancy?
Comments (3)...and don't count on it or take it for granted. I can't remember where you're building, but every building department has its own policies. Two locals in N. CA do not issue. One will forfeit your temporary utility deposit if you move in as they otherwise have had a lack of leverage on owner-builders completing inspections. The other won't issue due to liability concerns... but have done courtesy inspections and ignored move ins. Its a moving target....See Moresuzycentri
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