Opening that CAN of WORMS
by plengyell on Apr.23, 2010, under Uncategorized
A recent permit application by one of my customers has him spending a lot of money. Applying for a permit is always the right way to proceed, but when the city told him there was work on the drawing that didn’t match what they have, is when that can of worms was opened.
By doing so, he now has to bring up to code or dismantle all the work that was previously done without a permit. If he goes forward with bringing it all up to code it will likely cost him $35,000 minimum.
The lesson learned: talk to someone about what your plans are and find out if work has been done in your building that was done without a permit.
OPENING UP THAT CAN OF WORMS
by plengyell on Apr.23, 2010, under Uncategorized
You’ve heard the saying “careful, you could be opening up a can of worms”!
Well that happened to one of my customers who had no history of previous work that was done in their building. So, when they applied for a building permit, the city began to question why the drawing that was submitted, didn’t look like the the latest one they had on file.
As well intentioned as they were, when the city determined that they had done work without a permit, they wanted to find out more about it. The story continues but here is the bottom line:
if you plan to apply for a permit like the law requires, it would do you good to know if there has been any construction performed on site since the last time a permit was taken out. If there has been, you could be responsible to have it meet todays building code; and that could get expensive.
It’s always a good idea to get some professionals involved to fill you in on details like this prior to making a commitment. Those who work within the scope of work you plan to do, will likely be able to help you.