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SavannahLion:
A lot of lobbyists have a hand in that. Take a look at how Duct Tape got into building code. The days of writing a law for safety (pressure relief valve on a hot water heater is a good example) are long gone.  Now it's about screwing the home owner while using the cheapest crappiest materials possible.

Wood construction and materials is so ---smurfy--- that a number of home owners are turning to steel frame construction to get that quality back.

shponglefan:
I guess I know the general consensus here on building permits.   And nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks this is a little insane.  ;D

What really gets me is I could (based on the questions I asked), frame out a stud wall and drywall it.  No permit needed.  But add insulation and suddenly you need a permit.  Weird.

Also, having torn out the whole wall, here's a couple more of the "studs" from it.  I still can't believe someone went through the trouble of using 5 (!) pieces of 2x4 to make a vertical stud. 

Howard_Casto:
That's not a wall... that's modern art!  Hang it in the living room.   ;D

MonMotha:

--- Quote from: Vigo on July 09, 2013, 04:18:24 pm ---I have a 110 year house that I plan on selling soon. It simply needs to be re-shingled, but because of permit code, it would cost me $20,000 to 25,000 to have it done. I have a pretty small house, something like 15 X 80, but code states that the house must have specific rafter width and plywood decking to be to current code. That means if I get a roofer to come in and reshingle, he will be forced to redo the entire top of my house with all new material. I have had about 7 quotes and they all told me the same thing: My roof is sturdier than most modern roofs, but different from modern code standards and therefore would need to be completely replaced if I want new shingles up there.

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Have you checked with your relevant city/county officials?  Many municipalities have provisions for field certification of deviations like this.  The requirements are often quite onerous as they're also/mostly intended to cover new, experimental building techniques, but if indeed your roof is "sturdier than most modern roofs", you may be able to get such a variance to the code granted to re-shingle as is.  It'll probably cost you way more in time than dollars to push through.

SlammedNiss:

--- Quote from: Vigo on July 09, 2013, 04:18:24 pm ---I have a 110 year house that I plan on selling soon. It simply needs to be re-shingled, but because of permit code, it would cost me $20,000 to 25,000 to have it done. I have a pretty small house, something like 15 X 80, but code states that the house must have specific rafter width and plywood decking to be to current code. That means if I get a roofer to come in and reshingle, he will be forced to redo the entire top of my house with all new material. I have had about 7 quotes and they all told me the same thing: My roof is sturdier than most modern roofs, but different from modern code standards and therefore would need to be completely replaced if I want new shingles up there.

When I sell the place, I will just drop 8k off the price as a counter offer to "cover the cost" of a new roof.

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Sounds familiar to something somebody local is dealing with. They are wanting to replace the deteriorated siding on their home, but because the home is in a "historical district" they told him he had to stop what he was doing. They want to mandate what is put back onto the home, and will cost him far more than he originally anticipated.

http://hutchnews.com/Todaystop/A1--historic-housing-blog

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