Grumble Grumble Gripe

[TheTraveler]

Originally Posted by BlackDog

Because of the extra lumber, and because of my son's special needs (ie: handicap), my city is charging me an extra $196 for the building permit so they can do additional inspections during the contruction process. Bastages.

What a crock of #*%@ ! There isn't any extra equipment, extra time, extra effort, extra ANYTHING involved in that inspection!!! The inspector looks at the construction methods, bracing, size lumber used, etc no matter what. Are the handrails above X height? Yes. Are the spindles/balusters spaced properly? Yes. Did he use the correct size joists for the span? Yes. On and on like that. No extra questions (that I know of) that need to be answered - to him a deck is a deck and it needs to be inspected, end of story.

Are you installing something extra, like an elevator/lift, that might be the cause for "extra" inspection?

[BlackDog]

Originally Posted by TheTraveler

Are you installing something extra, like an elevator/lift, that might be the cause for "extra" inspection?

No, nothing extra. I'm almost certain my mistake was explaining the reason for the taller than normal handrails. I think they heard "handicapped" and jumped all over it.