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October 31, 2008
Do I need a DOB permit for this?
Do we need to apply for a permit in order to apply stucco to the side of a brownstone building? The contractor we hired says it will take approximate four days. The job involves scaffolding. (None of the work will face the street - the wall faces the interior yard.) I tried to look it up on the DOB website but it wasn't clear to me. Thanks very much in advance.
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No , nuff said
Posted by: slumlord at October 31, 2008 3:46 PM
I think you need a permit if your scaffold is above a certain height. i.e. 40 ft.
Posted by: Boerum Hill at October 31, 2008 3:49 PM
I'm getting the facade redone on mine and no permit necessary. Maybe it's the height thing... my place is three stories, so the scaffold isn't that big.
Posted by: justinm at October 31, 2008 3:54 PM
Thank you so much The scaffold isn't 40 ft high so I think we are OK. Many thanks for your advice.
Posted by: maeve at October 31, 2008 6:07 PM
as long as it is not the C-Hook type scaffold that hangs off the roof you should be ok. DOB is targeting contractors that use C-hook scaffolds without the permit or Riggers licenses.
Posted by: alrosariojr at October 31, 2008 7:38 PM
I'd look at the code if I were you. I had a building pointed this past summer - again, no exposure on the street. I thought it was o.k. to do it but an Inspector who came for something else last week told me I ought to've had a permit. It's a 2 storey bldg. (Mind you, he may have been wrong - a couple of other things he said didn't gibe w/ what I've heard from other inspectors.)
Posted by: Arkady at November 3, 2008 12:40 PM
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