Forum: Permits
July 31, 2008
Obtaining a Permit from Building Department
I have an approved plan. A G.C. who gave me an estimate told me that he does not have an expeditor but that he will give me his license # and the appropriate signed forms and that I can get the permit myself. Is this true? Does it take a long time? Anyone with experience doing this? Thanks
July 30, 2008
Real Risks of Building Without a Permit?
Please tell me some true stories of buying or selling a house with a deck that was built without a permit. Did the lack of permit cause problems, and if so, how were they resolved? I know that the Buildings Dept can make you tear down the deck, but has anyone ever heard of this actually happening simply because the deck was built without a permit, and not because it failed to meet the structural requirements set forth in the Buildings Code?
July 16, 2008
Does DOB go through your whole project when called to inspect a part of it?
We will be moving the location of our boiler and hotwater heater and replacing it with a modulating-condensing model when we renovate the rest of our kitchen. The heating contractor plans to pull a permit and have the job inspected. When the DOB inspector arrives to inspect this boiler installation will they also start checking out the rest of the renovation (or God forbid the rest of the house!) and hand out violations, etc.? The rest of the renovation is mostly cosmetic: sheetrock, tiles, cabinets, new plumbing fixtures. No walls will be moved, no changes to occupancy, etc. But the work also includes moving the sink and upgrading electrical, rewiring. Do I need to get permits for that? It's a 2 family house. Thanks!!
July 7, 2008
Roof deck permit requirements
What can you do on your roof without a permit?
In other words, I have an engineer's report stating exactly how much weight the roof can hold, and I don't intend to go over it. I know that a green roof installation does not require a permit. It seems like it should, but maybe the code hasn't caught up with the technology yet. Do you need a permit, for instance, to put down pavers? Or those big rubber tiles? Or wood tiles?
Thanks
July 1, 2008
renewing Cert of No Harassment?
HPD issued us a Certificate of No-Harassement a couple of years back. It says the certificate remains in effect for 3 years. Anyone know what I need to do to renew it? Clueless here. Does the Cert. ever become permanent?