On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:53:31 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

Eigenvector wrote:

I never perform repairs per newsgroup, you all could be a bunch of
paranoid schitzophrenics for all I know. However it does give me a
good direction to look. I do appreciate it.

Actually my soil is glacial till, hard clay with tons of rocks, but 2
grounds is the code here. As for code and inspection requirements,
in my city/county they are severe. The only thing I can do without a
permit is paint, replace interior doors, and vacuum. And I deeply
resent this fact as unnecessary, as time consuming, and costly.

You could move to the boonies where representatives of the "gv'ment" are
routinely shot when they poke around. Or, if you like large cities, consider
Houston.

We have no zoning in Houston.

When I recently replaced the breaker box, no permit was required. I just had
to coordinate with the light company (private). They wanted 24 hours notice
to break the seal. Said to call when we were done and they would re-seal the
meter within two days after (it was up to us to actually unplug and re-plug
the meter).

Somebody recently posted a link to the building regulations of some small
town (I think in Nebraska) regarding -- you're not going to believe this --
municipal requirements for stairway bannisters. How wide, how far from the
wall, how high from the risers, intimate detail on how to navigate corners
and curves in the stairway, material requirements, combustibility,
coefficient of friction, strength of attachement to the wall, on and on.
Many pages. Dealing with just the bannister!

I didn't see any prohibition, however, on whether you could coat the
bannister with lead-based paint....



Many places regulation is good, since it's percieved motive is safety,
but the truth is it puts more home owner money in other people's
pockets.



Here is for crazy codes, I saw on some "this old house' show, pvc
isn't allowed for waste pipes any homes in San Fran? You need to use
copper?!!!!!

loving life,

tom @ www.FreelancingProjects.com