"Pat" wrote in message
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On Mar 24, 11:44 am, 3D Peruna wrote:
RicodJour wrote: Not misleading, but illegal in most states. "Plan
Stamping" or the
reviewing of plans prepared by others is not legal in any of the states
I'm registered in...

Really? I thought a arch/eng could stamp plans under 2 circumstances:
either the plans were designed under the arch/eng's supervision or as
long as the arch/eng reviewed the plans to ensure that they met code,
were structurally sufficient, etc. Granted, that might take nearly as
long as the design but I thought it was okay as long as an actual
review was made (i.e. they just don't stamp them without checking
code). I mean, it is possible/likely that you find a set of plans on
the internet for $500 and pay $5000 to have them reviewed. But it
would be legal cause the stamper reviewed EVERYTHING and therefore
could ensure code complaince.

Only the first 'circumstance' is legal in Ontario. Review for code
compliance is not the only type of responsibility that the stamp signifies.
It is also for "responsible control" of the design. There are all kinds of
aspects of a design which are not necessarily EXPLICITLY cited in drawings
but which can make or break a project. The designer is responsible for them,
but someone reviewing for code compliance may not appreciate them because
the documents do not describe them. By putting the stamp on the drawings
I'm taking responsibility for the whole show, and my association wants me to
be sure that I've thought about all of it.

(There is a new condition here after recent legislation that permits me to
stamp drawings for code compliance if another ***architect*** takes
responsibility for the rest. I can't stamp the drawings of non-architects at
all, although I'm asked to again and again because I'm a 'little guy' who
presumably would throw away 26 years of work for a G-note.)
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MichaelB
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