AZ Nomad wrote in message
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If you know what you're doing, then pull a permit, do
the work yourself, and let the city do the inspection.
They're going to anyway.

That's what I did and it worked out better than I thought. The
inspectors (there were three in the dept.) checked my progress
throughout my remodel and each found minor areas that needed
attention. It saved me several thousand in labor _and_ a bottle of
Kay-yoa and a few rolls of Rolaids.

Good luck with it.

The Ranger