In my case, the building inspector is being completely reasonable. He
wasn't looking to create problems. And, I think if the new crossbeam didn't
already have a sag that he could easily see from the roadway, he may not
have even decided to measure the span and check the code charts he has.

"Harry K" wrote in message
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As usual in these type questions the answer is:

You have to satisfy the building inpsector. If he insist on something
being way overbuilt...oh well, he won't pass anything less.

I went through the whole thing with my inspector when I "repaired" my
porch roof. That is the way I worded the application and that is the
way the permit was written. I even beefed it up considerably. Time I
was done all that was original was a few 2x4 rafter.

His inspection wouldn't have passed it if it hadn't been grandfathered
by the "repair" bit. He also said that the clerk who issued the
permit would be "counseled".

Bottom line again: What the inspector says, is what happens.

Harry K