"Twice Retired" wrote in message
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It always amazing me as to what contractors of all types will try to get
away with. They go to extremes in order to bypass codes and inspections.
In many cases their violations are a danger to the life/safety of people,
especially children, and domestic animals.
There is a swimming pool contractor in the area that has been violating
the construction codes and bypasses the final inspection by never calling
for an inspection and letting the permit expire. I learned of this when he
did a job for a neighbor and I viewed his installation and there were many
code violations. I photographed the visible violations and delivered
copies to the county inspection department. The inspector informed me that
there had been no inspection. The inspector came out, as a courtesy to me
as the permit holder had not called, and verified the violations. That’s
all it took. My neighbor’s system was extensively re-worked and is now
code compliant.
The county has now gone into their closed files to find the jobs where no
inspection was called. It appears that there may be upwards of 17
instances of letting the permit expire without performing the inspection.
The county is taking action.
I have reviewed my neighbor’s system before and after corrections and the
interesting fact to me is that if the system was installed in accordance
with the code to begin with, the actual material/labor cost would have
been slightly less than the violation installation. Go figure!
If you have a job performed, be certain that there is an inspection that
ascertains that the installation complies with local codes/ordinances.

There are shady people doing business in every field that exists. You, as an
individual must take responsibility, and be your own advocate, regardless if
it's a trip to the dentist, or buying a swimming pool. Unfortunately, in our
over-regulated society, we're being brought up to believe that "others" are
responsible for our well being, that if I can stick my fingers in the fan
blade, someone didn't build it right, that if I manage to fall off of my
ladder, it's the manufacturer's fault. How does someone have construction
done, of the magnitude that the taxes on the real property will increase,
like a swimming pool, and not get the particulars from whatever local,
county, or state agency is in charge? Yes, there are plenty of thieves out
there, but it sounds like these folks invited them in, and opened the safe