They are out of hand and should be decapitated.
Once the plans are approved, that should be IT. If you build to the plans,
you should be left alone. There should be only ONE of them allowed on your
property!
Wilson
"Wes Stewart" wrote in message
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On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 16:00:58 +0000 (UTC), wrote:
[snip]

| And of course, the local inspector
|is the final authority.


Unfortunately, so true.

I added a laundry/sewing room and garage/workshop to my house.
Because the laundry was a long way from the primary cooling system
(dual evaporative/refrigerated), even though I tapped into the supply
duct, I didn't expect much flow. Since I was also adding an
evaporative cooler to the garage, I drew up plans that included a
supplemental cooling duct from the garage into the laundry. To
minimize the run, I compromised the location of the cooler as far as
the garage was concerned.

The plans were approved by the plans examiners, and the installed
ductwork was approved by the mechanical field inspector. During the
final framing inspection, the inspector (another one) told my wife (I
was still working at the time) that having a duct from a garage into a
living space was against code and I would have to remove it. He in
essence voided the previous inspection. He also convinced SWMBO that
this was a huge fire hazard and we were all going to die.

I went back to the plans examiners with this info and they said
(quote) "Bull ****."

I appealed to the head of the inspection department and he said that
he would never overrule one of his field inspectors because, "They are
there in the field, I am here behind a desk, so I have to trust their
judgement."

Rather than fighting city hall and SWMBO, I removed the duct.