Interesting Canopy

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

I'm selling one of my houses. (The one in Wayne, NJ) In order to get a CCO (Continuing Certificate of Occupancy) I needed to put up some sheetrock on one side of some bare framing in the basement. I had to get a permit to do the work... (less than 2 sheets of 1/2" wallboard). Can anyone tell me why anyone needs a permit to put up wallboard in their own friggin house????? The towns around here are totally out of control. It's really nothing but legalized extortion in most cases.

NJ just passed a bill reducing permitting requirements for things the are actually "repairs and/or maintenance" such as roofing, siding, drywall, plumbing fixtures, etc. I just read that in the paper 2 days ago. A lot of towns are pissed.

That being said, there were a lot of idiots doing shoddy and dangerous work that caused the permit/inspection routine to become necessary...then it went to far...

[scook]

Yeah Skunk - it’s like the small town lone cop with a bicycle and a radar gun that reads to 1/100 MPH giving tickets to anyone who makes the numbers blink - nothing to do with safety.

I’m with Destroyer (as usual) that government ALWAYS gets carried away with regulations - bureaucracy is like cancer. I definitely get frustrated with some nit picky building code provisions and more so with one really anal retentive inspector we have but I think on balance, in this market, we need the codes (though I could,do,with fewer of the really stupid provisions). There are a lot of stupid and dishonest people in the business and not just the little guys. I hate to think what some of the giant builders would foist off if left unregulated. The joke here about a huge national builder (even among their superintendents when you get them alone) is that they build the cheapest crappiest house they can get past the inspectors and then put lipstick on the pig.

Just my two cents.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

NJ just passed a bill reducing permitting requirements for things the are actually "repairs and/or maintenance" such as roofing, siding, drywall, plumbing fixtures, etc. I just read that in the paper 2 days ago. A lot of towns are pissed.

That being said, there were a lot of idiots doing shoddy and dangerous work that caused the permit/inspection routine to become necessary...then it went to far...

Interesting Skunk. Good to know. Thanks for the info!!.

I agree that there are idiots that should never be allowed near a hammer or screwdriver... much less an outlet or a pipe. I actually have no problem with electrical and plumbing inspections, and some regulations, like the spacing between balusters (slats) on a banister are actually good safety rules But the size of a kids swing set or a shed for example, or it's placement on your property should be your business, not anyone else's and should not require a permit, nor should a deck below a certain height, etc. As long as it's not a safety issue a permit should never be required.

[scook]

Exactly right!

[inaforty]

Permits for new construction is understandable.
Permits for sheet rock, door replacements, decks, etc is a bunch of BS that try to make you hire licensed contractors.

Now that's just my opinion.
Way to many BS laws.

Back to the custom canopy. He could have installed a standard bimini top for less $$$ doesn't make sense unless you were going to use it as a sundeck.