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Inspections

Understanding the differences between Building Inspectors and Home Inspectors

Building inspectors and home inspectors may have similar backgrounds, but they serve different roles. A building inspector works for a municipal entity or private company and...

Inspections

What inspectors look for at final inspection.

Today we will be discussing about inspections related to a building permit from a building code point of view. As we have discussed in other blogs, there are different departments...

Contractor Guide

Owner-builders – What can they do?

Can I do a project as an owner-builder? What are the limitations? What I am responsible for? These are questions I get asked all the time.I am approaching this blog from a...

Building Codes

Base Building Codes

As a code consulting professional, I like to explain how the state-specific codes are developed and how to use them. I live in the beautiful state of Florida, and before 2002...

Florida-Specific

Understanding Storm Surge

With another storm on the horizon, I want to take this time to explain storm surges: The news in their desire to provide information, often do so in a context that is not clear...

Building Codes

Online Resources for Codes

Today I want to share some helpful information about what is available to anyone online. In our last blog we talked about the zoning codes and the building codes, so I decided to...

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