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My general experience dealing with contractors in a large city with a decent permitting system demonstrates that you have to basically force the contractor to c
by SOLAR_FIELDS 6y ago
My general experience dealing with contractors in a large city with a decent permitting system demonstrates that you have to basically force the contractor to comply - they won’t even do a permit unless you mention it first and some will even actively go out of their way to try to convince you not to get one. Not every contractor I’ve worked with is like this but more often than not it is the case.
- sulam 6y agoPermits are often time-consuming to get and can be expensive. If you go shopping on price, you will likely find contractors who believe the best thing they can do for you is to avoid the time and expense. After all "I'm going to build it to code anyway." Having done a lot of work on two houses now, I don't shop on price, and my contractor always gets permits and does inspections.