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New construction has to meet building code/pass inspection and plans have to be engineered and permitted. If an engineer has done calculations and its safe to

New construction has to meet building code/pass inspection and plans have to be engineered and permitted. If an engineer has done calculations and its safe to skip studs, I see nothing wrong with that. Less studs = more insulation. (I prefer to build 24 OC) QC issues are on the buyer, which is why it's standard to have an inspection done.

bradknowles 3y ago
Functionally, this is not true. Many buildings never get inspected at all. Or, if they do get inspected, it's by someone who wants to spend 1% of the time there compared to what they should be spending, so they just don't bother with doing most of their job. Or they're being paid by the builder to look the other way. Building codes are the sort of thing you worry about if you're not an actual home builder, and you think that the inspector is actually going to do their job. Most buildings never come within a mile of an actual engineer. Or architect. Now, if it's a high end home where they really want to make sure that they follow all the laws and regulations, they might actually hire an engineer and be able to figure out that they can safely do 24 OC studs in certain circumstances. But that's not even 1/10th of 1% of homes that are built.
ProllyInfamous 3y ago
>New construction has to meet building code/pass inspection and plans have to be engineered and permitted. First time, huh... [1] I was a residential contractor for enough years to have witnessed several instances of "inspector on-site for just a few minutes, didn't even cross the treshhold" [usually to my benefit]. In my local AHJ, inspectors have just 30 minutes for each permitted project... and majority of <$10k projects "off the books." [1] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/james-franco-first-time https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/james-franco-first-time

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New construction has to meet building code/pass inspection and plans have to be engineered and permitted. If an engineer has done calculations and its safe to

by turtlebits 3y ago

bradknowles 3y ago
Functionally, this is not true. Many buildings never get inspected at all. Or, if they do get inspected, it's by someone who wants to spend 1% of the time there compared to what they should be spending, so they just don't bother with doing most of their job. Or they're being paid by the builder to look the other way. Building codes are the sort of thing you worry about if you're not an actual home builder, and you think that the inspector is actually going to do their job. Most buildings never come within a mile of an actual engineer. Or architect. Now, if it's a high end home where they really want to make sure that they follow all the laws and regulations, they might actually hire an engineer and be able to figure out that they can safely do 24 OC studs in certain circumstances. But that's not even 1/10th of 1% of homes that are built.
ProllyInfamous 3y ago
>New construction has to meet building code/pass inspection and plans have to be engineered and permitted. First time, huh... [1] I was a residential contractor for enough years to have witnessed several instances of "inspector on-site for just a few minutes, didn't even cross the treshhold" [usually to my benefit]. In my local AHJ, inspectors have just 30 minutes for each permitted project... and majority of <$10k projects "off the books." [1] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/james-franco-first-time https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/james-franco-first-time