Are you kidding? Permits by towns is nothing more than a cash grab!
Outside of rough framing, before the wallboard is put up, is the only time inspections mean anything. Reroofs, new hot water tank, ect, all a cash grab. First off, an inspector cant judge a job unless he physically gets on a roof.
Tell me, How many building expectors you seen driving around town with a 32' extension ladder strapped to the top of their SUV?
In amherst, NONE! NEVER EVER EVER!
Its all BS, a simple cash grab by the towns.
To do a proper roof inspection, requires you to walk the roof, peal up shingles, check around roof vents, skylights ect.
NEVER HAPPENS!
Building Inspectors can inspect everything as long as both feet never leave the ground.
its a cash grab, pure and simple.
Plus, as an added bonus to the Town, say you put in a new hot water tank, a very simple job, for a 15 year old with internet access, once you 'invite' said inspector into your home, they can FINE you, and MAKE YOU PAY for anything that doesnt pass 'code' its total bullchit.
On the flip side a 'license' ensures the contractor has proper insurance... heres the rub for you folks...
52 cents, fifty two cents, thats $0.52 per dollar, for a properly insured roofer, goes STRAIGHT to insurance. (as of 2008, Probably more today) the $0.48 left over? Materials, labor, overhead, and profit comes out of that.
So the next time you btch about it costing of $10,000 to replace your roof which took a day to do, look in the mirror, your the reason it costs so much
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