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Originally Posted by VINMAN View Post
Contact your towns building subcode official. Find out what HE requires. I work in a number of towns in my area, and I can get different requirements from different inspectors in the same town. It can be a nightmare.
They have really been cracking down on deck construction over the past few years. The building requirements and codes have been getting more and more stringent. I refuse to build or touch a customers deck without the proper permitting.
It really is all about permission. (seriously?) And that permission from people who take your money for that permission, without offering any value add (they won't give you design help) only a game of permission for sale. But at least the permission sellers have ZERO liability if they permit a bad design. You get what you pay for... no wait....

Land of the Free, Home of the brave... no wait.
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