Working with the Building Inspector for Owner-Builders

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ILLUSTRATION: MOTHER EARTH NEWS STAFF
A successful owner-builder develops a good relationship with the local building inspector.

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<em>”Shucks. Puttin’ up your own house ain’t hard at all. What’s hard is figuring out and conforming to all those @#$%</em> ¢ <em>&* building codes and regulations. “</em>
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<p>Take heart, all you would-be and actual fabricators of do-it-yourself shelter. At last someone (good old MOTHER) has commissioned a series of articles designed to help you meet-and beat!–those most troublesome of all obstacles in the construction of your own home: THE BUILDING REGULATIONS.</p>
<p>The series of informative pieces was written by Ed Vitale, an attorney who specialized in real estate and building construction during most of his ten years of private practice. So read on as Ed [1] <a title=”investigates in detail the four major model building codes used in this country, especially as they apply to the activities of the owner-builder,” href=”https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/building-regulations-zmaz76jaztak”>investigates in detail the four major model building codes used in this country, especially as they apply to the activities of the owner-builder,</a> [2] <a title=”gives you concrete explanations and examples of ” how=”” to=”” read=”” the=”” code”,”=”” href=”https://www.motherearthnews.com/green-homes/understanding-building-regulations-zmaz76soztak”>gives you concrete explanations and examples of “how to read the code”,</a> [3] reviews the statutory and administrative framework of the construction and sanitary codes of four representative states, and [4] generally lays down criticism, comments, and plain good help for anyone contemplating the construction of his or her own shelter.</p>

  • Published on Nov 1, 1976
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