| Regardless if you are an experienced | | | | will wind up ultimately spending more money |
| do-it-yourselfer, the days of just picking up | | | | in the end on the home addition or home |
| your hammer and starting a home addition or | | | | remodeling project by not pulling the permits |
| home remodeling project are long over. It is | | | | during the pre-construction phase of it. |
| critical that you first make your | | | | |
| municipality aware of your home building | | | | The other advantage in pulling the |
| intentions. | | | | appropriate permits on a new home addition or |
| | | | home remodeling project is that you enable |
| Municipalities are increasingly cracking down | | | | your project to be regularly checked during |
| on the weekend DIY construction homeowner to | | | | the construction by the local building |
| protect themselves against possible future | | | | inspector. As a result, you can feel more |
| lawsuits, and to maximize their property tax | | | | comfortable knowing that the home addition or |
| revenue. If you don't contact them, be | | | | home remodeling project not only meets the |
| assured someone else in your neighborhood | | | | national and local building codes, but is |
| will, so before you have legal problems and | | | | also safe and your financial investment is |
| fines to contend with, it is best to contact | | | | protected. |
| them first. | | | | |
| | | | The costs of building permits are quite |
| Also note that besides legal issues and fines | | | | minor, relative to the total cost of a home |
| associated with not pulling permits, | | | | addition or home remodeling project, and |
| municipalities also can require the | | | | consequently there should be no excuse not to |
| destruction of the home addition. | | | | pull them. Yes the permit process may force |
| | | | you to use licensed contractors that you had |
| There are federal, state and local building | | | | previously no intention in hiring, but again |
| codes that municipalities require in home | | | | this cost delta is peanuts compared to a |
| construction. These codes are in place to | | | | cease and desist, or deconstruct order from |
| protect the occupants of the home, and others | | | | the town or city. |
| living near or around the home from fire, | | | | |
| collapsed framing construction, electrical | | | | Not pulling permits on a home addition |
| shock and many other dangers that can occur | | | | project is fraught with danger and |
| when a home or home addition is not | | | | liabilities, and the liabilities can last the |
| constructed properly. | | | | life of the home addition. Consequently, if |
| | | | you are planning to build a home addition, |
| These codes also serve to protect the | | | | always go to your local municipal building |
| investment in your home. Most of today's | | | | inspector first and determine what permits |
| homebuyers request a home inspection as part | | | | you will need. In some cases you may be able |
| of the purchase and sales agreement. If a | | | | to pull the permits yourself, and in other |
| home inspection determines your home addition | | | | cases a licensed contractor will need to pull |
| does not meet home construction codes then | | | | them for you. |
| chances are the buyers will renege on their | | | | |
| offer, and rightfully so. To ultimately sell | | | | For more help on building a second floor |
| your home you will probably need to bring | | | | addition or room addition, see |
| your home addition or home remodeling project | | | | HomeAdditionPlus.com's Room Addition Bid |
| up to legal building codes. As a result, you | | | | Sheet. |