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Post by happyOCgirl on Sept 26, 2017 23:14:40 GMT
First, I thought my slab leak would be no problem because I have amazing insurance. They have been amazing, but the contractors they use have been a different story. I need to make a decision and thought who better to hear stories from than the Refupeas! The plumber (insurance hired) re-piped half my house. They did not get a permit. The plumber told the insurance company since it was an emergency, they don't do it. They've never been caught and nothing has ever happened to them. The re-pipe was supposed to take three days...it was almost 4 weeks. I didn't know there wasn't a permit until I asked for it because the walls were scheduled to be closed up. The contractor closed up the walls, even though I told him there were some unresolved issues.
I have to make the decision to have my house torn up again in order to get a permit, or leave it be and hope all goes well. I'm leaning for the permit, house torn up, and peace of mind. Insurance company is supporting/paying for my decision. However, I keep getting told it would be fine without a permit.
So, if you are permit-less or permitted, I would love to hear your stories! I am sick that this is costing more money than it needed to!
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basketdiva
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Post by basketdiva on Sept 26, 2017 23:20:11 GMT
I worked for homebuilders for 20 years-get a permit! It protects you and helps to weed out the flakes. I'm surprised the insurance company didn't require it to protect their interest.
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Post by missfrenchjessica on Sept 26, 2017 23:21:34 GMT
Personally, I'd get it permitted. I'd hate to have an issue down the road and have claims denied or added expenses because it was not originally done in the correct way.
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Post by happyOCgirl on Sept 26, 2017 23:24:11 GMT
I was, too! I thought it was a given. I think there's some back peddling going on right now. The plumbers opened up the outside of my house (no one is exactly sure why). I ended up with termites because they left it exposed for three weeks. However, everyone is claiming they do things to code. I keep asking why didn't they get a permit then?! Thank you for saying 'weed out the flakes'...that made me laugh!
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Post by femalebusiness on Sept 26, 2017 23:38:10 GMT
You also may have a problem selling your house later with unpermitted work. You would either have to lie by omitting information on the the unpermited work or might be required to tear it apart to be inspected before you would be allowed to sell. Not certain about this but worth considering or looking into.
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Post by scrapsotime on Sept 26, 2017 23:40:46 GMT
Get the permit and this time use your own people. Do not let the insurance company do the hiring.
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Post by hop2 on Sept 26, 2017 23:48:45 GMT
Get the permit. BUT - go to your town, explain what the contractor did and ask them how much needs to be torn up. Hopefully your plumber did it to code and you won’t have to do ALL of it again.
Best of luck - building code officials aren’t usually the devil and hopefully you have a decent one who will help you sort thru this
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Post by perumbula on Sept 27, 2017 0:09:45 GMT
Get the permit. femalebusiness is right. If you have to sell your home down the road, that permit will be money in the bank for you. You will have to disclose the leak and repair when you go to sell (most likely.) If you don't have a permit, it will cause problems. Do it now while the insurance company is willing to pay to fix the permit issue. |
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Post by mom on Sept 27, 2017 0:15:34 GMT
Definitely get the permit. And I would have trouble trusting a company when they say they have followed code knowing they skipped the permit step. I would insist on a new company.
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