Was that addition or recently finished basement permited?
Well you have found the perfect house but you notice it has a basement that has recently been finished. The home inspector tells you that there are several things in the basement that aren’t up to code. You also notice that no air conditioner or furnace has been added to the house. The home inspector tells you that this new square footage is now taxing the HVAC system that will sized for the previous square footage. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? I’m thinking that the owner finished his basement and didn’t pull a permit. Let’s say that a deck has been added to the house. The home inspector tells you it is not embraced and supported properly. There is no flashing with a deck meets the house. The spindles are greater than 4 inches apart and a 6 inch sphere can pass through many places in the guardrail. The steps that lead up to the deck don’t have a handrail and it’s over 30 inches and more than four steps. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Chances are this deck was never permitte
