My retirement home in Arizona is only 299 Sq Ft
Just under 15ft X 20Ft. with a single level.
I have been a Special Building Inspector working with Ironworkers , Concrete , Masonry and a lot of other trades for over 30 years.
I have to work with the City & County Building dept. as well.
I absolutely Hate Code Enforcement they are nothing more than Nazi's
So, you hate yourself for being a Nazi?
I am not Code Enforcement.
I am Hired directly by the Owner of the Buildings , Engineer and or Architect .
As there Quality Control.
I have to deal with the AZZ Wipes that work for the Building Departments and at time Code Enforcement when they show up to through their weight around.
I have had Code Enforcement write me up several times on my property in Communist Mexifornia and I have won every argument with them.
They even sent me a violation that all of my Structures were in violation of the Codes and 4 pages of filler latter told me that all violations were required to be permanently removed by said date.
It took me 2 years to get out from under that one. I called them a bunch of Nazi's in their office with about 15 other people that were written up for things. The room erupted with cheers when I called them Nazi's.
I win my arguments with them because I know how to read between the lines of the Codes and I know exactly how to twist the Codes for my advantage.
I use that knowledge on my jobs to fight against Building Inspectors and Bad Contractors against their Sub's and vice versa.
I piss everyone off on some jobs Even Company's that Hire me to do inspections for them with their clients.
I see things one way and that is in the best interests of the owner of the building I am working on and I do not care who's feathers I ruffle if they are not looking at following the Engineers designs and get the job completed in a timely manor for the owner. You could call me the Owners Brown Shirt and I would not be offended at all.
I have been Hit on the Job, Threatened with my Life on the Job , Kicked off jobs and Labs Hire me to go on jobs where other inspectors have pissed everyone off so bad that their Contracts were going to be canceled.
So they send me into the Hornets Nest to fix things. 99% of the time when the building is done the Contractors and workers want me on their next projects. Hospital Inspector of Records (IOR's) usually Love me School Inspectors (DSA) Usually love me.
City & County Inspectors Hate me.
When I retire I do not want anything to do with City Inspectors or Code Enforcement so I am doing everything I can to avoid them.