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Oh my goodness...this is never-ending! So the town of Holly Springs declared it's too wet to secure the footings for the deck. !
It sounds like your contractor is trying to dig the post footers as the initial step? The framing of our deck and porch was virtually complete before the post footer holes were dug and inspected . Digging the footers and getting an inspection can be done very late in the construction process.
It sounds like your contractor is trying to dig the post footers as the initial step? The framing of our deck and porch was virtually complete before the post footer holes were dug and inspected . Digging the footers and getting an inspection can be done very late in the construction process.
Frank
Very true! I was very surprised to come home from work and see my whole deck (and quite a bit of the screened porch) built while the structure was suspended on temporary supports! The footings were inspected two or three days into the job, and then the posts and concrete were set. I think they do it that way to save time. One contractor I got a bid from said it would take three weeks to complete the project but the one I went with did it in about one. It's a good thing too because one week of construction chaos was about all I could stand!
Very true! I was very surprised to come home from work and see my whole deck (and quite a bit of the screened porch) built while the structure was suspended on temporary supports! The footings were inspected two or three days into the job, and then the posts and concrete were set. I think they do it that way to save time. One contractor I got a bid from said it would take three weeks to complete the project but the one I went with did it in about one. It's a good thing too because one week of construction chaos was about all I could stand!
Yep, this way the contractors are not delayed waiting for an inspection or for the concrete to cure so its much more efficient timewise.
It also ensures the footers are in the right place
Yes, but in this case I think getting the inspection up front makes sense since their are questions about the floodplain. It would be a shame to wait two or three days into contruction to get the insepction just to have the isnpector reject the project over the flood plain issue. From the sounds of this thread, even if you get a permit, it sounds like it can still be zapped by the inspector upon their field visit over the flood plain issue.
Yes, but in this case I think getting the inspection up front makes sense since their are questions about the floodplain. It would be a shame to wait two or three days into contruction to get the insepction just to have the isnpector reject the project over the flood plain issue. From the sounds of this thread, even if you get a permit, it sounds like it can still be zapped by the inspector upon their field visit over the flood plain issue.
I don't think the whole project would get nixxed after the permit - the inspection is of the footing holes, and the ground is apparently too wet to dig them properly. I would hope that the ground will dry out - if it doesn't that may nix the project more than the inspector would!
OP here...
Guess what? The footings for the fence were put in yesterday!!! Yay!!! Hopefully the engineer will be here today to make sure the footings of the deck go in. Couldn't be more excited. Well, actually I'll be more excited when it's done and I can post a picture! Thank you for all of the advice received from my CD friends!
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