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Originally Posted by catalin
A permit will get you lots of headaches then when you need help like I did from the city of Maple Ridge, they say crap like "talk to a lawyer", or "we don't have jurisdiction in your yard".
Anyways you can contact a good friend/contractor of mine that has been in the industry for many years;
Tony Rodriguez
Firm Built Construction
(604) 992-4690
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You've just given some of the worst and most inaccurate advice I have ever seen on RS.
The overwhelming majority of good contractors would not even agree to take on a project without the necessary permits, because of the possibility of a stop work order. A permit is a very minor expense for a homeowner to incur in exchange for the assurance that a project is safely built, especially in regards to decks and basements which are popular targets of questionable contractors.
I've been in the construction industry for years, been through thousands of inspections, and every one has ended with my work being signed off. I've also been brought in on about a dozen projects to complete work started by other contractors who inspectors did not sign off, because the work was not up to code and in a number of cases outright dangerous - a perfect example of the permit process protecting homeowners.