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• The permit was $35 - lrcordell 15:37:36 06/30/07 (2)
  In Reply to: RE: Was the quote for doing the job with a permit? posted by Al Sekela on June 30, 2007 at 13:08:14

  They wanted $800 to do some water piping that would have cost about $150 in Greenville, SC. Evidently there are a lot of people around here with a lot of money who pay such prices, because none of the contractors care whether they have your business or not--they are plenty busy without you.
  
  

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  • Not the permit fee, the waiting around for the inspector... - Al Sekela 14:35:13 07/01/07 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: The permit was $35 posted by lrcordell on June 30, 2007 at 15:37:36

    I don't know how reliable the building inspector is in your area. We have a good setup here, where you can make an inspection appointment through an automated phone system. The inspector showed up right on time and signed off the job quickly.
    
    If your contractor has to wait for a day or two for the inspector to show up, I can understand the high bid.
    
    

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    • $35 was the only expense explcitly for permit/inspection... - lrcordell 14:09:54 07/02/07 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: Not the permit fee, the waiting around for the inspector... posted by Al Sekela on July 01, 2007 at 14:35:13

      If they were building anything else into the price related to the inspection, then they didn't itemize it, and, in fact, made it to look like the fees specific to the work being done. Ultimately, some "waiting around" money could be built in, but nothing was said of it.
      
      

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