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I just want to build an ark!

Thoughts on building codes and city ordinances.

I was recently sent a humorous story about what it would be like for Noah to attempt to build the ark in 2013.  You can read it here.

While this story is humorous it does have many of the “hard facts of life” for builders at its core.  I have worked with many city building officials and inspectors - most of the time they have been very pleasant and helpful.  They often get a bad reputation as “government workers just trying to make everyone’s life difficult.”  I have found the opposite to be true.  As long as I, a builder, come in prepared and having made my best, honest effort to do things correctly, they are often very accommodating.  Northfield (my home town), for instance, has always been a pleasure to work with. …keep reading

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