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    When can you not use pier footers for building a small house in Upstate NY

    second story on Sono-Tube piers that is the question. Can it be done will the IRC allow it. Someone, and thanks to those of you that are looking to help..
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    When can you not use pier footers for building a small house in Upstate NY

    BILL Ernst leave my thread please your an idiot and for your information the designer got paid what he asked as a down payment the CE put a stop to his design not me.Please I have enough issues then to deal with someone that's has nothing better to do then try very hard to get a laugh out of his...
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    When can you not use pier footers for building a small house in Upstate NY

    Gentlemen, do not take offense that I say evil trust me he is not someone who a decent person would say he is just and remember he said I can make it hard for you to build your house. That gentlemen is abuse of power, and I am not saying other things he has said. Nevertheless, please excuse me...
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    When can you not use pier footers for building a small house in Upstate NY

    Dose anybody know if you can not build a second floor on pier footers ///sono tube etc. I want to send the .pdf but have not been successful trying.
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    When can you not use pier footers for building a small house in Upstate NY

    Thanks, Are the towns interpretation of the building code (THIER CODE) of the law registered online somewhere or is it at most usually at the towns they pertain too.
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    When can you not use pier footers for building a small house in Upstate NY

    jar546--- Your right if this was in reference to a unpractical person in the thread I mentioned that at one point of dealing with him in the past he said "I can make it very hard to build your house" I totally get what your saying, but I am now studying the ICC the people that copyright the IRC...
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    When can you not use pier footers for building a small house in Upstate NY

    Can you build two floors on pier footers in Upstate NY Please anybody out-there know..
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    When can you not use pier footers for building a small house in Upstate NY

    Hi all, Cda--- He is using the IRC 2015 His superior is part of the same crew the town superintendent. And I am in NY up state.
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    When can you not use pier footers for building a small house in Upstate NY

    hello all, Francis---- sounds good if he doesn't listen to reason as a last resort and he texted me the answer I think something with a letter head with cited language should be the manner of communication, at least I will attempt for Monday.
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    When can you not use pier footers for building a small house in Upstate NY

    cda--- Yes thinking that also I just don't want to sue, I want to live there retire there. I want to go about my approach before the Code Enforcer (CE) in another way. Doing things step by step from now on. He has after my request as to site why he has not passed my drawings. He sent by text...
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    When can you not use pier footers for building a small house in Upstate NY

    J Craver--- your right but this guy is not there to help me. he even said once I can make it hard for you to build your HOUSE! And I shouldn't have said evil. cda--- your absolutely right my friend said the same thing And I am felling I should post what this inspector said so all could see...
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    When can you not use pier footers for building a small house in Upstate NY

    I see Footers all over the place pier footers are cheaper and when done right last the life of the house. I paid for plans and the Code Enforcement person has told me that do not meet the code and when I asked him to explain or quote the code or write a refusal letter with the code he choose to...
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