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    Unfinished Basement

    Hello, We purchased a home with an unfinished basement. We are going to keep the basement unfinished due to the ceiling height (around 6 1/2 feet) and the difficulty in putting in an emergency egress. The city approved plans to replace an existing mini split and redo the electrical, and...
  2. JimmyTreeX

    Principal Code Inspector (NY)- Promotional Exam- Advice on what to study

    I have a promotional exam coming up for a Principal Code Inspector (NY State), Grade 20, and was looking for some advice on what to study. This will be my 4th promotional exam (Code Tech, Assistant Code Inspector, Code Inspector, Senior Code Inspector) so I’m very familiar, but at the same time...
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