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New building code law bars a key inspection in most of NC

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A provision in a new state law barring most North Carolina governments from requiring inspections of the plywood and nails that hold a home’s frame together could leave many vulnerable to high winds, building safety experts are warning. House Bill 488, which was approved mostly by Republican lawmakers last week over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto, received attention previously for pausing an effort to overhaul North Carolina’s energy efficiency building code. It also updates North Carolina’s code to require that homes built in largely coastal areas where engineers estimate wind speeds could reach 140 mph undergo a sheathing inspection while preventing local governments in all other areas of the state from requiring it.

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article278296783.html#storylink=cpy
 
If 140 MPH, requires the sheathing inspection...Shirley if they could find a way to not delay construction, they would not object....
 
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