02-15-2016, 08:50 AM
Building codes exist for safety reason and yes the insurance companies and others have wrongly had their hand in it
In the absence of bank funding, insurance, or public endangerment, the existing standards are ridiculous overkill for our local environment.
It really should be up to those who are paying for it.
Separately/related, I wonder how many of these situations are "long-term temporary", with the occupants either leaving the island or working towards something more permanent. Why build a full-code house if you're just going to leave in a few years?
In the absence of bank funding, insurance, or public endangerment, the existing standards are ridiculous overkill for our local environment.
It really should be up to those who are paying for it.
Separately/related, I wonder how many of these situations are "long-term temporary", with the occupants either leaving the island or working towards something more permanent. Why build a full-code house if you're just going to leave in a few years?