07-06-2009, 08:30 AM
Nancy,
I’ve been in Construction for over 30 years and Architectural design. I started out plumbing and have dug more ditches, built more risers than I care to recall and run miles and miles of Romex. I’ve watched building codes come and go and observed and practiced seismic regulations since their introduction. I’ve been contracting for 20 of those years and with all that… I find it down right insulting to be subject to such stupid ignorant laws as those I see in Hawaii. There’s no way in ____ I should have to go get an architectural license or any other license for that matter to do my own home. I’ve worked with many homeowners who have wired their houses better than electricians and I’ve watched electricians and plumbers massacre house structures and do such terrible jobs I had to toss them off the site, which includes HVAC people too.
I settled in with carpentry as my greater career within the industry and have always enjoyed it with the exception of one aspect. What I have found with regard to dissatisfaction in my career all has to deal with irresponsible legislative acts and the current craze to allow the IBC and its ban of merry manufacturing thieves to dictate what will be the building codes we follow by. To further aggravate this dilemma one can’t even see the “laws”/private published codes without buying the damn books. What sort of joke is that? The “law” for sale? This industry has become so dirty I decided not to return after this slump is gone. I have no interest to be in this dirty business anymore, it sickens me to no end. From the bankers, manufacturers and legislators… the general public has been tarred and feathered by all the con men and they weren’t contractors. All the while… the good contractors who really care about and love what they do… get the brunt of all the bull. I don’t sound like I’m whining do I?
Anyhow… it really ticks me off too. I as a carpenter and former contractor find it down right insulting to see that the Hawaii state legislature made licensed architects and contractors necessary for plumbing and electrical when it comes to the DIY aspect in privately owned single family homes. I have no intentions of getting a license and I sure as hell shouldn’t be required to, not just to do these things on my own home.
Anyhow back to the subject… now there exists so many non-permitted homes and this is most likely a result of the irresponsible legislation that serves as nothing but legislative lip-service to the protection of people in homes. The legislation is destructive towards its own end. Not to mention the lost property tax revenues, etc of those who never pulled permits. What in the ___ was going through these peoples minds when they approved such irresponsible, disrespectful, stupid laws? I’ve half a mind to rake them through the damn courts and sue the States ____ off. This is the topic above all else that burns my backside about the state of Hawaii; it actually enrages me to think about it.
I really want to know how these codes became existent. What was the real motive behind them and who if anyone lobbied for these stupid laws? I can see the validity of these codes when applied to business, but not with respect to the perspective private home owner.
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.
I’ve been in Construction for over 30 years and Architectural design. I started out plumbing and have dug more ditches, built more risers than I care to recall and run miles and miles of Romex. I’ve watched building codes come and go and observed and practiced seismic regulations since their introduction. I’ve been contracting for 20 of those years and with all that… I find it down right insulting to be subject to such stupid ignorant laws as those I see in Hawaii. There’s no way in ____ I should have to go get an architectural license or any other license for that matter to do my own home. I’ve worked with many homeowners who have wired their houses better than electricians and I’ve watched electricians and plumbers massacre house structures and do such terrible jobs I had to toss them off the site, which includes HVAC people too.
I settled in with carpentry as my greater career within the industry and have always enjoyed it with the exception of one aspect. What I have found with regard to dissatisfaction in my career all has to deal with irresponsible legislative acts and the current craze to allow the IBC and its ban of merry manufacturing thieves to dictate what will be the building codes we follow by. To further aggravate this dilemma one can’t even see the “laws”/private published codes without buying the damn books. What sort of joke is that? The “law” for sale? This industry has become so dirty I decided not to return after this slump is gone. I have no interest to be in this dirty business anymore, it sickens me to no end. From the bankers, manufacturers and legislators… the general public has been tarred and feathered by all the con men and they weren’t contractors. All the while… the good contractors who really care about and love what they do… get the brunt of all the bull. I don’t sound like I’m whining do I?
Anyhow… it really ticks me off too. I as a carpenter and former contractor find it down right insulting to see that the Hawaii state legislature made licensed architects and contractors necessary for plumbing and electrical when it comes to the DIY aspect in privately owned single family homes. I have no intentions of getting a license and I sure as hell shouldn’t be required to, not just to do these things on my own home.
Anyhow back to the subject… now there exists so many non-permitted homes and this is most likely a result of the irresponsible legislation that serves as nothing but legislative lip-service to the protection of people in homes. The legislation is destructive towards its own end. Not to mention the lost property tax revenues, etc of those who never pulled permits. What in the ___ was going through these peoples minds when they approved such irresponsible, disrespectful, stupid laws? I’ve half a mind to rake them through the damn courts and sue the States ____ off. This is the topic above all else that burns my backside about the state of Hawaii; it actually enrages me to think about it.
I really want to know how these codes became existent. What was the real motive behind them and who if anyone lobbied for these stupid laws? I can see the validity of these codes when applied to business, but not with respect to the perspective private home owner.
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.