tkappeler
Platinum Member
I too had a laugh on that one too. Some architects are...well, full of themselves.
Unfortunately, it's not the architect who feels he wants/needs to review them. The township requires it in all cases!!! :shocked: I guess the township is doing CYA to insure that the materials installed trully meet what was specified.
In addition, the architect specified TJI brand truss joists and Microllam beams and the roof truss manufacturer uses Rosboro BigBeams and Nordic-Joist brand truss joists. Both are cheaper and STRONGER than the ones spec'd by the architect but now he has to review to insure the load characteristics meet what he spec'd.
When I built a home back in '90, the blueprints were 5 pages plus electrical and plumbing and that was it. This regulation and CYA is unbelievable. I can easily see that between the energy efficiency requirements plus these regulations/CYA procedures, that it add at least 25K to the cost of the home.