CarlD, you really need to read a reply, I said they are fascist about their codes, nothing else... I really don't like people re-interpreting things... I could honestly care less about politics anywhere else but where I live...

And, sorry, the whole code BS is just a lot of that, BS... For safety, ZERO ISSUES! But for profit, screw that...

I mean there is so much stuff that they can be "anal" about that has NOTHING to do with safety... It is all about making a buck...

And, I have zero issues with the "code" being used to weed out bad vs good contractors. I do have an issue when they say something has to be redone only to line the contractors and the municipality/inspectors pockets, as well as a reason to "raise taxes"... All of that is just flat out greed, with no benefit for the homeowner...

Hell, I love it when code changes and you are grandfathered in on something. Safety isn't an issue at all, obviously, since you are grandfathered in, but you change one item associated and ALL of it has to change, and why???

Sorry, too many "standards" idiots looking for a way to control others. I live next to one of those "idiots", he is an engineer that is part of a standards organization. EVERYONE says he is a controlling asshat that makes more problems for people with little in the way of real justifications. He is flat out a control freak. And, living next to him I can concur.