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Exactly. I've seen guys send in 10 pages of "support" and get their app kicked, while guys with one properly-worded, comprehensive paragraph sail through.
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Right, that is the secondary review that can happen to anyone's application though. As you said, that typically happens AFTER taking the test. The bigger hurdle is passing t...
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It takes several weeks for the initional application processing. You can check https://www2.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/ProcessingTimes/ProcessingTimes.asp to see what dates th...
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Actually, I did answer your question. In your original post you stated: If the contractor who signed your application is the same individual for whom you performed all y...
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Well, if you did all the certifiable work for this guy, he's a properly licensed contractor, and you satisfy the requirements, then I would think the only people that would ha...
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Good. Ed's a good man as is his brother John and all the guys at MC Consultants. I've worked with those guys many times. Glad it worked out well for you.
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Who was your GC expert?
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This is purely from memory, but I do remember getting a chuckle when he did the house here in So Cal. The images of Holmes and his crew trying to drive nails were classic. Ove...
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Here in California, it's pretty clear. Section 7026 of the California Business and Professions Code defines a contractor as such:
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Except that in production framing, by the time the roof is loaded we're long gone. Before loading, you can't really see what the truss is going to do. The best thing to do ...
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It's a function of how the truss is designed. There's a reason why they call them "two-point bearing" and "three-point bearing" trusses. If the truss is designed as a two-point ...
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I agree. Even when we were a two-man shop (my dad and I), we had a uniform service provide us with simple but nice uniforms, complete with name tags. No logos back then, just th...
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"Instead, I'll do the electrical, the iris bulbs, the HVAC, the structural framing, the gas lines, the roof, AND the plumbing too. Then, when everything is jacked up you only ...
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I agree with you 100% as to the Code being the minimum standard and that we should strive to exceed it whenever possible. My point here is that the adhesive methods AS DESCRIB...
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For me, the ONLY book that matters is the Code book. Obviously, in Canada the code allows you to glue, here in the States you can but only in conjunction with traditional faste...
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All excellent points...if you live in Canada. If you live in the States (all 50, not just California), there are no codes that I am aware of that allow glue in rated assembli...
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No advice for the OP. Too many violations of the California Contractors License Law listed in this thread to even try to respond to. Each one actionable and serious enough to re...
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If it's not a required exit door, then there is no minimum size under the IRC.
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I suppose the the only downside is that the nail/screw and glue assemblies as described are all illegal in any state that utilizes the IRC or IBC (including Illinois). Per Table...
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