Have you guys managed to get an extension from your building department in the past? We are in a weird situation where we inherited a very large project from another contrctor who was taking forever to finish and our building permit is about to expire. Residential house lift in Seattle, WA.
Residential building permit extensions
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Have you guys managed to get an extension from your building department in the past? We are in a weird situation where we inherited a very large project from another contrctor who was taking forever to finish and our building permit is about to expire. Residential house lift in Seattle, WA.
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Ours are good here for 6 months. I have needed more time and was told as long as project is progressing no need to renew. Other than that I can't be much help, good luck taking on someone else's project. Make sure you cover you butt legal and money wise, can be a huge can of worms.
Well just found this Building Permit Renewals - SDCI | seattle.gov
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Here the new contractor would have to buy a whole new permit. Price is based on project cost so that should be lower if its partially completed. Permits are good for a year then you have to buy a new one based on what remains to be done.
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Here is good for the year, at the end of the year they try to close out the year and follow up on all open permits, you can get an extension.
I would stop by and ask them because every juristiction does its own thing.
A little farther north than Seattle, but all the permits were automatically extended when Covid hit. Before that, you just had to file a 6mo extension request which weren't questioned much. After the extension if you need another one, you have to show a good reason for it and also show some progress.
My buddy built his vacation home over a few years like that.
My buddy built his vacation home over a few years like that.
Our general contracting permits fo residential are good for 1 year, however we were granted a free extension by the building and permits dept, which saved us the cost of another permit- about $9,000.
we are currently at 1 year now and the drywall tapers are almost complete, so we have several months to go.
the chief inspector said we weren’t the only builders in this situation, it’s a big house, truly a custom project.
we started the design phase 4 years ago
i think the supply chain problems some have had, fewer quality subcontractors, and our booming market have contributed to the extended timeframes
not everyone has been granted an extension, for various reasons
‘we’re fortunate in many ways
we are currently at 1 year now and the drywall tapers are almost complete, so we have several months to go.
the chief inspector said we weren’t the only builders in this situation, it’s a big house, truly a custom project.
we started the design phase 4 years ago
i think the supply chain problems some have had, fewer quality subcontractors, and our booming market have contributed to the extended timeframes
not everyone has been granted an extension, for various reasons
‘we’re fortunate in many ways
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