said by garys_2k:Too bad the inspector issued a CO. If he hadn't that would have put more pressure on the GC. Since the premit did say "stairs" he should've required them to meet code.
Coulda' shoulda' woulda', I know. Now you're stuck having to finish the job.
Yea the BI said the same thing today when I talked to him. He wanted to close it out for us to be able to use legally but also wanted to stick it to the GC. In the end the home owner is his priority so he signed off being a nice guy to help us get on with the project. That's why he suggested going after the GC's $10,000 guaranteed state backed insurance. That way I can have someone else do the work at the GC's expense. He said there's nothing the GC can do to stop a claim in this situation. The Bi went as far as to offer to fill the paperwork out himself for me and he'd stand behind me if needed to the state. He already talked to the state last week on it actually just in case.
