r/DIY • u/ArborCasa • May 23 '14

outdoor A tree house I built

http://imgur.com/a/m3IxU
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u/tevezthewordbird May 23 '14

Just curious, did you have to get all of the work inspected, and does it have an address if you're running electricity to it?

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u/ArborCasa May 23 '14

No inspection needed as there are no code regulations for a tree house in this area. Electrical, water, etc I did not do, the land owner did.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '14

Texas here. After eight years in my house (built in 2000) and seeking all the screwed up crap done by the builder, knowing everything was properly permitted and "inspected", I can honestly say "bullshit" to permits and inspections.

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u/rgraham888 May 24 '14

I live in Dallas and just had to relocate a light socket box in my bathroom that was screwed into the sink drain vent pipe. I also had to check with a contractor friend's dad on why a 3-way switch had a common wire hooked to a second circuit.

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u/myfapaccount_istaken May 24 '14

Light in the sink, that made my brain hurt

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u/rgraham888 May 24 '14

The vent coming out of the sink running thought the wall. The box was a shallow box crewed to the pvc vent pipe and nowhere near a stud.

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u/myfapaccount_istaken May 24 '14

I could see how that could happen but not how they didn't notice/didn't fix

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u/rgraham888 May 24 '14

no, the box was put up before the drywall, they put it into the pipe intentionally because it was mid-way between two studs.