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Originally Posted by BrinChi
Curious whether anyone thinks it's necessary to get a building permit to perform about $5,000 worth of tuckpointing. It would include replacing about 100 bricks. The mason I'm working with is already licensed with the city, but is it risky to skip the permit? I'm in a landmark district so I could get my permit fees waived, but looks like that process takes 90-120 days lol.
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Literally just did a project this size. Getting permits didn't even cross my mind.
For most smallish ongoing maintenance items like this, the city doesn't want to be involved. Just make sure you are doing it right so if the city does show up, you can tell them to get lost because you are just keeping up your property the right way.
Oh and please don't use cement bearing mortar mix. Ideally your contractor is using 4 parts sand to one part lime. Type O will work too which is 7 parts sand to one part lime and one part cement. Anything with too much cement will destroy your old masonry.
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