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Construction tip: Tearing down all but one wall

Posted on Sunday, August 5th, 2007 at 10:41 pm.

Here's a construction & permitting tip if you're planning on tearing down a home and building a new one in its place: In many jurisdictions, if you keep one wall, the project is considered a "renovation" instead of an entirely new construction, and therefore falls under different permitting guidelines - often much simpler & easier permitting guidelines!


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2 Responses to “Construction tip: Tearing down all but one wall”

  1. Erin Attardi, Realtor - Sacramento, CA Says:

    Very true! My neighbor left one wall and his chimney up and it was considered a renovation. My husband and I left 2 walls up…

  2. Ronald Miller Says:

    Hey Daniel,

    Great and true tip. Have a good one.



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