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Posted by doordoc@prodigy.net on February 19, 2007, 4:56 pm
Well Miami may be different, but on the Fla west coast if they catch
you (competitor turning you in or inspectors driving down street will
ck for permit if they see a new door on old house) they charge 3-4
times the normal permit & will pull your license if they catch you too
many times. There is one company here that will pay their employees a
$50.00 bounty for the address if they see another company doing a door
without a permit. So there is incentive to get the permit prior to
installing.
So like it or not (yes it takes longer to get the permit then to do
the install) if the local permit office requires a permit for
replacement doors we (as most all of the other door companys here) get
a permit. Then the homeowner has to be home to let the inspector into
the garage for the final inspection after the install which they will
give a date but not a time or they will charge another $50-$75 re-
inspection fee on top of the $45 to $150 (varies by locality) that the
permit cost to begin with. One of those that when they don't charge
local or state income tax they got to get their money from somewhere
else.
There is a pretty big selection in different type of doors that are
available but yes the ones from Designer Door are probably the most
expensive on the market. However they are a 3" thick all wood door,
but in Florida that may not necessarily be a good thing.
DoorDoc
www.ActionDoor.com
Ft Myers, FL
> This is true. I have to get hurricane proof doors.
>
> Whether permit is required or not...it is...it is never practiced however if
> you are just replacing. The installers wouldn't even bother with it as they
> don't want to turn a 4 hour job into a 2 day job. Most of them will not
> deal with permitting without substantially adding to the cost.
>
> MC
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> > If you live in Miami (or anywhere in Florida) the doors have to meet
> > hurricane windloads which will eliminate the selection of some
> > companies and/or products. Also you will probably need to get a permit
> > (required by state code but not enforced everywhere).
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> > Doordoc
> >www.ActionDoor.com
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> >> Too bad you don't remember the name...if it comes back to you please
> >> post!
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> >> MC
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> >> > MiamiCuse wrote:
> >> >> I would like to get some clean simplegaragedoors but I hate the
> >> >> typical
> >> >> vinyl coated doors with raised panels. Any recommendations?
>
> >> >> I found this one source:
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> >> >>http://www.designerdoors.com/Studio/comm/gallery1.htm
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> >> >> but it's very traditional.
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> >> > Designerdoors make a nice product, but I think they're substantially
> >> > overpriced. I've found a Canadian firm (can't remember their name, or
> >> > website link) that was 1/3 the cost for an equal product (really).-
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