Jeff Durling wrote:
> Yeah, but when buying a house isn't that what the inspection is for? As
> long as it passed inspection or you, or the previous owner, took care of
> what was found you should be fine.
>
> Jeff Durling
That's when you bought the house. After you've bought it, if you go to
install or update a device like that, you need to adhere to current
code. It can't huhrt to get things checked out to be sure.
I wrote:
> OTOH Adam, if there's a fire and you're found to not be within code, you
> will probably not get your insurance claim fulfilled (or at least you
> won't get as much as you should). If everything is up to coded and has
> been inspected, you're in a much better position.
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