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Suggestions For Dealing With Building Inspectors

 There's only one way to deal with the building inspector and that's to put a smile on your face and try to get along with this person. You should treat the building inspector like they're your best friend, because they can cost you a lot of money and time, if you were to create an enemy instead of a friend. It's always a good idea to be friendly with everyone in the construction business, but your local inspectors, can make or break a construction project. I know contractors and superintendents that often take the building inspectors out to breakfast, just to get to know them a little bit better. This often isn't a bad idea, if you're working on a large project. Whatever you do, do not buy any building inspectors, anything. If you take a inspector out to lunch, make sure that he understands that you are just buying him lunch as a friend. If the inspector refuses, you could always suggest going out to lunch and splitting the bill. Make sure that the inspectors u