Well, well, well-

So we did the excavation (I think you saw the holes) and I called the building department to come do the inspection. The inspector seemed surprised that I wanted him to come inspect the slab despite the fact that he indicated the spots for us to excavate. He said that the inspection of the slab wouldn’t be done until after we got our permit; it would be our first inspection.

I told him that I didn’t really want to proceed with the plans and the permitting without knowing if the slab passes inspection. He seemed to understand my reasoning, but was unsure what to do. I suspect billing his time is the root of the problem. Ugh. I suggested that this should be covered under Dan’s (the previous owner of our land) permit for the slab. He needs to take it up with someone and get back to him. Double Ugh!

If we have to tear up the slab, it’s not ideal and it’s not the end of the world. Since we’ve designed using the existing slab, I doubt we would want to change much. I could see reorienting it north-south instead of the slightly off north-south angle it’s on now. This would affect the site map and potentially other things which I would prefer to do before we get our permit.