Hey guys, a while ago I had ripped out a tub and surround and put in a new tub, removed the sheetrock on the walls, installed new durock cement board and a vapor barrier, and then tiled the surround. I also had to make some small adjustments to the pvc plumbing below (put in a new p-trap by solvent welding/pvc cement) just so it would line up to the new tub's drain (since the new tub's drain was located about an inch or two off from the old tub's drain).
Anyways, this is in a condo unit that I own. I am very happy with the new tub and surround as the shower has worked wonderfully without any issues or water leaks. I asked a friend of mine that owns a real estate company if I should obtain a permit before I started working on it and he said not to worry about it and it would be a non issue since most people don't get permits.
Now I kind of wish I had, mostly because I think a permit is a good thing to have for insurance policies and for when you sell your property... the new owner will have peace of mind. Also, I feel like we are going to be selling this property in the next five years and I don't really know how to go about selling it without a permit for the new shower.
I am planning on redoing our second bathroom in the condo and installing a brand new tiled shower there as well. I also will plan on tiling bathroom floors, adding hardwood floors, painting walls, and possibly upgrading the kitchen. I won't be knocking down walls or anything, nor will I be changing square footage, but I will be prettying things up a bit with the things I mentioned above. I will be getting permits this time around since a few years down the road when I sell the place the buyer will know things were done correctly and I won't be held liable for anything.
I took photographs of the process of putting in the tub and surround and was wondering if I could just go get a permit with the old photos? Or should I just forget about getting the permit all together and not even mention anything about that one non-permitted shower and hope that when it is time to sell the buyer and inspector won't say anything? That one tub/surround/shower will be the only thing without a permit, since everything else I will get permits for this time around.
Thanks in advance
Anyways, this is in a condo unit that I own. I am very happy with the new tub and surround as the shower has worked wonderfully without any issues or water leaks. I asked a friend of mine that owns a real estate company if I should obtain a permit before I started working on it and he said not to worry about it and it would be a non issue since most people don't get permits.
Now I kind of wish I had, mostly because I think a permit is a good thing to have for insurance policies and for when you sell your property... the new owner will have peace of mind. Also, I feel like we are going to be selling this property in the next five years and I don't really know how to go about selling it without a permit for the new shower.
I am planning on redoing our second bathroom in the condo and installing a brand new tiled shower there as well. I also will plan on tiling bathroom floors, adding hardwood floors, painting walls, and possibly upgrading the kitchen. I won't be knocking down walls or anything, nor will I be changing square footage, but I will be prettying things up a bit with the things I mentioned above. I will be getting permits this time around since a few years down the road when I sell the place the buyer will know things were done correctly and I won't be held liable for anything.
I took photographs of the process of putting in the tub and surround and was wondering if I could just go get a permit with the old photos? Or should I just forget about getting the permit all together and not even mention anything about that one non-permitted shower and hope that when it is time to sell the buyer and inspector won't say anything? That one tub/surround/shower will be the only thing without a permit, since everything else I will get permits for this time around.
Thanks in advance