[TigersEye]

You don’t need no steenking permit!

[Paladin2]

Did you pass the background check?

[Autonomous User]

I’m in 32459 and yep new codes up here require glass to have a huricane rating if you want to replace existing. I tried to replace my front door an was informed I needed a building permit and a certificate for the new door.

[Roos_Girl]

You can look up your county building code at www.municode.com

[5th MEB]

Haven’t heard of it; but it doesn’t surprise me at all, our political Overlords have been pushing their “energy efficient” windows for years.
Solution #1: Ignore the permit process, it will just cost you about $250 to $500; and gives the local inspector a reason to come over and gig you on stuff that was done befor you even bought the house (make you upgrade at additional costs and fees).
Just another government rip off; and reason to intrude into your life.
Buy your windows, install them, job is done.

[HotHunt]

In Florida where I currently live, Zip 32640, all building materials, including remodel materials, for residential homes must meet hurricane standards. The reason is obvious.

I built a new house three years ago and was able to use the old, double pane windows I took out of an old house I tore down, but only because they still met the minimum hurricane standards for new windows. Otherwise, I would have had to buy all new windows.

I joke that half the price of my new home was for the metal straps and nails to hold everything down and together in case of high winds, because there was a ton of them required by the county building department.

Sounds like Lowe's still has a bunch of inventory of windows it can't sell where your'e located anymore. Company should ship them to someplace like their stores in Arizona where they can probably still sell them there.

[SampleMan]

Sounds likely.

I did a large renovation and wanted to reuse 5 year old windows worth $6000. I couldn’t because the codes had changed. Arrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!

[snarkpup]

I just had all of my windows replaced. The local building code for installing windows violates, is inferior to, and is more complex than the manufacturer's recommendations. Specifically, it calls for multiple layers of plastic sheeting between the window and the building, which have no function other than to provide three additional paths for water to leak in.

[wgmalabama]

You want homeowners insurance at affordable rates. Building codes go hand in hand with the crony capitalism / regulations of local, city and state governments. Florida wants to force insurance companies to share the cost of insurance with non hurricane areas. I yhink its a scam just like health insurance including birth control for males. JMHO.

WE GET THE GOVERNMENT THAT 50.1,% OF US ASK FOR!