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Escambia County Waives Permit, Inspection Fees for Freeze-Related Pipe Damage
January 6, 2018
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners has temporarily waived permitting and inspection fees for damages to plumbing piping related to the recent hard freezes in the area.
Fees will be waived for 14 days beginning Thursday, Jan. 4 and ending at close of business Thursday, Jan. 18. The waiver is not retroactive, and refunds will not be issued for fees incurred prior to Jan. 4.
Please note that this waiver only applies to permit and inspection fees. Permits are still required as usual.
The waived fees were proposed by the Escambia County Building Services Department and the Building Services Inspection Fund Advisory Board in an effort to lessen the hardship or cost to the consumer for freeze-related pipe damages. Once the consumer obtains a plumbing contractor to make the appropriate repairs, they will obtain the permitting with the waived fees reflected.
For more information, please contact Building Services at 850-595-3550 or buildinginspections@myescambia.com.
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5 Responses to “Escambia County Waives Permit, Inspection Fees for Freeze-Related Pipe Damage”
Not much left in old galvanized or copper pipe plumbing anymore. Plumbers/Fitters are a thing of the past other than new construction or industrial settings.
A roll of PEX pipe and quality crimpers make any handyman or homeowner a plumber now days.
You must be joking. With shark bites, an eight year old child could safely repair a frozen pipe. Permits to repair a frozen pipe…….right. Youtube has videos which could assist that child, but most people(99%) can fix a frozen pipe just getting shark bite connectors and a cut to length replacement pipe.
With all the so called handymen, its laughable that you dont use a real plumber. The many screw ups I repaired from handymen caused more than they saved
Does anyone ever get a permit to fix a pipe anyways lol?
Most people either effect the repairs themselves or just simply call a plumber.
A permit to fix your pipes, almost laughable, were it not so very insulting.