"cities could definitely streamline things a bit more. Renovations are adventurous enough without surprise bureaucratic side quests thrown in, lol."
Haha, "bureaucratic side quests" is spot-on. Honestly, it's frustrating how often this happens. Had a similar experience when we redid our bathroom—permit expired halfway through because the plumber had scheduling issues. Thought it'd be a quick renewal, but nope... had to resubmit paperwork and wait another two weeks just for approval. I get that cities need to keep things safe and organized, but there's gotta be a better way to handle these mid-project hiccups. Maybe some kind of grace period or simplified renewal process? Renovations already test your patience (and wallet) enough without extra red tape thrown in. Hang in there though, it'll be worth it once you're finally cooking in that new kitchen!
Yeah, dealing with permits mid-reno is a headache. We're halfway through our deck and just realized ours expires next week... now scrambling to figure out renewal. You'd think they'd send reminders or something? Seems like an easy fix.
- Yeah, city offices aren't exactly known for being proactive with reminders... learned that the hard way myself.
- Had a similar issue with a kitchen remodel last year—permit expired mid-project, had to pause everything and reapply. Set us back a good two weeks.
- Curious, did your city charge you extra fees for renewing mid-project? Ours did, felt like a bit of a cash grab honestly.
"Had a similar issue with a kitchen remodel last year—permit expired mid-project, had to pause everything and reapply. Set us back a good two weeks."
Been there myself... felt like the city was just waiting behind a bush to jump out yelling "gotcha!" 😂 Had to redo paperwork mid-deck build, and yep, they charged extra fees too. Definitely felt like paying a penalty for their lack of reminders. Hang in there though, once it's done you'll have a great story to tell over beers.
Ugh, isn't it wild how quickly they jump on expired permits but somehow can't send a simple heads-up email beforehand? Had a similar headache last summer when we were putting up our backyard fence. Thought we were all set, then boom—permit expired halfway through. Had to stop everything, resubmit paperwork, and of course pay another fee. Felt like paying twice for the same thing...fun times.
Did you also have to deal with inspections again after reapplying? We had to schedule another inspection even though they'd already approved the first half of the project. Seemed redundant (and expensive), but hey, at least the inspector was nice about it and didn't nitpick too much. Like you said, makes for a good story later over drinks.
