I live in a very old house. The code inspector came through and found many violations to code (sadly) and said he didn't think my loan would be enough to remedy everything that was in violation. It was nice to find out what needed to be fixed but here's my question. My house heats the upstairs using floor registers in each room (they can be opened/closed) and we've never frozen to death. He walked through and said that there had to be a heat source in every upper room. Is this right? My house is not a rental unit. My family lives in it, we own it. Everything I've found says that the daytime temp has to be 68 degrees F and nighttime temp 55 degrees F (for rentals). It says nothing about heat sources or how this applies to homes that are occupied by their owners. Code inspector is saying I need to add heat sources which costs money. Is this right? Where can I get a detailed list of Michigan codes?
2007-10-27 01:29:40 · 3 answers · asked by Alone in a crowd 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
sounds like he is out of his area on this one. check with the state building code office, the city can not exceed the state requirements, did he ask to check or did he demand to see , don't think he has any jurisdiction on Private dwellings
2007-10-27 02:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under what circumstances did you allow him to enter in the first place? Did you just buy this place? Was there work done on the system recently? I saw youreferance to a loan, so were you taking out home equity to upgrade? Need to know 1. What has been done? 2 What were you planning to do? If you have done nothing to the existing system, he has no right to demand changes.
2007-10-27 04:11:23 · answer #2 · answered by landlordscott 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he is referring to registers in each room. That is necessary for a properly designed system. For more about hvac systems and design check out the ducts page at www.hvac-for-beginners.com
2007-10-27 01:52:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋