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04-02-2011, 11:37 AM #4
I would strongly recommend having an Engineer stamp all plans or at least review it. There is a liability issue here. A stamp would be good. You say "I have the freedom of letting the engineer take care of whatever I want". Well yes and no. An Engineer is going to engineer the structural, such as framing and foundation. If that Engineer is signing off or stamping the plan, you HAVE to go with what he calls for or you do always have the option of using a different Engineer. Some foundation companies will use their own Engineers for the foundation just like truss companies. I'm pretty good at guessing what our Engineer wants 90% of the time but bottom line is, He makes all final calls if he's stamping the plan.
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