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NEED HELP with building inspector in Georgia

 
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Hello Permies. I am reaching out to the Permies community for help. I have been working on a construction of a straw bale home and during the final inspection the inspector required a letter from an engineer on my foundation/ slab/ insulation. Trying to keep a long story short, with a straw bale house, cob floor, rubble trench foundation with a 6" concrete topper tied into two running rows of masonry blocks for a stem wall, there are a few issues that are not in the code. The problem is structural engineers are too busy to respond, only work on commercial projects or identify issues that require a tear down and rebuild to correct. So, if anyone knows of a architect or structural engineer that is open minded and willing to work in North Georgia, that would be great. Believe me, I have reached out to many people, friends of friends and etc. The structural is almost move in and has been a project of my life for 5 years. I am considered an owner/ builder, but still must make the structure to code. The foundation was prior approved, but not the slab. Straw bale is in the IBC 2016 Appendix R, so I believe I can get the insulation part resolved. Any more details just contact me and we can move forward. Many thanks in advance.
 
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Did you take any photos?
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Hello I wanted to start off by saying sorry cannot help out with current question since we are new to this community. We too are in north Georgia mountains near Blue Ridge and Blairsville and trying to be successful to build a tiny home but need assistance. You probably have a lot of experience doing this for the last five years and wondering if we can talk. Wondering if there’s a community north Georgia that’s willing to help out I know I build as much more successful when we have more people from the community helping each other. Thank you
 
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