Re: SB: NW New Mexico Codes etc.

[Michel Wingard <carrrpenter@yahoo.com>]

They do not allow load bearing at all. As too fees
I've not done any work in N.M..
--- julie fullmer <wellforlife@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, to anyone who has (or is) building in NW New
> Mexico. I have been trying 
> to look for codes online and such. All we found was
> some non-load bearing 
> rules (do they allow load bearing?) And it looks to
> us like they want you to 
> build like Fort Knox. 2 pins per bale 2 1/2 bales
> deep etc. Plus some other 
> stuff I haven't seen in the books.
> Some stuff we saw about fees seemed to us like the
> fees would run about 
> $1800.00? ouch!!!(figuring a $60K house)
> Does this seem correct?
> Seems to me to be trying to take some of the
> simplicity and lower cost out 
> of the picture...
> 
> Thanks, Julie
> 
>
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