{"id":138761,"date":"2019-02-07T15:12:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T15:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.georgianewsdesk.com\/news\/story\/138761\/chicago-porches-on-building-inspectors-hit-lists-after-accidental-deaths.html"},"modified":"2019-02-07T15:12:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T15:12:14","slug":"chicago-porches-on-building-inspectors-hit-lists-after-accidental-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/story\/138761\/chicago-porches-on-building-inspectors-hit-lists-after-accidental-deaths.html","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Porches on Building Inspectors&#8217; Hit Lists After Accidental Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">After several high-profile porch collapses in and around the city in recent years, Chicago Building Department officials are targeting older multi-story porches for safety inspections, and though the result of those examination vary, violations that require architectural drawings and complete porch rebuilding are commonplace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caps\"><img style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\" src=\"http:\/\/www.getnews.info\/uploads\/ac09f4e2a9b45e3fed913fe51af50a48.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The subjects of this &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/masonrytuckpointing.com\/chicago-porches-porch-rebuilding-correcting-porch-violations\/\" target=\"_blank\">Code Complaint Chicago Porch<\/a>&#8221; campaign can be anywhere from the single-story porch to large ones that reach three floors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Building owners who had their constructed based on architectural drawings, had a Chicago building permit issued and passed an inspection by the City of Chicago building inspector, likely will continue to pass.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The problem lies in old porches that may never have been examined by a professional, and could well be unsafe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">EDMAR Corporation provides owners with assistance with correcting porch-related Chicago building code violations, including preparation of blueprints, obtaining of building permits, and porch construction.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\" src=\"http:\/\/www.getnews.info\/uploads\/7d611d6b015eeb26f22315ae35aa7e3a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If necessary, EDMAR is able to completely re-build, to code, existing porches. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/content\/dam\/city\/depts\/bldgs\/general\/EZPERMIT\/PorchGuidelinesMay2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Chicago porch construction standards<\/a> are strict, covering a wide range of specific techniques and materials to be used. EDMAR&#8217;s expert staff can help property owners through the legal process:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&bull; Preparation of Chicago Porch architectural drawings;<br \/>&bull; Obtaining required work permits at the City of Chicago Department of Buildings;<br \/>&bull; Meetings with City of Chicago Inspectors for any interim inspections required by the city regarding the violations;<br \/>&bull; Assistance in any administrative or court hearings regarding the violations;<br \/>&bull; Assistance until the City of Chicago determines the violations have been closed;<br \/>&bull; Single, two, and three-story porch rebuilding and repairs;<br \/>&bull; Construction of stairs and decks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Remember, these inspections aren&#8217;t done to harass property owners. They&#8217;re made to prevent injuries and save lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/masonrytuckpointing.com\" target=\"_blank\">Edmar Corporation Masonry<\/a><br \/>4411 W Montrose Ave<br \/>Chicago, IL 60641<br \/>Phone: (847) 724-5600<br \/>Company Website: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/masonrytuckpointing.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/masonrytuckpointing.com<\/a><br \/>Social Profile: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TuckpointingChicago\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TuckpointingChicago<\/a><br \/>Company Location: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/8jL6xMRMHH42\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/8jL6xMRMHH42<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> Edmar Corporation Masonry<br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Edward Marciszewski<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www.universalpressrelease.com\/?pr=chicago-porches-on-building-inspectors-hit-lists-after-accidental-deaths'>Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> (847) 724-5600<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/masonrytuckpointing.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/masonrytuckpointing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.getnews.info\/press_stat.php?pr=chicago-porches-on-building-inspectors-hit-lists-after-accidental-deaths\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After several high-profile porch collapses in and around the city in recent years, Chicago Building Department officials are targeting older multi-story porches for safety inspections, and though the result of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138761"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138761\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}