Retaining wall railing?

[Zoe]

Real estate agent(s) are crazy for playing around with safety issues.

 

[Zoe]

i don't think it is a local code to have a wall railing there. if nobody else has it, it's accepted by buyers & local codes.
the porch handrail is sufficient to keep anyone from falling off. are you strictly going by code on everything you saw in the house?

It would be here locally on code because of the drop. It would require 36 inch railing and no more than like 4 inch gap in railings. Very minor repair to that house. Real estate agent could absorb it.

The 4 inch gap relates to the width of a baby's head from a safety standpoint. It would probably improve the street appeal of the subject property if done right.

 

[Zoe]

Call local code first before you call RLC. Ask them what would make it right. Then go with that. They probably don't have to pull a permit. Don't worry about that.

 

[Zoe]

Just finish appraisal subject to because of safety issues. Get paid.

VA will have no problems.

 

[Tiffany Gibbons]

Just finish appraisal subject to because of safety issues. Get paid.

VA will have no problems.

The Veteran can ask VA to waive it later, but they have to fill out a waiver and VA makes the decision.

 

[Pittsburg_22_m]

Guess it really is different from RLC to RLC; Saint Paul RLC is very, very helpful for odd situations like this.

St Paul is who I talk to.

 

[Pittsburg_22_m]

i don't think it is a local code to have a wall railing there. if nobody else has it, it's accepted by buyers & local codes.
the porch handrail is sufficient to keep anyone from falling off. are you strictly going by code on everything you saw in the house?

Safety. Code is generally made for that reason. And the porch and deck are like knee level.
Easily could go over that. And yeah if it’s readily observable and not up to code, you should be requiring it. Obviously we aren’t code enforcement but if we see it, we should report it.

 

[Pittsburg_22_m]

That's a very odd addictomy to the front of the original lower wall. It's like they built a higher wall instead of taking Dirt away and matching the lower wall.

What's directly across the street? A school, warehouse, or factory of some sort?

School is down the block. That’s like their weight training facility. Which sounds super fancy but it’s not lol.

 

[Zoe]

The Veteran can ask VA to waive it later, but they have to fill out a waiver and VA makes the decision.

That ain't going to happen on safety issues. Forget the waiver. Veterans understand who is in charge very well.

This appraiser needs to understand very well who is in charge (VA).

 

[Zoe]

The local code is involved there also. So the appraiser just needs to go subject to. The repairs are minor in the end when it closes. Appraiser can sleep well at night. The appraiser served their veteran well and the VA on "subject to". Served their lender well.