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Local roofers ask Fruita council to allow photo/video inspections to speed weekend work
Summary
Two local roofing contractors told the Fruita City Council they are losing weekend work because the building department requires in-person deck inspections before roofs can be covered. They asked the city to accept contractor-submitted photos or video in place of a weekend inspection window.
Two local roofing contractors urged the Fruita City Council on public comment to allow documented photo or video inspections so crews can finish roofs on weekends instead of waiting for a city inspector. Don Fowler, owner and operator of Fowler Roofing, said his small crew sometimes tears off roofs on a Saturday or Sunday but cannot cover them until a city deck inspection occurs. “All I ask is, let me take a video of the house number, climb up on the roof, show the plywood looks good, and dry it in,” Fowler…
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