ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area No wonder Article 80 is not widely adopted.

There is a difference between allowing an inspector in during construction and allowing him to come in at will at any time.

The practice allows grandfathering in of all previous work.

Article 80 would allow the AHJ to declare any work that was performed under previous codes to be delcared unsafe and require it be brought up to the current code.