<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">John,<div>Here in B.C. we build some weird stuff from time to time. And as a timber frame builder, everything I do needs to be reviewed and sealed by an engineer. I work with a good one (from Ontario, with a B.C. stamp) who is up to speed on lots of alternative stuff: on more than one occasion he's suggested them for our projects. </div><div>Our experience has been that so long as he's signed off, our local inspections department is cool with it. </div><div>YRMV.</div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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