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About Roger Zona
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I am experienced in all types of construction: residential, industrial and commercial; single family, multi-family, mid-rise and high rise buildings (16 story) as well as remodeling, additions and tenant improvements. I can field most any question that relates to general construction. I have consulted with infrastructure (utility) contractors also and have a good general knowledge of underground utility construction for subdivisions and commercial projects.
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After college, I began my career in automotive engineering. After 4 years I chose to become an apprentice Architect; 4 yrs later I opened my own architectural firm. Six years later I moved to Florida to buy & develop land and build. I became a State Certified General Contractor and operated my business for 40 years. I built all types of residential and commercial buildings including warehouses, shopping centers, high rise apartment and office buildings and developed sites for other contractors. I retired and became a consultant to the construction industry. I maintain my license and continuing education requirements, operate a small construction company and write a weekly newspaper column for the Palm Beach Post (a Cox publication) with the byline "Ask The Contractor". I am the "technical editor" for a publisher of books that relate to home maintenance.
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Palm Beach Post newspaper
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BS in Engineering
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Expert: Roger Zona - 10/28/2009
Question
Mr. Zona:
You mentioned earlier that a parcel of land could have an unrecorded easement on it, and I think you said getting a current survey would uncover that. If an easement is unrecorded, how would a surveyor find it?
Colorado may require all new houses to have fire sprinklers. Do you know anything about a residential fire sprinkler system (anatomy of, installation of?). How is such a system installed on a house with a water well?
Thanks - Austin
Answer
Hi Austin,
In my haste to be brief but informative, I failed to mention that a recording of a deed requires either an abstract search or title insurance. The abstract search would reveal any "recorded" easements while title insurance is a type of bond that the title will be clear.
For example, my son is buying some acreage in North Carolina. A neighbor had a driveway which was supposedly on his land but the survey revealed that the drive was on the land my son is buying. This was an "unrecorded" easement which was also illegal. Rather than have the neighbor move his drive, we negotiated to reduce the amount of land and therefore the price. The neighbor now has a slightly larger parcel and will pay a little more property tax.
As for the fire protection....probably their code specifies the type of pipe (metal I would guess) the amount of coverage per sprinkler and the method of supplying the water. I assume, since you would have a well, that you would also have an electric pump. Therefore, a standby generator that operates the pump only would be a good investment. Water can be nearly as damaging as fire! There is also a non-igniting gas that would not require any electric since it operates under compression. It smothers flames without damaging anything except electronic devices. It's called "a Halon system" but it will probably be more expensive than a water system.
Good Luck with your project
Roger
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