Requirements from the City: $5000 bond (which will be returned when I do the following): All new wood sills must be treated wood 4" x 6 half-lap spliced and properly nailed with two (2) treated wood splice plates. All joints must be supported by a pier with pad footing.

Pad footing is to dig down 12" add rebar and other elements to meet the height that I am going to put the house. This has to be inspected by a list furnished by the City of a Certified Hurricane Engineer (or someone who fits this bill - anyone know anyone?) It's called a "Windstorm Engineer". Then I have to paint. The wiring seems ok - it was replaced in 1995 and the plumbing does not appear to be anything of major substance. Also I have to get a $25,000 bond as the contractor. Never knew you had to bond yourself to work on your own property.

Standard Pier Design - Concrete shall have a minimum compressive strength of 2500 psi. Bottom of 8" x 24 x 24 concrete pad to be a minimum of 12" below grade. Pier notes: The cell containing the #3 dowel will be filled with concrete from footing to top, cell not containing #3 dowel will have top course only filled with concrete (use cavity cap to prevent concrete passage to lower blocks. and Pier strap to be embedded (minimum 10") in cell containing #3 dowel

I'm going to learn something new here!