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181. Posted: 22 Dec 2015 04:53 - Properties / 108 sqft. limitation
...ve out of town. But I'm going to put up another shed beside of it not connected and up a washer and dryer in that there always away around stuff. So if i cant make it big enough ill put another building beside it... makes me so mad it's my property I should be able to do whatever I want out of town. Some county don't require any permits at all grrrr but t...
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182. Posted: 20 Dec 2015 22:26 - General Forum / Turning a shed into a cabin
Quoting: bowtie1When we tried to get a permit we were told there had to be a primary building before a shed/garage. I was quoted the same but if you read the bylaw in out county: Accessory buildings, structures and uses shall only be...
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183. Posted: 19 Dec 2015 21:53 - General Forum / Turning a shed into a cabin
... had this same problem. We bought our property with a yurt on it hidden away, but the first winter we lost the yurt due to a heavy snow load and a raccoon that chewed a guide rope. We wanted to put a building up we could use for storage and at some point turn in to a cabin. When we tried to get a permit we were told there had to be a primary building befo...
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184. Posted: 13 Dec 2015 18:17 - Useful Links and Resources / By Jove, this will work -- legally! (septic)
...ou have to do the site evaluation and test pits no matter what you're planning, even an alternative system. I even called the head of the Onsite division at DEQ in Salem to verify this. To get a building permit, you have to go through the process. I think a lot of it has to do with checking for wetlands and other soil/land properties.
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185. Posted: 11 Dec 2015 21:26 - Useful Links and Resources / By Jove, this will work -- legally! (septic)
... crushed rock in the ground before encountering groundwater. Yay! So, I get there, do the test pits and site evaluation that's required of everyone (and give the On-Site Dept. their check for $1,000, sigh) to apply for the building permit. Then, I tell them that the state allows me to use a composting toilet/greywater system, send the state the application with...
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186. Posted: 11 Dec 2015 15:47 - General Forum / Surprising (and shocking) building regulations
...ge people call and petition THEM. They also get lobbied by people representing various organizations. This happens everywhere. When I made some phone calls to the county officials where I'll be building, I got the impression that they're quite reasonable and they're not overly regulatory. The last thing they want to do is be bopping up to Bly Mountain 25 miles away several...
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187. Posted: 6 Dec 2015 14:34 - Cabin Construction / Cabin Design
Be aware that like many things being sold on the internet, not all plans are a good buy. They are many being advertised on the internet, heck even in books you can buy, that do not meet the building codes that blanket the country. As a full time residence you can not avail yourself of the very few locations that have recreational property exemptions for certain things. When lo...
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188. Posted: 30 Nov 2015 20:05 - General Forum / Surprising (and shocking) building regulations
On the island we are building on, you need a land use permit before you can do anything. In order to get the land use permit, you must first have the septic permit...
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189. Posted: 29 Nov 2015 20:21 - General Forum / Surprising (and shocking) building regulations
...ic company that sux the least and can do what it wants to us, and the list goes on. Nearby Arizona TAXES those using solar panels. It wouldn't surprise me if Texas starts doing that, too. Maybe building isn't restrictive in some places around Texas, I don't know. But how often does one actually build? One has to look at the overall quality of life and cost of living in a p...
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190. Posted: 29 Nov 2015 10:50 - General Forum / Surprising (and shocking) building regulations
Quoting: SantanaWoodsI completely understand rules that ensure building safe and durable structures. It is even necessary. But these stupid dimension regulations are for charging more property tax and making everybody fit the mold Agreed, when you see ...
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191. Posted: 29 Nov 2015 07:09 - General Forum / Surprising (and shocking) building regulations
Quoting: MtnDonA building permit shall not be required for the following: .....One story detached accessory buildings Nothing precludes the multi building a...
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192. Posted: 28 Nov 2015 22:09 - General Forum / Surprising (and shocking) building regulations
Quoting: MtnDon My state's phrase that kills such thinking... "A building permit shall not be required for the following: .....One story detached accessory buildings used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses, and similar ...
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193. Posted: 27 Nov 2015 00:58 - Cabin Construction / Hello from South Africa
...you got? The old houses and barns were built with raw or baked bricks, soil and plastered with lime. Roofs are corrugated iron with Douglas fir timber, ceilings and floors. You also find many stone buildings, but never wooden cabins. I have an old barn with stone and soil walls which was built around 1925. They used only raw poplar squared roughly with an ax for the roof timber and it i...
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194. Posted: 12 Nov 2015 00:25 - Cabin Construction / New Cabin starting soon
...signed up after much reading and research the past few months. Bought three acres 8 months ago and have spent this year cleaning up and gravelling the drive way and main area. We're planning on building a mini cabin to eliminate having to bring our travel trailer there seasonally. We settled on some plans for a 14' x 28' cabin with 4' of that length being the porch. ...
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195. Posted: 2 Nov 2015 12:32 - Off-Grid Living / Keeping Cabin Warm...?
I am in the process of building a 16 x16 cabin. Actually, the frame is done, just needs siding. Will be insulating and doing the floor and walls throughout the winter, snow and temperature permits....
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196. Posted: 30 Oct 2015 14:09 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
Quoting: WilbourPerhaps you can "Repair" the cabins and just get a "Repair" permit? My property had an oversized shed in disrepair. The local building inspector told me it should never have been erected but I could fix it up. As long as I got a repair permit. I did fix it up leaving the original ...
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197. Posted: 30 Oct 2015 13:08 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
...he occasional fishing outage a few times a year. But it is apparent that to comply with all their demands would cost me more than the actual materials for the small cabin itself. Heck, according to their rules the building inspector would be required to come by for an inspection at every little point along the way; before the cement pier supports were put in, after they were put in, af...
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198. Posted: 30 Oct 2015 11:53 - Properties / Unorganized Townships In Ontario
Our cabin is in a unorganized twp in Ontario. You don't need building permits but you do need to submit a plan and drawing to change the bylaws. You also cannot build a shed until you build the main structure. Thinking you can get a...
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199. Posted: 27 Oct 2015 13:53 - Member's Projects and Photos / Lurker turned poster from MI
We have to stay under 200 square ft to avoid building permits for a "shed". Sounds like about the same as Wexford County.
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200. Posted: 20 Oct 2015 07:27 - Member's Projects and Photos / Lurker turned poster from MI
Brooksm29, Wexford Co. has looser restrictions compared to others. Per the Wexford County Building Department "If a building is detached and under 200 square feet and less than 10 feet high, no permit is needed".
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201. Posted: 8 Oct 2015 16:34 - Off-Grid Living / 24 volt lights and receptacles
...gs and receptacles. No sense in having some one plug in something they shouldn't. A nice thing about the cabin is that it is off grid and the powers that be in the rural county only require a building permit with no inspections. Which doesn't mean I want to do anything half-assed. I plan to run all the wires in metal, surfaced mounted conduit. I think that ...
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202. Posted: 8 Oct 2015 08:36 - Cabin Construction / Cost Per Sq. Ft. Reasonable?
...l accept. A 600 sq ft house with a 260 sq ft porch would make a nice place, and the porch reduces cost. If you are doing a lot of the work yourself, $50,000 is very doable. Most of the cost of building is labor. Your material costs will come in probably below half the $50k mark. A pier foundation will greatly reduce cost, but any building over 3-400 sq ft on ...
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203. Posted: 8 Oct 2015 01:52 - Cabin Construction / Cost Per Sq. Ft. Reasonable?
...ou have to use it. The HOA will only care about the footprint of the structure. Owen county has the log cabin exemption, there was just an article in the evening world about it, and Josh Hogan is the building inspector. I knew him years ago and he is a reasonable dude. Basically, you pay for the permit and they leave you alone if you build it yourself. I have tons of conn...
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205. Posted: 25 Sep 2015 19:51 - Useful Links and Resources / Tiny house Built by Young Woman
Is it not funny how DONALD TRUMP can get building permits for 120 sq. ft. homes in Toronto but no one in northern Ontario can build less than 1000 sq. ft. ?? O ya ,,,he can pay for what he wants ..
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206. Posted: 8 Sep 2015 09:31 - Off Topic / Building codes, Canadian federal election, & bending political ears.
... the following message to some political parties which will remain un-named.... They wanted to know what matters to me as a voter and this is what I told them: Affordable housing and changing the building codes to allow people to build small homes. Allowing small homes to be built will create a more sustainable environmental footprint in both building materials requir...
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207. Posted: 27 Aug 2015 08:58 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
...d probably be alot less homeless people. I think you've got a point here cabingal. I once knew a guy who was a contractor and did not try to avoid the permit process, and started the process of building an addition to his house for his growing family. By the time he paid all the fees for his permit (city of Santa Cruz, CA) he was broke and could not...
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208. Posted: 27 Aug 2015 02:31 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
...had a dream of owning a cheap piece of land ...it would be a wonderful dream for them to plan how they would build a home for themselves. i think there is so much confusing red tape and so costly for building.alot of people have lost a dream and that is the American dream. to own land,build a home on it and garden and farm on the land. here in Oregon they have a village for homeless peopl...
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209. Posted: 27 Aug 2015 02:10 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
...ject and they have to live with their decision. I chose the walking the fine line/no permit way to build and others have not. I did however build mine to be a safe, TO CODE, home away from home. I paid for the Land Use permit when building and I pay for the Camping Permit annually, to attempt legitimacy. The codes/inspections are th...
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210. Posted: 26 Aug 2015 23:28 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
...lad you enjoyed it. I did too. Here in Colorado, I would say 70% resign to the red tape and buy modular homes, and about 20% of my neighbors literally live in sheds, many year round to escape the building codes. Minimum square footage here is 200 sq ft, unless it is a shed built off-premises and then delivered. I can't go that small, so I endured all the hassle. I have to say ...
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