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871. Posted: 3 Nov 2010 11:47 - Cabin Construction / Oh where to start?
...e same municipality, sorry. I just received this email from my local planning secretary. "You can build a "hunt camp" without water, electric or sewage hookup, any size you want. Any building over 100 square feet requires a building permit. You cannot build an "accessory" building before you build a primary ...
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872. Posted: 30 Oct 2010 13:54 - Cabin Construction / Oh where to start?
Hey Jerry Yes up here I'd have to grade the lumber to use it for anything that needed a building permit, ie., anything over a 10x10. This being my first foray into this sort of thing I'm just not sure which way to go. I'd rather use the lumber off the ...
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873. Posted: 28 Oct 2010 19:31 - Cabin Construction / Oh where to start?
...#039;ve got 25 acres north of Maynooth, Ontario, not far from where our admin's cabin is, I think, and I'm stuck trying to decide whether to go with a simple 10x10 cabin to stay away from a building permit or to go bigger for the space. The cabin will be for weekends away for myself, my wife and our two youg sons. We're only four kilometres from the inlaw...
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874. Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:41 - Cabin Construction / Other wood than pine?
I asked the same question over at the "other" forum because my 17 acres is all hardwoods, mostly beech and maple. It may be difficult to screw into hardwood and if you need a building permit the wood may need to be graded. I've decided to go with a combination of stick built commercial lumber and some posts from my own wood.
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875. Posted: 24 Oct 2010 16:37 - General Forum / Hello, another newbie.. :)
...g>, they told him that you can't pour concrete peirs either, the structure must be movebale and less than 140, then you can do what you want.. our Town (or township for those not in NY) has NO Zoning Laws, just building permit laws (they remind you of that at every "welcome to town of" signs..) .. so hopefully we shouldn't run into any other problems...
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876. Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:26 - Cabin Construction / Easy and Cheap Log Cabin
...ing the RESchek, maybe they wouldn't pass or maybe they would. Maybe where and when they were built the code was not in use or enforced. Maybe they have a lower percentage of window area than my building. Or maybe the permitting process was bypassed; people have been know to do that. There are lots of maybe's. The geographic location also matters. Northern or h...
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877. Posted: 20 Oct 2010 16:15 - General Forum / Hello, another newbie.. :)
...at he divided up to sell.. right now all we have is an old camper trailer that the canvas was rotten, but I built wooden walls for and the kids sleep in tents in the woods.. next year we plan on building a small cabin, from my understanding we can go 140sq/ft w/o permits or inspections needed.. so something like 10x14.. and going to build the kids some small '...
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878. Posted: 16 Oct 2010 17:04 - Properties / Building regulations, permits
Quoting: VikingI am also thinking of building a floating dock at the water access lot. Just wondering if there is anyone here who has experience with this type of project on the Trent - Severn waterway? I grew up on a lake and...
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879. Posted: 3 Oct 2010 12:26 - Member's Projects and Photos / My project
...st time ever pulling a permit. I was nervous, didnt really know what to expect or what to do. It was much easier than I though. But I was also in a very freindly county too. Between planning dept and building dept, I was in there 20 minutes total. They did have to review my plans, ie snow load etc, and in 2 weeks, go the call to get my permit. I did suble...
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880. Posted: 1 Oct 2010 18:19 - Cabin Construction / Easy and Cheap Log Cabin
...on the inside and outside. This alternative construction method that I call Lumber Log Structures is low cost and green compared to Log Cabin Kits. I built all the walls on my 24' by 35' building for only about $3000. The only thing extra I had to do to get a permit was to take my drawings to a local engineering firm here in town and pay him $50 t...
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881. Posted: 29 Sep 2010 22:01 - Cabin Construction / Need help - many questions.
Quoting: AJJNI would have a slab foundation most likely unless where ever I would be building requires me to have a basement foundation AJJN It apears that you have yet to secure some property, so I'd assume you're going with a package deal with a lender (?), or y...
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882. Posted: 29 Sep 2010 21:28 - Cabin Construction / Need help - many questions.
Start at the beginning, find out what the local municipality allows and requires. The county I will be building in requires a driveway permit, septic permit, building permit, electrical permit and water ...
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883. Posted: 7 Sep 2010 11:57 - Off-Grid Living / cabin water supply
How do you get your building permits without established system for water and septic?
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884. Posted: 27 Aug 2010 18:35 - General Forum / Percolation Test
Does anyone have any experience with doing their own percolation test? Since I plan on one day building a house on the land on which I plan to build a cabin, the ability to install a septic system is a must. But, since the house is far off in the future I'd rather not pay someone...
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885. Posted: 25 Aug 2010 19:22 - Nature / Star gazing
...k cab on top of all our gear. There are some 10" and 12" collapsible Dobsoians out now. Hey Gary maybe you could build an observatory to house your scope when you get it!!! I wonder how a building permit would go through with "observatory" on it. I think most of Celestron scopes are pretty good, as are Meade's. The cat/Schmidt/Cass design (fol...
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886. Posted: 14 Aug 2010 12:09 - Properties / Building a cabin in upstate NY
...new to the site and what a great find. My wife and I have been scouting upstate NY for some land to build a small cabin, and in the future, a house. The problem I'm running across is that NY building code (which is actually determined by the International Code Council, thank you global government), is a nightmare to comply with, making a simple recreational cabin nearly impossibl...
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887. Posted: 9 Aug 2010 11:34 - Properties / Building regulations, permits
...e lot. For now I have cut down some trees and bushes and set up a clearing inside the forest for camping. I am really not in the financial position right now to build a cottage, so I am thinking of building a small cabin (max 108 sq. ft.), which is allowed by the municipality without a building permit. I am thinking of a 9 x 12 cabin with a bunk bed on...
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888. Posted: 7 Aug 2010 20:28 - Properties / Building regulations, permits
Quoting: RucanHi, everyone, I'm new to the forum. We've just bought a waterfront land in North-Eastern Ontario. Thinking about building bunkie on the property. Does anyone know, if I want to build something a little bigger than 108 sq ft, let's say 12X20, without any water supply. Any way I don't have water...
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889. Posted: 6 Jun 2010 19:06 - Properties / Colorado Cabin but Not "permite issues
...old travel trailer, scrap it at home, down to the bare-metal frame. While still at home, frame in a floor and frame walls, lay the walls down on your floor, drag it all up to your spread and start building. It's a travel trailer so no foundation and no building permits. oh, keep the old title just in case.
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890. Posted: 23 May 2010 22:26 - Member's Projects and Photos / 12' by 12' cabin
Congratulations on finally breaking ground on your property. 2*6 studs on 24" centers will be fine for your cabin walls. I'll be building mine with 2*4 studs, 1/2" plywood and 2" of foam insulation to keep the floor area just under the 120ft^2 allowed without a permit. Gluing the plywood to t...
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891. Posted: 18 May 2010 16:01 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
The penalty is probably a fine of some amount depending on the infraction...anyone have first hand experience with what the consequences of building without permits might be?
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892. Posted: 4 May 2010 11:04 - General Forum / Howdy and a question right off the bat
...without a permit, I'd go that route. They can't really do anything once you've built a structure. At least, not where I am. They can post a 'stop work' notice on it during building, but that's about it. If you don't intend to connect to utilities or carry homeowner's insurance, there is no need for a building ...
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893. Posted: 28 Mar 2010 13:18 - Cabin Construction / cabin plans
Quoting: kinzierw On my 8x12 cabin (no permit needed) how tall may I build? Modoc County tells me I need building permits to bring in electricity, if I make my own juice do I need permits?? Each county may be a little different. For example St...
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894. Posted: 28 Mar 2010 12:52 - Cabin Construction / cabin plans
Quoting: kinzierwOn my 8x12 cabin (no permit needed) how tall may I build? Modoc County tells me I need building permits to bring in electricity, if I make my own juice do I need permits?? I'd suspect most places let you go up 20 feet be...
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895. Posted: 14 Mar 2010 15:36 - Member's Projects and Photos / 16x32 cabin kit in northern mi.
...o kicking around putting up 24x24 pole barn and convert the inside after inspections. Not sure what I want to do yet. 1st I'm having a electric installed on the property, then I'll start building this spring, insulate it this fall. I'm really still in the thinking/processing what I want. Here's a link to what I was thinking http://www.backyardbuilding...
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896. Posted: 22 Feb 2010 20:42 - Cabin Construction / cabin plans
On my 8x12 cabin (no permit needed) how tall may I build? Modoc County tells me I need building permits to bring in electricity, if I make my own juice do I need permits??
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897. Posted: 30 Jan 2010 14:24 - General Forum / Woodstove Install/Chimney Stack, steep metal roof and snow!
OK, I have build me a nice little cabin I built last summer (this is my first ever real building project, ie pulling permit etc) . Finished the shell last fall. I'm going in the spring to do plumbing, wiring, insulation and woodstove addition. I have a stee...
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898. Posted: 29 Jan 2010 15:45 - General Forum / also building a cabin
...o not require a permit, it you dont add elec or water sometime you can go bigger with out a permit like a Garage... Crestone is small town near the Sangre de Cristos, that has mixed code issues...some areas require building permits other dont...it totally depends on where your land is located...and what you want to build. Most ...
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899. Posted: 28 Jan 2010 21:35 - General Forum / also building a cabin
...ot getting permits yet?? Our property is out in the county,, I hope we dont have a problem ,, can in no way shape or form afford there permit fees.. I am open for any suggestions.. Thanks PS: I have searched the counties website, building codes, permit regulations and the word "CABIN" is not on it !!! anywhere.. soooo way I ...
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900. Posted: 11 Jan 2010 20:03 - Properties / Building regulations, permits
...odes apply. Call your planning and zoning depatment and ask a few simple questions but don't give out too much information as my experience has been they may pull you into the system to rack up building permits, fees, etc... I've had many local projects that have required building permits. The cost of the permit...
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