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241. Posted: 24 Jun 2015 14:41 - Properties / Bad idea to buy a partially finished (framed) cabin & land?
bldginsp Checked with the building department and there is an open permit for this 1 bedroom residence, so that's a relief! I really, really appreciate your feedback and for the steps to take to...
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242. Posted: 23 Jun 2015 22:06 - Properties / Bad idea to buy a partially finished (framed) cabin & land?
If it was built without permits, even if it was built to code, the building department will require that the owner prove it was built to code. This means proving that there is rebar in the concrete, a difficult thing to do. If built without ...
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243. Posted: 23 Jun 2015 10:12 - Cabin Construction / Home Depot sheds?
...er Bunkie or basic "roughing it" hunt camp or just something to use as storage ? IF Storage you may find that a Sea Container would cost less than many prefab sheds and does not need any building permits etc (most places) and is sure as heck a lot sturdier.
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245. Posted: 16 Jun 2015 01:52 - Off Topic / Suspicion is the new neighborly?
Know the feeling, rmak, know the feeling! I'm not even THERE yet and some guy who lives in the subdivision was trying to scare me off! (See my building permits thread.) The good news on that one, though, is that he couldn't help jumping into a conversation between a few of us who are moving to the subdivision,...
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247. Posted: 15 Jun 2015 09:35 - General Forum / Building permit fees -- have you heard anything like THIS?!
...amath County website. The forms, the worksheets, and a tool to check the status of your permits and inspections. There are also pages with checklists of procedures on what you need to submit and how to calculate your building permit fees. That's why I was so confused as to what this guy was talking about. I had seen this and it seemed pretty straigh...
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248. Posted: 15 Jun 2015 07:49 - Cabin Construction / building cabin with rough lumber beams
...ver. IMO I recently built a 6' x 7' outhouse/bathhouse on my property so I could use my septic system. I applied for a permit, assuming that the permit would only be for plumbing since the building is less than 120 sq. ft. But because I'm in seismic and snow country they wanted a permit for the building. T...
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249. Posted: 15 Jun 2015 01:23 - General Forum / Building permit fees -- have you heard anything like THIS?!
...K, I feel like I've had the wind knocked out of me. On another discussion forum where some folks and I were discussing the area to which I'm moving, someone who says he lives where I'm building chimed in today. And what he wrote made my heart sink. I've spoken with county officials about the building process and read all of the county permit...
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250. Posted: 4 Jun 2015 12:26 - Cabin Construction / pier foundation drawings
Hi. New to this site and hoping someone can help. I want to enlarge a 7x11 bedroom in my cabin by 5' to 11x12. I have a licensed builder who I have used before. He's great on building not so quick on paperwork. Am trying to get a building permit and am doing the drawings myself. Don't know how to represent the 42" requ...
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251. Posted: 27 May 2015 07:38 - Member's Projects and Photos / Lurker turned poster from MI
Quoting: cbumpus1Weekend 3..... Very nice cbumpus1, especially for only 3 weekends of labor! Quoting: brooksm29I was wondering what type of building restrictions you ran into? Our main structure was already established, back in 1983 when the original owner constructed it. So we didn't have to deal with all of the pe...
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252. Posted: 27 May 2015 06:19 - Member's Projects and Photos / Back from hiatus, w/ update!
...ogy results yet) and dealing with a bad surgical infection and, consequently, an incision that refuses to close. Yay. Not. Needless to say, my timetable for selling my house, packing up, moving and building has been shot to heck but I am NOT giving up/giving in! I'm too much of a damn Yankee to let a bad Texas hospital ruin my plans. No way, no how! Everything on the Oregon side o...
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253. Posted: 27 May 2015 02:50 - Cabin Construction / To Plumb Or Not To Plumb....That is the question
...an then safely and legally take to the appropriate places for disposal. Lest, Littlecooner insist that I'm on about breaking or skirting the law, it was the code enforcement officer in the county where I'm building who told me my best bet is to buy a used camper to live in on my land while work commences and progresses. This is common. I'm going to be living in my cabin f...
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254. Posted: 26 May 2015 23:56 - Member's Projects and Photos / Lurker turned poster from MI
Olivesheep and cbumpus1- I have a place in Newaygo County. I was wondering what type of building restrictions you ran into? I went the no permit way but was only allowed a 100sqft. Which way did you guys go? Permit/No permit?...
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255. Posted: 16 May 2015 08:26 - Properties / Septic Systems
...e actual foot print of your cabin and be prepared to show your consultant the exact location of your proposed cabin and where you want the waste water system. With that in hand, its all down hill from there, and any building permits should be easy with the onsite sewage disposal permit in hand. Just do your homework and it will all fall in place with no...
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256. Posted: 4 May 2015 22:50 - General Forum / Surprising (and shocking) building regulations
Before you leap does the regulation allowing 110 sq ft make any reference to accessory building? Often those are allowed w/o a permit when they are constructed as a accessory to a larger w/permit building. Or, is there any re...
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257. Posted: 4 May 2015 22:37 - General Forum / Surprising (and shocking) building regulations
I believe I have found a solution. Apparently less than 110 sqr ft does not require a building permit. So it should be alright to build a two storey structure each floor with 110 area. One floor underground and one floor above. What do you guys think? would ...
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258. Posted: 2 May 2015 13:07 - Off Topic / Best Wishes to cabingal and GaryO
rockies - Yes, we are in an unincorporated village, however we still fall under strict building regulations. When we first purchased here we tried asking about a composting toilet and were told no. We also could not put in a system to dispose of our grey water. We had to hav...
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259. Posted: 29 Apr 2015 10:32 - General Forum / Surprising (and shocking) building regulations
...>permit to build. The money has been there to take when all is financed, but for the guy doin' it as he gets it, well, ya better be ready to fork over. I know builders in our neck-o-the-woods that are building without permits.....but that's our area. Heh, the county here can't afford to come out to harass and/or won't due to the population ...
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260. Posted: 28 Apr 2015 22:33 - General Forum / Surprising (and shocking) building regulations
...hall to another in different parts of where I live checking to see if the design of my cabin meets the requirements before looking for land. I am shocked to find out that everywhere I checked minimum building area was close to 1000 sqr ft and building had to have a 32 ft façade! I am talking about the very agricultural/rural areas that one would not even think a ...
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261. Posted: 20 Apr 2015 20:12 - Cabin Construction / Loft help?
...nding. If you over cut the notches even a little that provides a perfect place for a split to start. These are some of the reasons you won't find 2 foot wall extensions like that approved by any building code official that actually goes by the book. The only real solution that retains full strength of the wall studs is to use a ridge beam to carry one half the roof load down to the f...
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262. Posted: 9 Apr 2015 23:32 - Properties / Ontario - permits, planning/building inspector friendly townships
A pertinent Ontario Government document A couple of quotes.... "Since 1976, the Ontario Building Code has set the minimum standard for the design and construction of all new buildings and for additions, alterations and change of use of existing building...
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264. Posted: 8 Apr 2015 17:42 - Properties / Ontario - permits, planning/building inspector friendly townships
Myself, I purchase 100 ac's in Joly Twp last year. Did the nececcary clearing and planning on building this year (warm weather can't come soon enough)... There is no development fees, but I do need a building permit (no big deal....I'd rath...
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265. Posted: 30 Mar 2015 20:35 - Cabin Construction / Building permits, codes etc for Ohio or in general
...trong>permit process. I got a free hot tub/spa from a friend. I found out beforehand that I was supposed to get a permit just to install a hot tub - so I thought I would be legit & get the permit. The building department wanted a diagram showing exactly where the hot tub was going to set, a site survey, a topo survey, a calculation of how ...
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266. Posted: 29 Mar 2015 14:35 - Cabin Construction / Some site prep questions
...start adding layers of rock? If the floor of my shop ended up somewhat above grade, would that create any real problems? AND...having never done anything like this before and not having had to get a building permit...how much site prep can I do before I need to get a permit? And how long is a building permit usually good...
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267. Posted: 20 Mar 2015 10:26 - Cabin Construction / Crazy local codes?
...e Health Department requirements for water source and sewage disposal to deal with in the development of a single family structure. The only protection by someone wanting to use the codes for protection is to sign a building contract with a licensed GC. But we are here on "Small Cabin", which is to me these small structures out away from the asphalt jungle for either part tim...
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268. Posted: 19 Mar 2015 20:41 - Cabin Construction / Crazy local codes?
...h is listed in the ICC info? I picked Greene county because it is listed as the least populous. "At the meeting, the council heard the second reading of an ordinance amending the ordinance for building permits by adding a penalty for residents purchasing a permit for less value than the amount of their building construction or repa...
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269. Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:21 - Cabin Construction / Tough choice - small cabin or yurt
...ff plus wind & water tight. Can be converted into a shelter, shop or just straight storage. You can cover them over with siding, insulation etc later on to blend it into your site... * And * no building permits or anything needed ! so it beats that stupid 10 sq meter phooey.
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270. Posted: 15 Mar 2015 19:50 - Cabin Construction / Crazy local codes?
"A building permit is required for any construction valued at $1,000 or more. A General Contractor's License is required for anyone constructing a non-residential ...
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