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181. Posted: 8 Jul 2016 15:22 - Member's Projects and Photos / Pavilion for our land
...re and all that moved in, I'll share the final pictures. But that just meant we moved on to other projects. Like the pavilion that we been talking about for a couple of years. We put in for the building permit and it was approved a couple weeks ago. This is what we started with. It's a picture from a few years ago, before we even started on the fire-pit area....
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182. Posted: 6 Jul 2016 19:36 - General Forum / Thoughts about adding a permitted "shed"
...#039;d have to find out! I was thinking along the lines of one of a kit or one of those nice Old Hickory types. They're lightly insulated. bldginsp I wouldn't permit it as a residence -- I'd permit it as an auxiliary building/shed. You're not allowed to have 2 residences on a parcel, which has been a HUGE bone of contention in Oregon...
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183. Posted: 20 Jun 2016 10:54 - Useful Links and Resources / Everybody Loves a Top ten List, don't they?
I've been on both sides of building codes. Since our home is 140 years old, we've had to correct issues from before codes were in place so I know their importance. However, when we put our addition on, the excel...
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184. Posted: 12 Jun 2016 21:57 - General Forum / Due Diligence
I have to admit I didn't watch the entire video. The biggest mistake the gentleman made was not contacting his local building department FIRST. As a warning to others buying existing properties...just because it's been built and occupied DOES NOT mean it is all permitted. I'm ...
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185. Posted: 12 Jun 2016 19:06 - General Forum / Due Diligence
...fair prices are known to the locals and are booked and busy. Those who don't know who they are or who can't book them are at the mercy of everyone else, and some of them have friends in the building departments who can look the other way, which is how they stay in business. Sorry to say it but it's true. So it's a variety of factors that lead folks to do what they do ...
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186. Posted: 3 Jun 2016 08:43 - Cabin Construction / Foundation for small hunting shack?
...r type foundation or even a slab. Even a small 12x12 will weigh a lot more than you think. Can you prep the land for concrete & get a concrete truck in ? Rubble Foundation may be possible but building inspectors, codes etc factor in there... Methods: There are many ways to build a Log Structure but two of the methods which allow you to do it "yourself" is either the Bu...
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187. Posted: 16 May 2016 01:18 - Properties / Advice for property in Michigan
...g that in Newaygo County. Lake County is a very poor county and you can get some incredible land prices there. They are also in the middle of the Manistee National forest. I thought, in Michigan Building Code, sq footage was calculated on living space. They did not count attics or Michigan basements that you could not stand straight up in (5ft?). If you were trying to do that, with...
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188. Posted: 15 May 2016 20:24 - Properties / Advice for property in Michigan
...portsman's cabin" but still not require plumbing and electrical installation. Pleasant, safe, convenient, but still basic. Folks should be able to build these without much more than a quick building department look-see and small fee. I think clear lines have to be drawn if they're going to distinguish between types of cabins and have different categories like this. I wis...
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189. Posted: 15 May 2016 13:57 - Properties / Building code for rural recreational/sportsmans' cabins
..., provinces, districts or whatever when they want to build a small cabin. There is no uniformity between different jurisdictions regarding how this is done. A partial solution to this would be if the building code had a specific provision for this. Which, of course, opens numerous cans of worms. So anyway I gave it a shot and banged out a proposed code appendix that jurisdictions could ap...
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190. Posted: 14 May 2016 09:20 - Properties / Advice for property in Michigan
...retty bizarre. Here's a quote from it: RSC shall be placed on a 4" concrete slab, securely anchored to concrete at all four corners and skirted so animals or rodents can not borough under building. I thought that animals burrow under buildings, but I guess for bureaucrats it's borough, not burrow. The ordinance states that you have to get the appropri...
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191. Posted: 14 May 2016 03:44 - Member's Projects and Photos / Julie's Cabin
...rk. Pleasant, helpful but I didn't give them the legal description or tax lot number of my land and kept things a bit vague in that regard. I've chatted with folks in the area, too, about building experiences. I get the feeling that the county folks are, in varying degrees, by the book but they don't go around looking for things on their own. However, if they get a call o...
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192. Posted: 13 May 2016 21:05 - Member's Projects and Photos / Julie's Cabin
...tions to the county. It's quite clear by the property tax histories that the assessor hasn't been around in awhile. The sale could trigger a reassessment, I don't know, but I don't want to keep poking a sleeping tiger. Or have the building inspector, code enforcement people, whatever, decide to come on up to say hey and decide, for example, that the detached carport wi...
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193. Posted: 13 May 2016 19:55 - Member's Projects and Photos / Julie's Cabin
And a trip to the local building department to get copies of all records of permits for the parcel is a good idea. That will tell what was and wasn't permitted. As well, you ca...
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194. Posted: 13 May 2016 15:51 - Properties / Advice for property in Michigan
... do in terms of 'footprint' or 'living space' is to draw up a set of plans and submit them and see if they fly. But of course you want to know what will fly before you buy the property. Let me ask you this- is the building that you could build within the most strict interpretation of these rules acceptable to you? If so, plan on submitting a plan within that scope, or ...
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195. Posted: 12 May 2016 15:46 - Properties / Advice for property in Michigan
...uct living activities, not to be inclusive of attic, crawl space and/or non-finished sub-level such as basement and/or cellar." The dictionary of construction defines footprint as "Area of building where it meets the ground; usually the area of the slab or grade." Living Unit (more commonly know as Living space) A dwelling place or any self-contained area or part thereof t...
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196. Posted: 12 May 2016 13:19 - Properties / Advice for property in Michigan
...uired size for a full septic system for a house, was even told if an electric line is near by you must connect... The code officer went as far as saying you would be better off just pulling a regular building permit to save money of course at that point your "cabin" has to meet all insulation and other stick built dwellings requirements---translated by me to ...
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197. Posted: 5 May 2016 16:26 - General Forum / From Toronto and considering to build a container home
...planning to ventilate and insulate them (spray foam insulation or ceramic coating). DaveBell I'm willing to spend about $50,000 Canadian or less. Could you describe your experience on building a shelter and the costs associated with it? Did you need a permit to build the shelter, and could you elaborate more on that?
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198. Posted: 24 Apr 2016 00:23 - General Forum / Hmm, does "cash sale" mean non-permitted work?
...ng>permit, the inspector may, or may not, raise the issue of the unpermitted construction. If he does, you won't be able to get a permit for any work until you resolve the unpermitted construction. The building dept. will give you all permit records on the property so you can tell what was permit...
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199. Posted: 23 Apr 2016 22:32 - General Forum / Hmm, does "cash sale" mean non-permitted work?
It's easiest not to let their actions become your problem. No problem with people doing their own thing, until they try to become someone else's problem. Ask at the building office what it would take to clear the slate, it is a case by case problem...how much is hidden that should have been inspected. Then I'd check with your insurance agent. If th...
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200. Posted: 9 Apr 2016 02:37 - Member's Projects and Photos / Julie's Cabin
...confusing in my flurry of excitement, lol. By approval to build, I meant that the owner got the approval to build from the office that handles the wildlife aspect. This was a couple of years ago. Any building permit he would have had to build on the land from the county would have expired by now. The wildlife overlay approval is good for a number of years, though, and tha...
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201. Posted: 8 Apr 2016 22:26 - General Forum / Building issues
Quoting: Don_PHow does that work? When developing a building lot, do you mark trees and call out a gove Yes, here in California. To clear any space for any purpose you are required to get a timber harvest plan or a permit to c...
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202. Posted: 6 Apr 2016 18:11 - General Forum / Building issues
There is nothing within the Ontario Building Code that specifies Minimum Square feet for a residence. It does state that any structure over 10 square metres requires a permit. That being said, Townships can m...
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203. Posted: 6 Apr 2016 17:45 - General Forum / Building issues
I am told by my local Township that I cannot build ANY building on my 20 acre site that has no restrictions as far as "protected" forest or anything, but they tell me that I cannot build ANY outbuildings until I have co...
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204. Posted: 6 Apr 2016 16:14 - Cabin Construction / 18 x 23 Foundation Help?
...ing nor to the replacement of the weather resistant exterior described in IRC Section 703. 13. Minor construction and alteration activities to Group R, Division 3 and Group U, private garages, as classified by the building official, PROVIDED: a. That the construction and/or alteration activity does not affect any structural components, or reduce existing egress, light, air, energy a...
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205. Posted: 6 Apr 2016 14:39 - Cabin Construction / 18 x 23 Foundation Help?
...r Cal we also have the 200 sq ft rule, for U occupancy sheds only. That means a storage shed only, not an R occupancy, for living in. The reason they let you go to 200 ft (instead of the 120 that the building code allows) is because people could not store enough wood for the winter in a 120 sq ft shed. The intent was never to allow a cabin to be built without a permit. ...
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206. Posted: 31 Mar 2016 15:44 - Properties / Is Ontario's unorganized/unicnorporated regions the best in Canada?
...ow on the subject, my understanding is that Ontario's unorganized/unincorporated areas are superior than any other province by two factors: -very low property tax unlike any other province -few building permits required Basically, even places like NB and NS, where the population density is really low, have both very high property tax rates (even in unincorporated r...
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207. Posted: 30 Mar 2016 12:46 - General Forum / A "On the water" cabin
Amuse and amaze indeed. That's a lot of work just to avoid building permits. He offers to dig a pond for you to put it into. Dig a pond so you can build a houseboat so you can have a cabin? In places prone to flooding of course it l...
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208. Posted: 27 Mar 2016 18:20 - Off-Grid Living / Standard Toilet on Gravity Feed Fills Slowly
Ha! When I was in England, that is STILL common in a lot of buildings! Freaked me out at first to see a tank high up above the toilet. But IT WORKS!!! Can't see why you wouldn't be able to rig it up yourself! Wondering if you have to plumb...
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209. Posted: 24 Mar 2016 22:58 - Member's Projects and Photos / Julie's Cabin
...039;s a process. First, I get the test pits dug and go to the On Site Dept. to request the site review and perc test and sketch out what I'm doing, get the septic permit, then I trot over to the building department with my sketch for the building permit, then it's the whole other, more detailed set of drawings with the setbacks,...
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210. Posted: 24 Mar 2016 21:11 - Member's Projects and Photos / Julie's Cabin
Julie, are you the general contractor, ie you pulling the permits? Just take your design to building dept and you apply for the permit. You will need a site plan, take that to the planning dept after obtaining a mailing address (you will need it a...
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