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361. Posted: 15 Feb 2014 21:46 - Properties / Ontario Building Permits
...e areas said the same thing..."you cannot build a 100 sq. Ft shed / Bunkie unless there is already a structure on the property for living that meets code (home , cottage). A shed is an accessory building. In fact the Bruce pennisula is going through sweeping changes which will resonate through the rest of the province...seeming to have the most affect on those near wetlands and with ...
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362. Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:29 - General Forum / Starting my first cabin soon
When I pulled my permit, it took a total of 20 minutes, this included planning and building dept. They were great people. I suspect they were all to happy to have me on board and my extra, though small amount of annual taxes for the county. I would not of ...
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363. Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:19 - General Forum / Starting my first cabin soon
Have you asked your contractor what the local planning/building/health department requires, and how strict they are with enforcement? If you are somewhere where they enforce the rules strictly, then you build without permits, the...
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364. Posted: 10 Feb 2014 18:33 - Properties / Ontario Building Permits
Here in NM, USA if a regulation states you may have so many accessory buildings the inclusion of the term "accessory" is taken to mean accessory to a primary building. Some places do spell it out and others do not. Before going ahead ...
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365. Posted: 10 Feb 2014 11:20 - Properties / Ontario Building Permits
Thanks MtnDon for the reply. I was about to post this. As you can read from the first link, it states that you need a permit for building anything over 107sq ft. I ended up building an 8x12 sleeping cabin which ends up being just under. I've also got the zoning by-law here: htt...
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366. Posted: 4 Feb 2014 21:16 - Member's Projects and Photos / Our Ontario cabin
Hello all We had a busy summer building at the cabin and I wanted to share a new project I have in the works. I have been recording the whole build and I am in the process of editing it. I have posted some videos of some o...
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367. Posted: 24 Jan 2014 04:34 - Properties / restrictions on building log house in Ontario
Great site first time posting... I spoke to my local log supplier Ottawa Montreal area he's getting me logs for small project back yard cabin however he says if you are building a house in Ontario now the logs have to be average 14inches to get permit. I think it's something to do with the R value...more government in your face...I was ...
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368. Posted: 23 Jan 2014 10:44 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
I love how anonymous assumes that since there is no permit, it will be a poorly constructed mess, with rats everywhere. My neighbor is building a house right now, he told me he has to pay the city almost $100,000 before he even gets started, with permits and fees. That really cuts int...
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369. Posted: 22 Jan 2014 16:59 - Cabin Construction / Heating questions
...rong>permits adjusting the window sizes and insulation levels, etc to come up with a pass. We print a copy of the report and submit with the plans. Thanks MtnDon! We don't seem to require this for our building permit, but when I talked to a local propane supplier, I think that you have to have this done if you are heating with forced air gas furnaces. Any...
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370. Posted: 21 Jan 2014 17:56 - Member's Projects and Photos / Hello from Wisconsin
I assumed the wi river by your name. I have some family in rice lake. I can't get a building permit without sanitary permits first.
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371. Posted: 21 Jan 2014 00:31 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
OK, my question pertains to building a cabin under 100 sq ft, but using it as rental property for Airbnb (it would be classified as a hotel). I'm guessing that this would be very tough convincing officials to let y...
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372. Posted: 20 Jan 2014 19:54 - Member's Projects and Photos / Cabin in New-Brunswick
Dekagoldwingers, I am looking forward to see the progress on your project. I am very happy with my decision on using techno metal posts. I suggest you talk to your local building inspector. In our area they typically ask for an installation report from the installer once the post are installed to put in the building permit f...
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373. Posted: 20 Jan 2014 11:50 - Member's Projects and Photos / Cabin in New-Brunswick
Thanks for the great info Diver. I am building a place in BC, SouthCariboo, stariting this spring. I am looking at Tecno posts for my foundation because of access and speed of installation. If we could get out of the ground in ...
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374. Posted: 12 Jan 2014 10:31 - Cabin Construction / Need to get affordable construction plans
...es your live much easier (unless you keep changing things on the fly during the build - every contractors worse nightmare). It is all a trade-off and you will need to decide, based partially on your building knowledge, time, complexity of the build and budget, what way to go. As many will tell you a simple cabin is not really that hard to build but experience can really help! There are...
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375. Posted: 11 Jan 2014 10:54 - Cabin Construction / Need to get affordable construction plans
... and then the builders will make necessary adaptations if need be? Any decent builder will be able to make changes and stick to code. It really is not difficult assuming you are doing standard stick building as this side of things has essentially been pre-approved by the code if done according to the tables. The problems come in when you decide to do something outside this norm. If you ...
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376. Posted: 9 Jan 2014 20:18 - Cabin Construction / Need to get affordable construction plans
Becareful before you spend any money on plans, Each municipality has different requirements. My plans had to be stamped by an architect or building technologist and of course it costs for that. Maybe you can contact one an see they have some stock plans or something close that they could modify to your needs. Be prepared that ...
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377. Posted: 31 Dec 2013 14:38 - Properties / Building a cabin in ontario (permits and fees)
...land. Maybe i should have written more clearly : I didn;t mean rural residential....just that it's "rural". and on the map it says res. The neighbor across the road did'nt need a building permit , but had to comply with the OBC.... and only had to get a septic and hydro permit/inspection. He said i could build what i want . He's ...
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378. Posted: 16 Dec 2013 21:51 - Properties / no cadastre number (QC) + land development tax - normal?
... the first time it is developed and built. The owner would have to have a surveyor come in and make a full survey for a "permis de lotissement" to be given, which is in turn necessary for a building permit. We'll see because I bet nobody is doing any work like that until the spring. I will have to find a lawyer to figure out how this works but of course t...
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379. Posted: 15 Dec 2013 23:45 - Properties / no cadastre number (QC) + land development tax - normal?
...s that if I bought it and the tax is paid then the arpenteur (not sure who this is in English) will send the cadastre to the ministry to register the cadastre. This is of course necessary to obtain a building permit. I want to go see it and was thinking of making an offer, but I am a little intimidated by all this. I wanted to do a title check before buying it. But it s...
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380. Posted: 10 Dec 2013 19:36 - Properties / Quebec construction code for chalet
Nope. All construction must conform to The Canadian Building Code. The issue is has it been inspected? Was the design signed off by an engineer or technologist? This is usually required to get a permit. Was there a ...
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381. Posted: 3 Dec 2013 10:52 - Off-Grid Living / septic permits/construction in Quebec??
...who does a perc test on the soil to determine this Although I suspect from your original posting you have this already but the regulations are available here. In the area of Quebec where I built the building permit was only $50 BUT I needed to have a geotechnical consultant produce a report to show that I could put in a septic if I wanted (currently using an outhous...
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382. Posted: 2 Dec 2013 07:55 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
Flying Wrench Have you checked into a building permit? I know that the process differs from county to county, but it may not be as restrictive as most people assume. Our building project is in M...
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383. Posted: 30 Nov 2013 21:47 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
...ry structure usually means there has to be an existing main structure like a house that was built with permits. Often the wording on that will indicate they mean shed or playhouse and not a habitable building like a cabin. Maybe if it is movable as on skids no permit but often they only go by sq footage. In most locations the rules of what does and wh...
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384. Posted: 30 Nov 2013 17:12 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
A friend of mine told me something recently that I'm not too sure about, but that I certainly hope is true. I was told that if you build a building that can be moved, for instance one built on skids, you can build larger without a permit. Not necessarily hooked up to the grid, but it can be built nonetheless. W...
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385. Posted: 29 Nov 2013 18:54 - Cabin Construction / Hardwood in MD for cabin building?
...w/o a permit; that is more of a zoning and planning thing. That comes under state, county or local laws. The info for what permits are needed and not needed for is usually located right alongside the building permit application or in the application itself. That is where that Baltimore county info was sourced. What county, if you don...
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386. Posted: 28 Nov 2013 11:07 - Cabin Construction / Hardwood in MD for cabin building?
...>-free home in MD and you say you've determined the right size to build permit free - First, Happy Thanksgiving!! Second, the state of Maryland uses the IBC and IRC codes; IRC for 1 & 2 family residential buildings. But the counties set the rules for when a permit is required. In some cases city or town gpvernments may also have requirements. ...
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387. Posted: 27 Nov 2013 12:53 - Off-Grid Living / preparing hearth for small wood stove
...e stove has no legs This is a real potential problem. It can take years of exposure to heat to become apparent. Wood can become pyrolized. That greatly reduces the temperature of ignition. Some old buildings have had fires start decades after the old steam heat was installed if the steam pipes were improperly installed. I know of a case at a University in the Pacific NW where that happe...
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388. Posted: 10 Nov 2013 09:18 - Member's Projects and Photos / Building a shack in Costa Rica
...#039;s another update: I've learned that the municipality would consider the second floor and decking around the house to be additional square footage, so that brings me up into the category of building that requires an architect, structural engineer, etc. At first that was a scary thought, but I found a young architect from the nearest real town to the village and after speaking wi...
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389. Posted: 6 Nov 2013 14:41 - General Forum / Looking for a small cabin builder near Alamosa CO
What about something like "Angies List" for a good contractor. This would be a perfect little job to hold a builder over till spring or when the building business picks up or in between jobs. You could pull the permit yourself and you be the sub??? Contract just a dried in shell. Then you are safe for the weather. Yo...
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390. Posted: 31 Oct 2013 07:03 - Member's Projects and Photos / 12x16 storage shed in central WI
...he land. Very nice guy. I am following all regs and recommendations from him. I pulled a land use permit that allowed me to but in the driveway and storage shed (under 200 sq feet). When I get to building the cabin (min 22 x 22) I will pull a permit for that. All is good.
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