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511. Posted: 15 Jan 2013 18:27 - General Forum / What is the definition of a small cabin?
Quoting: DaJTCHAImagine my surprise when I was informed that my county allows up to 1000 square feet without a permit, as long as it is an outbuilding, storage building or non-commercial work shop. Washington State has an agricultural exemption for buildings up to 4000 square feet:...
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512. Posted: 15 Jan 2013 07:44 - Member's Projects and Photos / About my small cabin near Moscow, Russia.
...19'X19' may be wrote uncorrect. It's equal 6x6m. About the prices and quality of lumber. It's impossible to compare prices with such a difference of quality. I saw your pics about building your cabins. I use "wood waste" in comparison with your lumber. Paradox... Analogically about prices and land area. Middle-income Russian can't buy more than 0.5 acr....
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513. Posted: 14 Jan 2013 15:23 - General Forum / What is the definition of a small cabin?
Imagine my surprise when I was informed that my county allows up to 1000 square feet without a permit, as long as it is an outbuilding, storage building or non-commercial work shop. The moment it becomes lived in (even an overnighter) or is used for commercial use...it is no longer...
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514. Posted: 14 Jan 2013 14:19 - General Forum / What is the definition of a small cabin?
From a permitting perspective, the use of the building as determined by the local jurisdiction is what defines it. You can call it whatever you want, but the planning and building requirements that they ...
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515. Posted: 14 Jan 2013 13:26 - General Forum / Wanting advice from building inspectors
...hnsaw- I don't know what the specific rules are in Nevada County, but I bet this is what you are faced with: 1-Structurally they will probably require an engineer's stamp on a timber frame building, because it is not typical light framing and I bet you are in snow country. Maybe they will let you engineer it, but you will have to show competent engineering. 2-They will probabl...
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516. Posted: 13 Jan 2013 21:58 - General Forum / 10x20, 14x14, 12x16... what's the best size to stay under 200sqft
IMO, it is a matter of personal choice or preference. BTW, be certain the 200 sq ft & no permit permits a habitable building. In many places, such as where we are, the actual rule reads "A building permit shall not be required for ...
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517. Posted: 13 Jan 2013 21:52 - General Forum / 10x20, 14x14, 12x16... what's the best size to stay under 200sqft
...d i are debating going small until we plan the actual cabin... plus more time we can save, the bigger it could be. Its just me, wife, and 2 young kids + our lab. The structure will then be a storage building after. We have an outhouse on the land i built, our 4 place sled trailer, and 10x20 canopy . In the spring, summer, and fall we camped in the trailer. Its a process to get all the...
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518. Posted: 9 Jan 2013 23:26 - Properties / Building regulations, permits
Last year I purchased lake front land in eastern Ontario and recently received my building permit for a 800 sq ft cabin. By going through this process I ran into a few unique problems. Since my land is remote, I first wanted to build a small 10x10 shed to...
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519. Posted: 8 Jan 2013 22:32 - Useful Links and Resources / Free Full Cabin Plans for 12x24 and others too
...loor rafters are mounted. If the 2x6 stud has a 2x4 notched into it at that point the 2x6 is actually barely more than a 2x4 at that point. That's a lot of potential thrust and this is a narrow building. You can imagine what that might grow to in a 20 ft wide... up to 600 pounds... Unfortunately collar ties do little if anything to prevent spreading of the bottom end of the rafter...
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520. Posted: 8 Jan 2013 16:16 - Useful Links and Resources / Free Full Cabin Plans for 12x24 and others too
...referred to as kneewalls). If there was need to pass code an inspector might use his judgement, his authority and let this go on a small cabin. And he might not. Strictly speaking it would not meet code. On a small building with steeply pitched roof it probably would be okay; but no engineer I know would likely pass it as okay. On a larger building I know from conversat...
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521. Posted: 5 Jan 2013 21:58 - Member's Projects and Photos / 12 x 16's -- let's see 'em
I actually came across this site doing a Google search for "12 x 16 cabin" when I was in the planning stages last winter for building my cabin. (I'm 95% done with my cabin - just need to panel the interior and install the woodstove). I really like seeing what others have done with their 12 x 16 and would l...
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522. Posted: 31 Dec 2012 13:07 - Member's Projects and Photos / 16x32 cabin kit in northern mi.
...lar but our location does not supply enough sunlight in the winter to sustain us -- so we are relying on charging our batteries up with a generator every day or 2. I am contemplating trying to pull a building permit and the whole can of worms that will open so I can get power run to our location. We wouldn't power our house directly with the grid -- just solar -- and...
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523. Posted: 24 Dec 2012 22:32 - Properties / Building a cabin in ontario (permits and fees)
...hip...... and want to know several facts. Some points on this great site have been helpful....Thank you!! Looking for more clarity on: 1- Number and sizes ...including max height, of code compliant buildings allowed without permit and with permit. 2- Is having only composting toilets allowed ? (SUNMAR claims ontario approval..they are used in many govt...
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524. Posted: 24 Dec 2012 13:54 - Off-Grid Living / DIY composting septic for flush toilet
... a bush or the other 'animals' including your dog, as long as it's on your property? Sewage isn't a 'sewage dump' unless it's from a 'sewage system'. Most building code permit applications deliniate a new dwelling permit. the electrical, plumbing, and septic system are all seperate. In other words, you don...
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525. Posted: 23 Dec 2012 23:50 - General Forum / New guy
...ay very likely get away with it with no problems at all. But then are you going to be worried, looking over your shoulder all the time? One other area to look into is the CO state or Alamosa county building regulations. Alamosa county is one of those whose permit information includes ...(regarding what can be built without any building permit...
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526. Posted: 19 Dec 2012 17:56 - Properties / 108 sqft. limitation
...ea over 108 square feet. I don't know anything about your own situation mojo43, but I can tell you that many Townships are moving toward a unified set of rules here, and I know from the Ontario Building Code and the local By-Laws (just written in 2011), the over-hang of the roof is not factored into the "non-building" of 108 squ, ft. or less. If you don...
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527. Posted: 19 Dec 2012 17:26 - Properties / 108 sqft. limitation
Hi Edwin, I didn't want to bore you with a book here but there are a few things I should mention! I had started the build on land without a permit and the building inspector forced me to stop working on it. I was told I couldn't have anything on my property until there was a principal residence on the land and that wasn...
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528. Posted: 19 Dec 2012 16:41 - Properties / 108 sqft. limitation
I live in Ontario but built my cabin in Quebec and was far enough away from the "big" city that a building permit (16 by 16 with two lofts and an 8 ft deck extension - loft over the deck) took 10 minutes and $50 to obtain. Inspection consisted of the issuing officer...
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529. Posted: 19 Dec 2012 15:00 - Properties / 108 sqft. limitation
Thanks Mojo43, that was the answer I was looking for. So I should not require a building permit to be able to build a conical A-frame cabin on a footprint larger than 108sq ft, assuming that the structure is no more than 17 feet tall and that the square ...
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530. Posted: 19 Dec 2012 14:49 - Properties / 108 sqft. limitation
I have gone down that road with my Township in South Western Ontario and I have built, with a proper building permit from the Lower Thames Conservation Authority, a 108 squ.ft. base shed with a 10 x 16 ft loft. It is legal and conforms to all laws. I then added some supports...
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531. Posted: 16 Dec 2012 21:08 - Properties / What happens if you skip the permitting process?
...before. Not sure about your area, but in my state, only people who can pull permits is either a licensed builder or the land owner. I did it myself, it was so easy. All in all, the entire process took about 25 minutes, that included my first stop at the planning dept, then off to the building dept to submit my permit. Then I got a call in a week saying my...
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532. Posted: 16 Dec 2012 21:04 - Properties / New from PA
That is accurate, although we were required to get a building permit from the township after the affidavit was submitted. They did not require plans though, which was interesting. The only inspections required were electrical...
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533. Posted: 15 Dec 2012 17:06 - Properties / New from PA
...sh on hand (no loans and we arnt wealthy), I have been able to convince her that we do or dont need certain things, so that it falls under the category of recreational cabin in pa and therefor avoids building permits. My one question that I cant find is can we hook this up to power and still be classified as recreational, or by hooking into the power utility do we then ju...
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534. Posted: 12 Dec 2012 11:51 - Properties / STOP WORK ORDER on my small cabin need help
Am in Washington too: Depending on the county a building that small wouldn't need a permit as long as it is just used for storage, has skids or blocks so it could be moved but when you tell them you're living in ...
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535. Posted: 5 Dec 2012 21:48 - General Forum / Wanting advice from building inspectors
...epartment is able or willing to do. From an inspector's perspective, I feel sorry for people who build without permits just because I know that they will have the violation hanging over their head as long as the building is there, and when it ends it can get dirty. But, if it's just a little cabin.... If you are going to get a permit and do it ...
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536. Posted: 5 Dec 2012 18:31 - Properties / What happens if you skip the permitting process?
Building code does not address gender of the occupants. That's a parental decision up to a certain age. CYFD would have their nose in there at some point if the kids were "older...
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537. Posted: 5 Dec 2012 17:21 - Properties / What happens if you skip the permitting process?
IMHO... it's always a bad idea to avoid building permits. Will you get caught? I think everybody will... eventually. What will they do? Who knows, as it depends on too many factors. Maybe nothing... maybe mak...
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538. Posted: 5 Dec 2012 17:11 - Properties / What happens if you skip the permitting process?
I live in NM. Here is something copied right from the NM building permit application... WHEN BUILDING PERMITS ARE NOT REQUIRED (New Mexico Residential Code 105.2) A building ...
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539. Posted: 4 Dec 2012 20:19 - Cabin Construction / How far can you stretch the 144sqft law?
... said that, the guy who did my road and knows the in and outs of the town - suggested the 144 without me mentioning it as an option. He stated it as common knowledge. Furthermore, I once spoke with a building inspector in NY state DOB and I told him about how I am trying to build a small cabin and how hard it is. He then said - I think you can build under 200sqft or under 150sqft without ...
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540. Posted: 4 Dec 2012 10:03 - Cabin Construction / How far can you stretch the 144sqft law?
in NY the 144 limit is for a 1 story building, you could get away with a 12x12 with 8' walls and a loft in the top with roofs at 45 angles. I know several people who built like this, the dimensions permit u...
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