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781. Posted: 5 Mar 2012 12:18 - Properties / Building a cabin in ontario (permits and fees)
...um that is allowed under the OBC without a permit), or should I simply remain a weekend camper on the property? It should be noted that as in all Ontario communities that are regulated, an accessory building is not generally allowed unless there is a principal building on the lot. My fear is definitely that someone from the town will come and either fin...
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782. Posted: 4 Mar 2012 13:31 - General Forum / Young, with not alot of money, to build a small cabin. Help?
Optimistic, I am in the processing of building my camp in Camden, NY and I have done everything myself so far. Just want to give you a warning when you look at the lot that since you are not an experienced builder I would be car...
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783. Posted: 4 Mar 2012 13:15 - Properties / 108 sqft. limitation
...ario that I have owned for a few years now. Thus far I have camped on my property and have not built anything on it. My local municipality allows a shed, etc. that is maximum 108 sq. ft. without a building permit. I am planning on building a cabin that is barn style, approx. 10x10 ft, with a loft. I will buy it prefabbed and then modify it structur...
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784. Posted: 3 Mar 2012 23:25 - General Forum / Young, with not alot of money, to build a small cabin. Help?
...ternet for that township does not include any reference to the RCA. But they do list a fairly complete list of names, phone numbers and (in some cases) e-mail address for contacts within the zoning, building code and sewage enforcment departments (see here: http://www.chestnuthilltwp-pa.gov/board.htm#Reception), so it should not be hard to get answers. If they do recognize the RCA, that...
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785. Posted: 3 Mar 2012 00:04 - General Forum / Young, with not alot of money, to build a small cabin. Help?
...... will it work? I suspect it probably would. But you need to ask two more questions: 1. Is it legal? Absolutly not! 2. Will I get caught? That depends... most likely on what area you're building in, how remote your cabin location is, how much land you have and how well your neighbors like you. Sewer systems are getting more attention it the remote areas of PA than probabl...
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786. Posted: 1 Mar 2012 19:00 - Off-Grid Living / Speaker Wire for 12v needs?
...are always white. Always. Following that reasoning, the black wire in DC is always Positive. As in AC the ground wire in DC is always bare or green. No need for colored tape or markers. If you were building a car or a trailer, go ahead and use red for positive, black for negative. If this is a cabin, I'd suggest using the NEC convention. If a real electrician comes along sometime i...
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787. Posted: 1 Mar 2012 07:20 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
...ur cabin location on the internet. I doubt there's any worry from the good people that post on the forum, it's the lurkers x 1000 Quoting: TomChumWSHTF is another good reason to avoid a building permit one of a 1000 reasons not too....
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788. Posted: 29 Feb 2012 23:34 - Cabin Construction / Sauna stove design question
...n, Hadn't thought about giving the stove its own air, but that's not a bad idea. The sauna will be dry. I didn't know there were "wet and dry" saunas until I asked about a building permit for the building. I was told if it's wet you need to connect to an approved septic system, and if it's dry, you need no pe...
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789. Posted: 29 Feb 2012 22:04 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
...e scenerio is we all get herded into FEMA concentration camps. Yikes. An equally bad scenario is city dwellers who maintain a list of cabins to occupy WSHTF. WSHTF is another good reason to avoid a building permit. (If you can, like if the cabin is tiny) With a permit, the county publishes (on the internet!) the existence of your cabin, pics, sq footag...
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790. Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:20 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
I'm afraid the days of living free are nearly over, and will likely be gone before I get a chance to enjoy it. Building codes and permits and inspections are getting worse and more onerous in more and more places. And technology has already gotten to the point where you can be observ...
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791. Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:54 - Member's Projects and Photos / Our 22x26 family cabin
I love your cabin, may I ask who the basic log cabin builders is? I just bought 26 acres in Idaho, and am in the planning stages. Lucky for me the septic tank is already in, with building permit. I will be off grid, I have a spring fed pond. With a wood cook stove and generator plus a cast iron tub really all I need is help with the cabin. I am capabl...
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792. Posted: 15 Feb 2012 23:58 - Cabin Construction / Square footage question.....
I am in the mental-planning stages of what kind of cabin to build on my new little piece of land. The county building code allows up to 200 sq ft before I need a permit. Can anyone tell me if a porch or deck is part of the square footage calculation? I wouldn't think so, but th...
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793. Posted: 14 Feb 2012 16:36 - Properties / New Member (lake Moria, in Madoc Ontario)
I have a lot on an unserviced island on lake Moria, in Madoc Ontario. The ground cover is all rock with lots of trees, I have been looking here for info on gray water systems that will comply with building code. I have several hoops to jump through to get a building permit, but for the piece of mind it will be worth it. Cheers Jeff.
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794. Posted: 14 Feb 2012 15:20 - Off Topic / my world
... to a town an hour away. But says she's been clean now for about two weeks and I believe this to be true. She looks good. Of course, I'm now just taking one day at a time. Hope to have building permit by the end of week. Girls, turkeyhunter, Bevis---LOVE YOU and have a Happy Valentine's Day
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795. Posted: 9 Feb 2012 06:41 - Properties / land zoned forest recreational... what can I get away with?
...at some acreages in North lower MI. found out it is zoned forest recreational. Called the zoning lady. I can build up to 250sqft floor area with a zoning permit but no inspection. Although you need a building permit for over 200 sqft. Seems odd? Also I can build a hunting/fishing cabin as long a it is not over 500sqft, it is not a residence, and I can not...
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796. Posted: 6 Feb 2012 23:19 - Cabin Construction / Movable Cabin
...tting too fancy as regards power lines. There isn't much for bridges around here. I called the State to ask what height and width needed special permits to move, and used those general ideas for building mine to avoid needing special permits, just oversize placards.
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797. Posted: 4 Feb 2012 18:30 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
MO is our better option - no building permits or inspections in most rural areas.
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798. Posted: 3 Feb 2012 22:00 - Member's Projects and Photos / 10 X 16 Cabin in NW Arkansas
...area and not as bitter cold as some of the mountain ranges up north. Plus it's pretty sparsely populated out in Madison County, and everyone does as they please, not too much interference (i.e. building permits? What building permits?). Do you live in AR full time Bzzzzzt?
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799. Posted: 31 Jan 2012 15:16 - Off-Grid Living / Freezing and on demand water heaters, off grid
...equirements. 3-Install the B vent through the roof with a jack that will cover it but freely allow the gasses to escape. Maintain 1" clearance to combustibles around the vent itself. Your local building department wants you to get a permit for installation of any gas burning appliance so they can inspect to avoid the potential dangers. If you don't get a ...
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800. Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:12 - Member's Projects and Photos / Build Cabin inside old barn
...sonally build a complete cabin, roof and all inside if I did something like this. My parents bought a lot a couple years ago that has a 90x50 polebarn on it. They wanted to tear it down and rebuild it, but that size building is no longer permitted in the township. They have replaced every single bit of it as improvements and now have a 100% new polebarn larger than is a...
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801. Posted: 26 Jan 2012 04:22 - Properties / Avoid building permit?
... shelter for his family..u must follow regs.! Nyaaahh!..says the descendant of the ones who stole the land fair and square from the indigenous, how did those poor natives ever survive so long without building permits to protect them from faulty wiki up construction..lmao I'm being sarcastic by the way..ya we need some regulation sometimes but in some places the regul...
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802. Posted: 22 Jan 2012 20:31 - Off Topic / So what state (or province) are you from?
... property to start.....then build a small shed .... Thanks for the link. You're just a fountain of knowledge. I live in Ontario Canada. From what I have been reading on the forum there are more building permit, by-law, money grab nonsense goings on than any where else on the western hemisphere. Turkeyhunter, that's why I'm considered such a rebellious per...
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803. Posted: 21 Jan 2012 15:50 - Properties / Building a cabin in ontario (permits and fees)
Building the house over the well can lead to problems when the pipe has to be pulled to change the pump or something. Most wells are deeper than 8 feet. If planning a build that will require...
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804. Posted: 19 Jan 2012 16:50 - Properties / Building a cabin in ontario (permits and fees)
...looking into purchasing an acre of land in Gravenhurst which is real close to Bracebridge and they seem to have the same kind of regulations. Developments fees are about 11,000 and then there's building permits on top of that which I have no idea how much they are. I asked what the development fees go to and I was told they cover the costs of you using the town such...
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805. Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:55 - Properties / Ontario Cabins and permit issues
...ically, it is what it is. Most municipalities in Ontario seem to operate the same way. They don't want people camping on their properties (even though we own them) and you cannot build a 100 sq. building unless there is already a residence on the property (with septic, etc.). The approach some of us have taken is to get a few acres and try and stay under the radar. We're up on ...
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806. Posted: 18 Jan 2012 16:50 - Properties / Ontario Cabins and permit issues
...and if you guys have issues with permits? All I want to do is build a 12 x 8 cabin on an acre or two of land but most towns dont seem to be okay with it and want to push me into development fees and building permits.
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807. Posted: 13 Jan 2012 23:38 - General Forum / Your 2012 to-do list
1- Get through government red tape to obtain zoning and building permits. Been waiting about 1 1/2 months for the zoning permit so far. 2- Do some repairs and improvements to our camp Jeep. 3- Build our ...
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808. Posted: 11 Jan 2012 19:02 - General Forum / Your 2012 to-do list
for turkeyhunter it will always be: hunt, hunt, hunt, work on cabin, hunt, hunt...you get the idea. for me, Get the building permit and septic placed. I have an opportunity to buy 100 pieces of used tin for $4.00 a piece. I have no where to store. Where does everyone store materials...
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810. Posted: 10 Jan 2012 23:36 - Cabin Construction / New to the site with a question? (extra height in the loft)
I'm basing that answer of mine solely on the requirements of the IRC, the most commonly used building code in the USA. The only way to know for certain what the local official will enforce is to show them plans, even pencil sketches or simply have a conversation. The sticking point,...
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