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61. Posted: 26 Apr 2020 13:57 - Properties / Busted for Building Cabin w/o a Permit?
..., which was when the garage was nearly finished. Maybe it was a complaint, those must be followed up on and the person reporting will never be revealed. Or maybe the inspector or another town official noticed the new building and decided to check. The structure was very visible. 1. He had to cut several holes in the drywall inside, at points designated by the inspector, so the in the wa...
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62. Posted: 22 Apr 2020 19:37 - Properties / Ontario Canada Build
I bought 6.5 acres up around Kirkland Lake. To avoid bylaws and building permit stuff as I am in an organized township unfortunately can I just build a cabin on the deck of a float trailer?? I mean..., it’s technically portable Iâ...
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63. Posted: 1 Apr 2020 18:34 - Cabin Construction / Skid size & fastening
...wer, but I was hoping to get lucky with someone who would take an interest in a small project within my context. Brettny - the point about my search for help is I DON'T have an inspector. I am building in a tiny rural municipality without permits and inspectors. This has pros and cons. Mostly pros. But the con is not having expert review. That's one of the...
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64. Posted: 30 Mar 2020 15:59 - Properties / Permit requirements
A search for building permit with the county name should bring up their rules. Most often there is a size from 100 to 200 sq ft that does not need a permit as long as yo...
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65. Posted: 30 Mar 2020 11:49 - Cabin Construction / New Cabin Purchase! Foundation Questions
I can't see them making you tear it down. I've worked on some pretty crappy homes and the most they'll do is add to your building permit/inspection things they would like to see done and they've been very reasonable. They do look at satellite imaging and if you give them a hard time they...
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66. Posted: 22 Mar 2020 00:44 - Cabin Construction / Insulation on a stick-build cabin
...e doesn't. I am waiting for a dry, windy and sunny day to do this. Quoting: ICC. That varies a lot in different places. That exception also usually includes wording referencing "accessory building" or something similar. That means the exempt small building can be built when the new small building is an accessory to a larger, and properly ...
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67. Posted: 21 Mar 2020 22:52 - Cabin Construction / Insulation on a stick-build cabin
Quoting: waldeniteI am limited in footprint size by building codes and am unable to go bigger at this time. That may very well be correct and it may very well also be a misinterpretation of the building permit...
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70. Posted: 5 Mar 2020 03:33 - Properties / Need feedback on N.E. Arizona off grid toilet permitting
...tion is a $300 permit fee. The others are a $550 permit fee. They all require a licensed person to come out and test the soil for an additional $300-600. If using one of these systems, you have to include this with the building permit for the home. The state of Arizona allows automatically permitted toilet...
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71. Posted: 2 Mar 2020 14:02 - Cabin Construction / Collar ties
Quoting: BrettnySome thing to keep in mind is that a town/county may not tax the loft as livable space. How much head room or if they allow vertical walls in it I'm not sure. Building code has headroom limits on habitable spaces. IRC chapter R.305.1 Seven feet in the minimum with exceptions that cover sloped ceilings and bathrooms. Exception #1. For rooms with ...
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72. Posted: 27 Feb 2020 07:42 - General Forum / small cabins (Adirondack)
Where outside of the adk park? Many people here build/drop off a small shed on there property to start, me included. The town/county most likely has a max building size before needing a permit. Call them and ask. We are just south of Utica.
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73. Posted: 14 Feb 2020 04:03 - Cabin Construction / Wide span idea
Quoting: ICCStrong winds don't cease to blow because there is no code enforcement. Strong winds are the reason for the structural elements of building code. Good luck I was saying there are no codes to follow to say that I don't have to wait on any permits to be signed by a govt official. If the permi...
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74. Posted: 12 Feb 2020 16:37 - Properties / Sequatchie County TN.
You will likely need a building permit which is a tax and it also alerts the assessor of property there will be a structure on the land which will increase the taxes. Even if there is no b...
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75. Posted: 6 Feb 2020 06:52 - Properties / vermont off grid cabin
Where I'm building it's basically the same. I'm building with no permit but I'm still going to build as if it were getting inspected. All I need is some...
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76. Posted: 4 Feb 2020 13:54 - Properties / Building code requirements for seasonal cabins ontario
...lin, is this. 1) A "True" unincorporated township (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unorganized_area#Ontario ) you can build what ever size you wish, but you still need to conform to Ontario building code (Stud size, spacing, ventilation, roofing etc etc) and septic rules (MOE specs) must be adhered too. 2) There are some exceptions for some townships that are pseudo unincorpor...
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77. Posted: 30 Jan 2020 15:20 - Cabin Construction / Creating plans from pictures. Possible?
...hat you can buy online at many places. For my cabin I didn't need "formal" plans, so I personally just drafted up the layout with a cross section view and attached the layout with my building permit. I spec'ed out the joists/rafters/insulation/etc. on a separate sheet of paper and it was approved without any revisions necessary. My sketch was to sc...
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78. Posted: 30 Jan 2020 15:17 - Cabin Construction / Creating plans from pictures. Possible?
I build(am building) a 24x30 cabin on existing basement, I (my GF actually) drew the plans in sketchup and submitted for permit and was accepted. Comparing this to my project I cant ima...
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79. Posted: 28 Jan 2020 12:27 - Properties / Building code requirements for seasonal cabins ontario
My perhaps oversimplified understanding: The Ontario building code does not explicitly differentiate seasonal vs nonseasonal residence (though there are specific elements that may differ by use where this could happen indirectly, I'm not s...
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80. Posted: 23 Jan 2020 16:24 - Cabin Construction / Shed plans
.... I think we have decided to go bigger, 10X16. This was the size we were originally planing to buy as a shell to fix up. I had the pad built for it awhile ago. I think these plans will work. No building permits required where I am but I really want it to be nice and sturdy. It is going to have the washer/ drier in it and storage up in the lofts. I watched a few vi...
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81. Posted: 21 Jan 2020 17:31 - Properties / Contravention of non existing appropriate bylaws
...just folk,like to get paid well, but if you can make good drawings and show that the work done matches the plan, it can be not bad financialy, and snubbing fussy buerocrats is something everybody enjoys in some areas building on an existing foundation is classed as a renovation, and therefore has an ocupency permit and therefore a septic permit also it ne...
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82. Posted: 9 Jan 2020 10:27 - Cabin Construction / Framing interior cabin walls
Sad there is no layout plan for the floor heat... are there plans for the building showing the proposed interior partitions? Can you get anything from the local planning department from the original permit application? Any chance of contacting the...
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83. Posted: 22 Dec 2019 07:36 - General Forum / Why are you here?
...n and my many years in Scouting. They will be small and mainly for sleeping as we hope most of the time we would all be around the fire pit cooking and talking. We first thought of a bunk house type building but then thought several smaller / different cabins would be really neat. The land is almost like a little valley with a good spring in it with enough drop for a water-ram type pump...
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84. Posted: 19 Dec 2019 13:24 - Cabin Construction / Hydro pole connection - Ontario Canada (Manitoulin)
Actually I will put the refering section of 96-01 - Specific to Dawson. ============ Temporary Uses Permitted 20. A temporary sleeping and eating quarter, tool shed, scaffold or other building or structure incidental to the construction of a building or structure permitted by this Order may be maintained until the construc...
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85. Posted: 18 Dec 2019 18:09 - Cabin Construction / Hydro pole connection - Ontario Canada (Manitoulin)
So talking to the county clerk - (Well clerk for the island) Manitoulin island townships that are incorporated - Trailers are permitted after building permit issued for up to 2 years with $300 fee per year. Must be removed once completed build. Unincorporated (Dawson and Robinson) are allowed...
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86. Posted: 13 Dec 2019 20:19 - Off Topic / New Bridge
... I would have tough access. Where are you located? Bridge accesses part of our land that has 4 pipelines crossing it. Located in IL. 35 miles east of St. Louis. Quoting: FishHogwow that puts my road building by hand techniques to shame. Up until this project we built and installed old bridge and also maintained the road. Quoting: toyota_mdt_techAny special permitting or...
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87. Posted: 4 Dec 2019 17:59 - Member's Projects and Photos / Central MN cabin build
...we supposed to reveal our location? Ha! We are on the southside a little less than 1000 feet off the lake. The zoning changes at 1000 feet and I had to move the cabin over a little bit to get my building permit approval. My rear neighbor is a golf course fairway at Izaty’s. During the summer months the woods are too thick to see anybody. It feels private. It ...
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88. Posted: 21 Nov 2019 15:01 - Cabin Construction / Foundation for 16x20 cabin
Listen to what Brettny just said there. My understanding is that everywhere in NYS is covered by building code as well as sanitation rules. I do believe but could be wrong, that there is a special set of rules for a hunting or fishing cabin. If that is applicable that will come with a bu...
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89. Posted: 17 Nov 2019 16:32 - Properties / where would you buy property
Agree with what silverwaterlady said. If you want to avoid building permits and all the other bs that goes with it, get as far as you can from people.
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90. Posted: 8 Nov 2019 20:00 - Cabin Construction / New property and "cabin" Looking for general advice.
...the trusses. Keep the supports more or less at the same position they are at now. That's assuming the DIY builder followed the design parameters in the first place. Oh, does this project need a building permit? Inspections? If so re-using trusses may be a problem as the permit dept normally wants to see the engineering drawings with approval stamp...
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