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871. Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:55 - Properties / Building a cabin in ontario (permits and fees)
Hi all, Just bought a place north of bracebridge in ontario. I called the town and they said there is a 10 000 Development fee and a 500 building permit to get start. + multiple other permits along the way. INSANE !! They also said I couldnt build a shed until there is a primary residence. ...
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872. Posted: 17 Jan 2011 18:28 - General Forum / Howdy and a question right off the bat
Tom, My neighbor in town built a building that looks like a guard tower or an elevator shaft. It is an eyesore! He said it was a storage shed and play house for the kids. The code required a permit yet he...
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873. Posted: 17 Jan 2011 00:47 - Cabin Construction / Definition of "accessory building"
I went into the building department and told them I was going to cut down some trees on my property and stack up a small building to store some things in. They said "oh, you are ...
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874. Posted: 12 Jan 2011 14:56 - General Forum / Howdy and a question right off the bat
My only personal bad experience with building/zoning regulations was years ago. I had built a shed in the yard. The neighbor had a grudge against us because our trees shed leaves in the fall and some would blow into her yard. Sh...
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875. Posted: 12 Jan 2011 14:53 - General Forum / Howdy and a question right off the bat
...word for a hunting lodge or camp. I wonder if this is an exception that can be used in municipalities that traditionally had a lot of hunting. Instead of asking to build a cabin or cottage, ask about building a "hunting lodge". The current permit price in one of the municipalities around here in Quebec is only $50. It's on their web site and everything...
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876. Posted: 5 Jan 2011 23:52 - Cabin Construction / Definition of "accessory building"
The zoning in our area allows a building of up to 270 square feet without a permit, for accessory buildings only. Does anyone here know the definition of an accessory building...
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877. Posted: 4 Jan 2011 08:51 - Cabin Construction / use of concrete for pole backfill
... down here. We did get some very cold wind chills last winter (like 19 below) but it was a two day event. Most frost we get exists only on grass and on roof tops most of the time. Where we're building we don't even have to file for a building permit. No inspections. The one thing we do have to do is get a septic permit and ...
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878. Posted: 2 Jan 2011 01:15 - Properties / Crown Land and Land Use Permits (Ontario)
...rainage for sinks and a showers and running a 120v@60Hz electrical system off 4x 100amp car battery's, charged from solar panels and a Aux. gas generator will cause any issues. I have to send a building plan when I apply for the work permit, I guess, and will revoke it if I get the smallest thing wrong.
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879. Posted: 31 Dec 2010 14:24 - Cabin Construction / Cabin Planning Questions
...reatment for cut ends. I do that to all my cuts. I've bought it from both HD and Lowe's as well as my local Ace Hardware. Factory made trusses are almost always custom made. You supply the building dimensions, roof height or pitch desired. Their engineer then designs the truss (his computer does). Any truss shop should be able to give you a free estimate if you tell them what y...
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881. Posted: 30 Dec 2010 14:13 - Properties / What is the closest area to buy land near Toronto, Ontario, where you don't need permit?
... will still have to comply with the zoning restrictions within 3 1/2 hours from Toronto. This means anything larger than 100 sq feet you will need a permit and usually the minimum size is 676 sq. ft. Building an 8 X 12 cabin is still not permitted as it is considered an accessory building and you must have a primary residence there first....
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882. Posted: 27 Dec 2010 23:27 - Member's Projects and Photos / My 600 sq. ft. cabin in Loring, ON.
Quoting: dabonesHe didn't need a permit, there are no building inspectors or regulations in those unorganized townships way up North in ON Check out: http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page2103.aspx You are right - it would appear the...
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883. Posted: 27 Dec 2010 21:59 - Member's Projects and Photos / My 600 sq. ft. cabin in Loring, ON.
There are no building codes up in this area of Ontario due to the lack of an organized township. He didn't need a permit, there are no building inspectors or regula...
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884. Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:02 - Member's Projects and Photos / My 600 sq. ft. cabin in Loring, ON.
... hoping to build mine in that area, did you run into any issues with the area being srounded by an Enhanced Management zone? 2nd being located in an unincorporated part of Perry sound, did you need a building permit?
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886. Posted: 21 Dec 2010 15:22 - Member's Projects and Photos / Shaque du Bois
It's frustrating but i've been served with a notice of building code violation for my cabin. Apparently in my area you cannot build such a small structure with the intention to inhabit. So now i have to apply for a building ...
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887. Posted: 17 Dec 2010 16:36 - Cabin Construction / Cool industrial building! Cabin potential?
It looks to me like the building is basically a split level. The brown part at the bottom looks like a foundation, and I assume you wouldn't get that if you purchased the building. The area u...
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888. Posted: 8 Dec 2010 14:53 - Member's Projects and Photos / My 600 sq. ft. cabin in Loring, ON.
and how much was the building permit? id love to build something like that but in my township, there is a 950 min and a 11000 building permit fee :(
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889. Posted: 6 Dec 2010 21:57 - Member's Projects and Photos / My Cabin in Upstate New York
One thing you should consider is interviewing local building authorities and builders before you buy land. Some locales have a very lax permitting approach where others will try to drive you out of town before you build your ...
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890. Posted: 5 Dec 2010 15:12 - Member's Projects and Photos / My Cabin in Upstate New York
u'r cabin looks great... I'm considering buying land in upstate NY and i was wondering what size requirement are to build with out a building permit??
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891. Posted: 2 Dec 2010 07:06 - Cabin Construction / New Member and my first questions
...39;. I lived in a smaller A-frame many years ago. I live in the Ozarks near Branson Missouri, just outside of my hometowns city limits. The soil is pretty rocky and the frost line is pretty shallow. Building permits and inspections are pretty easy to get by here, we are hillbillies after all. ;) The site has good drainage and the slope is minimal. The stockpiling will...
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892. Posted: 1 Dec 2010 20:33 - Cabin Construction / New Member and my first questions
1. There is no simple answer without knowing more about the property and what possible restrictions you may face. Questions: Is there any need to meet codes? Building permits/inspectors involved? Do you have freezing weather with the resultant possible ground/foundation heaving concerns? What type of soil is there, clay, gravel, r...
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893. Posted: 22 Nov 2010 20:06 - Cabin Construction / vapor barriers
...creased the heating bill. As I mentioned above many folks confuse air barriers and vapor barriers. The wraps on the outside are not vapor barriers. They are air infiltration barriers. Tar paper or building felt is the original air barrier. Tar paper stops air movement but does permit vapor to pass through. The felt absorbs water and the water can evaporate. The new wra...
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894. Posted: 11 Nov 2010 23:18 - Properties / Mineral Rights?!?
...r minerals and sampling using manual techniques (ie pick, shovel, hand panning, sluice box, etc.). They are not allowed to excavate cultivated land, orchards or within the curtilage (drip line) of a building. Under the recent rules in BC, if on private land they must give the land owner 14 days' written notice detailing where and when and how many people will be involved and what w...
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895. Posted: 3 Nov 2010 11:47 - Cabin Construction / Oh where to start?
...e same municipality, sorry. I just received this email from my local planning secretary. "You can build a "hunt camp" without water, electric or sewage hookup, any size you want. Any building over 100 square feet requires a building permit. You cannot build an "accessory" building before you build a primary ...
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896. Posted: 30 Oct 2010 13:54 - Cabin Construction / Oh where to start?
Hey Jerry Yes up here I'd have to grade the lumber to use it for anything that needed a building permit, ie., anything over a 10x10. This being my first foray into this sort of thing I'm just not sure which way to go. I'd rather use the lumber off the ...
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897. Posted: 28 Oct 2010 19:31 - Cabin Construction / Oh where to start?
...#039;ve got 25 acres north of Maynooth, Ontario, not far from where our admin's cabin is, I think, and I'm stuck trying to decide whether to go with a simple 10x10 cabin to stay away from a building permit or to go bigger for the space. The cabin will be for weekends away for myself, my wife and our two youg sons. We're only four kilometres from the inlaw...
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898. Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:41 - Cabin Construction / Other wood than pine?
I asked the same question over at the "other" forum because my 17 acres is all hardwoods, mostly beech and maple. It may be difficult to screw into hardwood and if you need a building permit the wood may need to be graded. I've decided to go with a combination of stick built commercial lumber and some posts from my own wood.
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899. Posted: 24 Oct 2010 16:37 - General Forum / Hello, another newbie.. :)
...g>, they told him that you can't pour concrete peirs either, the structure must be movebale and less than 140, then you can do what you want.. our Town (or township for those not in NY) has NO Zoning Laws, just building permit laws (they remind you of that at every "welcome to town of" signs..) .. so hopefully we shouldn't run into any other problems...
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900. Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:26 - Cabin Construction / Easy and Cheap Log Cabin
...ing the RESchek, maybe they wouldn't pass or maybe they would. Maybe where and when they were built the code was not in use or enforced. Maybe they have a lower percentage of window area than my building. Or maybe the permitting process was bypassed; people have been know to do that. There are lots of maybe's. The geographic location also matters. Northern or h...
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