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61. Posted: 12 Jun 2021 08:41 - Off-Grid Living / What to do, got offer on my solar
What ICC said... more or less. Depending on the wiring of your cabin they may not even allow the lines to be energized. My experience is the building being hooked up must have a permitted/approved electrical system before they will install the meter. A work around may be to install a permitted me...
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62. Posted: 22 May 2021 20:02 - Cabin Construction / What do I need to make a 16x40 cabin shell liveable?
Why dont you contact the people making the shell of the building and ask about a totally finished building? That way you would need a septic( possibly if you couldn't tie into your current one) and permits.
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63. Posted: 18 May 2021 23:20 - Cabin Construction / What to build
...t times. Appellant Jackson states that he intends to utilze the propert as a primary agricultural use and that the structures would therefore be utilzed as secondary components of such use, as agricultural accessory buildings. DDES has examined the issue in depth and indicates that the propert may be used primarily to grow and harvest crops under the existing zoning and that the structur...
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64. Posted: 18 May 2021 23:12 - Cabin Construction / What to build
Quoting: ICCEvery locale where I have seen the permit rules specify exceptions notes the exception applies only to accessory buildins. You can't have an accessory building without an existing building built with adherence to the permitting process. That's incorrect. I have studied King County...
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65. Posted: 13 May 2021 15:02 - Member's Projects and Photos / Cabin build - Bruce Peninsula (Southwestern Ontario)
...d found into one that was perfect. The dimensions of the main floor foot print are 28x32, with a loft that is 300 sq. ft. By May everything was quoted, planned and ready to go. But because of COVID, building permit delays, and the contractor being behind schedule - we didn't break ground until October. In the mean time I spent my weekends building ...
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66. Posted: 3 May 2021 22:46 - Cabin Construction / cabin design, tall and skinny?
Quoting: Irrigation GuyQuoting: Chinook92 know the fricken rules, let me worry about those im here to talk about building, not about rules You catch more flies with honey, pal I apologize if I sounded gruff. It just seems whenever I mention no permit, it always seems to bring up re...
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67. Posted: 3 May 2021 19:34 - Cabin Construction / cabin design, tall and skinny?
Quoting: Chinook92i know the fricken rules, let me worry about those im here to talk about building, not about rules I have seen a few owners of structures that were built without permits have to do things like, cut holes in walls to show the electrical that was c...
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68. Posted: 3 May 2021 17:15 - Cabin Construction / cabin design, tall and skinny?
...a-permit" exemption almost always had that connected to a provision that stated it was for a "non-habitable structure" and/or a requirement that this was okay as long as it was an "accessory" building, meaning that a larger building was already there and that the larger building was built with a building...
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69. Posted: 21 Apr 2021 17:50 - Member's Projects and Photos / New cabin. 22x 28
I think I'm going to end up with similar footings , I'm building on top of a ridge in central frontenac ontario. Did you go through permit and inspections etc, I have to on this build and it's not exactly clear what the build...
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70. Posted: 18 Apr 2021 11:40 - Off-Grid Living / Installing a sandpoint well
Will1E Did any WI official come out and inspect the well? Do you think the building permit folks have any interest in the well if you were to have them out later down the road? How did you decide where to place the well? How close would you want t...
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71. Posted: 17 Apr 2021 05:14 - Cabin Construction / Need help with ontario codes, cottage designs etc
... lot of "eratics" which are glacial boulders deposited ages ago, from fist size to house size and teh excavation will bring a lot up. Consider what to do with that stone, landscaping, wall building and so on, so it's worth considering having the rock piled off side later for projects etc... - Consider also what will be done with the topsoil/organics they dig out, find a...
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72. Posted: 15 Apr 2021 22:45 - Cabin Construction / Old Cabin Foundation Fix - Need Help
...gure out if it's worth paying a bit extra for a cabin that needs a lot of work or if buying raw land and starting from scratch would be best. My friend that would be helping out has experience buildings sheds and tiny house like structures on trailers but does not have experience fixing the foundation of a building that is already standing. I know that extra help w...
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73. Posted: 15 Apr 2021 21:07 - Cabin Construction / Ideas for a small cabin
1. Check on foundation requirements with the department that issues the building permit. Soe locales will not approve a pier and beam foundation. Depends... 2. Just because the sales website states their plans are "suitable for submitting ...
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74. Posted: 15 Apr 2021 04:10 - Cabin Construction / Need help with ontario codes, cottage designs etc
...f us from Ontario lurking about here. I was looking at properties in Central & North Frontenac back during my land hunt days... They were stickier about certain things back then with regards to building codes & minimum size etc. There are several options and depending on your intended immediate use & long term use and if later resale is a consideration (which ought to be IM...
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75. Posted: 14 Apr 2021 23:17 - Cabin Construction / Need help with ontario codes, cottage designs etc
...fter some insurance negotiations we received a very small payout and now need to rebuild. We are going to need to build up on a ridge further from the water on ground that is littered with boulders. I have experience building an off grid cottage but not one with permits and codes etc. I'm looking at single storey maybe 16x20 with attached covered deck. Im having trou...
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76. Posted: 26 Mar 2021 11:06 - General Forum / Ontario Cabin Shell Advice
... few more comforts which will also allow us to stay longer. We are up in North Frontenac near Plevna and its a good 4 hour drive but the township while beautiful also seems to be pretty flexible with building. I have had some conversation with the building inspector to sort some options and he was very helpful. Here are some of the options I am considering and would love...
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77. Posted: 17 Mar 2021 16:48 - Cabin Construction / Super Cheap Off Grid Block House in Florida
So, $7500 toward $20,000 before building permits Well, $10,000 est, average WI Septic, $10,000, same Elec, $2500, same $30,000 to $50,000 on top of whatever the land costs before yo...
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78. Posted: 17 Mar 2021 14:30 - Properties / Building on conservation floodplains
...ome across this situation and may be able to offer opinion. I bought a waterfront lot with a 18' x 28' one story cabin that sits in the floodplain of our local conservation authority. This building is considered a non-conforming building but is grandfathered due to the time it has sat there. i.e. They can’t make me remove it. I will be applying for a ...
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79. Posted: 16 Mar 2021 14:42 - General Forum / Anyone here from Chenango County NY?
... extended to the rest of NY at some point. Of course, you will have to get the blessing of your local inspector. The way I had it explained to me by our guy (a few years ago or more) was that the building had to be built to code concerning the structure and footers and would need permit. It could not be connected to electricity and he was fine with an outhouse. He to...
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80. Posted: 26 Feb 2021 13:00 - Member's Projects and Photos / 14x24 Workshop/Storage Shed Build
Quoting: rpeNice building. Thanks! 200sqft is all that is allowed by the county without a permit.... of course no electrical or plumbing (I'll beg for forgiveness on the electrical pa...
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81. Posted: 23 Feb 2021 06:38 - Cabin Construction / What to build
Quoting: BrettnyI know nothing about any other town but having a shed on the property before any building permit or residence was one of the specific questions I asked my local town prior to buying the land. They said sure you can do that. Then I asked about a small gene...
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82. Posted: 23 Feb 2021 05:48 - Cabin Construction / What to build
I know nothing about any other town but having a shed on the property before any building permit or residence was one of the specific questions I asked my local town prior to buying the land. They said sure you can do that. Then I asked about a small ge...
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83. Posted: 22 Feb 2021 21:22 - Cabin Construction / What to build
... ft limit for oermits. That is commonplace. Every locale where I have seen the permit rules specify exceptions notes the exception applies only to accessory buildins. You can't have an accessory building without an existing building built with adherence to the permitting process. There are locations around the country where zoning an...
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84. Posted: 22 Feb 2021 16:05 - Cabin Construction / What to build
...t rule for accessory structures...by which you don't meet the definition of as you don't have a primary structure either. If you want to keep what you build, I'd probably be buying or building it on a trailer and arguing you don't stay there more than 60 days a year...or going the legit permitted route. I wish you luck friend but in this case I'...
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85. Posted: 22 Feb 2021 13:15 - Cabin Construction / What to build
...A 12x16 A frame with a steeper pitch roof, more headroom in loft A 10x20 with a single shed pitch roof and 10x10 loft Or ? Those are my top ideas.... My county has the 200 square foot rule about buildings however for some reason yurts are considered tents and are subject to a 400 square foot/no permit rule hence the 20 footer however thats almost 15k just for the yur...
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86. Posted: 12 Feb 2021 04:47 - Off-Grid Living / Small Cabin Solar Math
Yes, proceed with knowledge rather than speculation. Power co. says I have to have a building permit before they will come est. the run (all underground now). Township says $350 for permit Power co says $50 non-refundable to do est....
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87. Posted: 4 Feb 2021 12:28 - Cabin Construction / Simple build-- input needed
...materials used onsite, and state that they intend to use the property in such manner. Such intended use would resolve the code violations on the property so long as the structural size is exempt from building permit requirements " I read this as they can only use a small building with no residence on site for storage...? You're not wrong, but ...
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88. Posted: 4 Feb 2021 12:20 - Cabin Construction / Simple build-- input needed
...materials used onsite, and state that they intend to use the property in such manner. Such intended use would resolve the code violations on the property so long as the structural size is exempt from building permit requirements " I read this as they can only use a small building with no residence on site for storage...?
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89. Posted: 4 Feb 2021 12:12 - Cabin Construction / Simple build-- input needed
Quoting: BrettnyI would also look up any setback requirements for a building 90' with 500' of road frontage dosnt leave much room for error nor does it give you alot of space from the road to tuck it away. Sorry not going to download anything from ...
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90. Posted: 3 Feb 2021 09:49 - Cabin Construction / Venting a shed style roof
Quoting: WILL1EMan i need to get this cabin built before she retires Nice! Yeah, good on no calcs! This was a concern I had too, esp since my original building permit expires next month...I didn't want to start over with a new BI.
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