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1. Posted: 20 May 2023 16:25 - Member's Projects and Photos / 10ac in central NY
It's been a few years in the making but we finaly have a building permit and recently poured 15 sono tubes.
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2. Posted: 12 May 2023 21:04 - Cabin Construction / A-Frame (14'x20') - Ridge Board Cutting?
A rafter load example. Building width = 16 feet Roof load = 15 PSF DL + 20 PSF (LL) = 35 PSF total ...(where DL = Dead Load (materials), LL = Live Load (snow load and equipment on roof, 20 PSF minimum) Rafters on ...
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3. Posted: 25 Apr 2023 11:59 - Cabin Construction / New guy here with some questions about SIP panel construction.
Make your own plans. I started with a tape measure and free floor plan creator app on my phone. I just got my plans approved and building permit granted last week for our 20x32' with stand up loft.
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4. Posted: 13 Apr 2023 07:44 - Properties / Ontario updates 108sqft to 161sqft
This sounds great, but the "accessory buildings" part gives me some pause. So far the only official bit I can find is at https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/r22451, namely: 28. Article 1.3.1.1. of Division C of the Regul...
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5. Posted: 1 Apr 2023 17:00 - Properties / Ontario updates 108sqft to 161sqft
I do see a lot of Ontario folks posting in here. Just saw the max size for no building permit went from 108 to 161sqft, or 15sq meters. Just in case anyone in Ontario is looking at building a bunkie, this change was not long ago.
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6. Posted: 19 Feb 2023 14:14 - Cabin Construction / Re leveling my cabin
... finish. I do not own this but it is part of my pay for my work on ranch. I kept getting told it will be easy to level and that will fix it, but I have been having doubts that it will. No there is no building permit and it has been a guessing game as to where the electric water and sewer lines all are that come to this house, nothing was marked, it is turning from a cute ...
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7. Posted: 19 Feb 2023 12:57 - Cabin Construction / Re leveling my cabin
...ks not used? Blocks sinking opening metal roof to rain. I don't think this place is fixable. Kim, find another place to live. This place needs to be torn down. I bet it was built with no building permit.
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8. Posted: 9 Feb 2023 20:06 - Cabin Construction / Planning for 10x10 bunkie on rock shelf - Foundation?
...rong> process as although I don't need a permit for a 10x15 shed, I do if there is human occupancy. The plan is to build on the same location as above, but I'd like to extend it another 5 feet. I'm building it robust and secure for human use for now, once we build a cottage it will either be a storage shed or overflow sleeping for extra company. The go...
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9. Posted: 9 Oct 2022 10:01 - Cabin Construction / Planning for 10x10 bunkie on rock shelf - Foundation?
...;ve been in contact with the municipality as well as public health regarding our build. 10x10 is no permit and 10x16 is no permit (if no human occupancy). Both these builds are considered accessory buildings as we already have a cottage on the property. We do have the option of building a bunkie as well, up to 500 square feet, but that...
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10. Posted: 7 Oct 2022 08:13 - Cabin Construction / Planning for 10x10 bunkie on rock shelf - Foundation?
So in your other post you said you are south of Sudbury. I’m also south of Sudbury and my township is unorganized. Obviously it depends exactly where you are but have you verified that you do need building permits where you are?
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11. Posted: 27 Sep 2022 15:22 - Cabin Construction / Planning for 10x10 bunkie on rock shelf - Foundation?
Thanks guys, I think we're on the same page. I've been talking with the local building inspectors extensively over the past few months and here is what I've got for Ontario (for the French River area). - 10x10 is largest I can go for human occupancy without a ...
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12. Posted: 27 Sep 2022 08:40 - Cabin Construction / Planning for 10x10 bunkie on rock shelf - Foundation?
Second Houska! Although you do not fall into the "no permit for accessory building" mistake many make without having a main building as you have a main cabin (assuming it was permitted), there may be local rul...
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13. Posted: 26 Sep 2022 16:32 - Cabin Construction / Planning for 10x10 bunkie on rock shelf - Foundation?
... it keeps the rain off and mosquitos out. Anyways, to the point of this thread. My sister has picked out her spot and now we're looking at our own. The challenge is that we're looking at building on a rock shelf. I'll put up a couple of photos and you can see what I mean. So the slope is not bad and is pretty manageable for the first 10-15 feet before it drops off quic...
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14. Posted: 13 Sep 2022 15:00 - Properties / Anyone rent their cabins out?
...out in summer April-October. we put a Cubic mini stove inside. the cabin is a kit form Haapsalu, Estonia. https://tene.ee/en/shop/ We bought 2 Cabins the one in the pictures is only 106sq.ft feet no building permit needed. Door windows floors all include. 28mm thick walls The Other cabin we bought 400sq.ft 40mm thick wall triple pane windows. it can be used all winter! ...
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15. Posted: 1 Sep 2022 09:37 - Cabin Construction / 9x12 cabin
A privy is a) an accessory building, under 108 sq ft. and also (in Ontario bureaucrat-speak) b) a Class 1 sewage treatment system. Basically, there is no way, at least in an organized township in Ontario, that you can...
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16. Posted: 31 Aug 2022 21:09 - Cabin Construction / 9x12 cabin
...exception applies specifically to storage sheds. It does not apply if they have a residential use, like a bunkie. See https://www.small-cabin.com/forum/2_11333_0.html The 108 sq ft exception (to the building code requirements) applies, as written in comments above, to structures regardless of use (but no plumbing). As to whether it can apply to a cabin or bunkie, it's complicated an...
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17. Posted: 10 Aug 2022 04:56 - Cabin Construction / Canada (Ontario) wooden shed/barn *kits*?
There is a trick around some of this in Ontario. Owner designed & built structures ARE allowed! I built my house that way !! I designed it, drew it up and submitted to building inspector who reviewed it for structural compliance and permit issued. I did build it by myself with only the concrete work & roof finishing subbed out, everyth...
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18. Posted: 9 Aug 2022 14:08 - Cabin Construction / Canada (Ontario) wooden shed/barn *kits*?
...ple here have experience with? Jamaica Cottage Shop and a few other US vendors (e.g. barnpros) will ship kits to Canada, but given lumber cross-border issues and the need for drawings for an Ontario building permit (we're talking 250-600 sq ft) it seems a Canadian company would be preferable? What I'm hoping for is something that arrives nearly fully pre-cut a...
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19. Posted: 8 Aug 2022 16:56 - Properties / Is 'lawful prior non-conforming use' a limiting factor?
Quoting: ForestHaushopefully the seller can give us a sense of how the building is defined, legally speaking. Don't trust anything a seller tells you unless the seller is actually disclosing a problem issue. Check with the local authority having jurisdict...
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20. Posted: 20 Jul 2022 06:46 - Cabin Construction / Ontario Building Code change
It's a big win for those building a compound of structures as a "hunt camp" or similar, or for those with a permitted or grandfathered cabin to which they're adding genuine accessory s...
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21. Posted: 19 Jul 2022 22:54 - Cabin Construction / Ontario Building Code change
Ontario small-cabineers might be interested that as of April 2022, storage sheds of up to 15 sq m (161 sq ft) should be exempt from requiring building permits, Ontario-wide, as accessory structures. This is in addition to the general exemption for structures up to 10 sq m (107 sq ft) without plumbing, etc. See http...
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22. Posted: 10 Jul 2022 15:02 - Cabin Construction / 16'X24' SMALL CABIN FOUNDATION HELP NEEDED
Second, a question about location. As was mentioned is freezing an issue? Is there a need for a building permit? Just because we might rather not have to get a building permit does not mean that the sometimes pesky officials might come ...
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23. Posted: 26 May 2022 11:00 - Cabin Construction / Sharing my cabin costs
...c co here to 'ballpark' me a number to consider if I should go grid or not and they wouldnt even talk to me without the permit and application for power. HARUMPH Maybe you can have better luck if you have a building permit?
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24. Posted: 4 May 2022 21:04 - Properties / Ontario - store a boat on your own vacant land?
I feel the same way Bradish ,I could of done it the “right way “ but in my case I would of had to pay $15000.00 for a development fee ,which then would of allowed me to apply for a building permit ,for a lot I literally stole for only $15000.00 .I don’t think a 100% tax on something sounds very appealing ,especially since my lot is water access a...
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25. Posted: 4 May 2022 19:09 - Properties / Ontario - store a boat on your own vacant land?
Quoting: BrucesThat’s basically how I built my cabin .I built a “barge” ,then built a cabin on top of it .Technically a boat so no building permits or taxes to deal with .Then I built a covered “dock” next to it .The tax man has seen it and just smiles and says “good job “ .I am in Ontario as wel...
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26. Posted: 4 May 2022 18:26 - Properties / Ontario - store a boat on your own vacant land?
That’s basically how I built my cabin .I built a “barge” ,then built a cabin on top of it .Technically a boat so no building permits or taxes to deal with .Then I built a covered “dock” next to it .The tax man has seen it and just smiles and says “good job “ .I am in Ontario as wel...
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27. Posted: 22 Mar 2022 12:51 - Cabin Construction / Cabin Newbie
...on/approval it will be more. You already have some of this, but: When we were shopping and discovered to get bare land, permit for driveway, fire number, septic and well, an approval of structure and building permit, then elec run to site, foundation, etc we were Out Of Money before a stick even went up. You need to find out what is allowed/required befor...
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28. Posted: 10 Mar 2022 17:22 - Cabin Construction / 5' Frost Line - Cheapest Tiny Cabin Foundation?
Quoting: Pancakesstill be able to get building permits Ask the town or county or whoever it is who issues the permits. Ask if a pier and beam foundation can be used for a habitable build...
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29. Posted: 10 Mar 2022 15:47 - Cabin Construction / 5' Frost Line - Cheapest Tiny Cabin Foundation?
... it will be a fair amount lighter in dead load than a similar cabin of conventional nature. Any suggestions on how to get the foundation done quickest and cheapest for a DIY and still be able to get building permits?
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30. Posted: 8 Mar 2022 20:05 - Properties / Is the 144 sqft no permit rule dead in NY?
Quoting: woodspiritI just talked to zoning in prattsburgh. Can't build a cabin in ny unless you have stamped engineers drawings first. Have to comply with all zoning for building a house. Engineered septic system, perk test, a well, and all zoning that meets building a house. Fire and electric and plumbing. Which also requires electric to gri...
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