Permit approved!
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mike93lx
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Congrats! Probably want to redact your address
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Shiftless
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I’ve been through the prolonged permit process myself.
I too suggest taking down that picture, cropping out your name and address and reposting.
And your paying there wages, stay strong and best of luck. Few years ago pulling my permit and county building dept woman going thru blue permits saw one of two covered porches and said hold on. More $$$ and out the door I went. In credibly demeaning experience.
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MushCreek
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By contrast, here in rural SC our permit for our house took 15 minutes and cost $400. Most places I've lived have been a hassle.
billconner
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I've done 4 permits since we moved here 7 years ago, a new detached garage and renovating existing garage into living space being the bigger ones. Walked into town office with plans and application, walked out with permission to procede. Permits were mailed the following week.
ddurrett896
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hardest part is done.
larry4406
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Nice!
What is the project?
What is the project?
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He's building a small reactor in the garden shed
andyvh1959
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Two years? What are you building?
Back in fall of 2019 I was traveling weekly for work. I submitted my 24x28 shop plans from Menards to the city of Green Bay via their webpage. Less than $250 and I had my construction permit a week after I sent it in online.
Back in fall of 2019 I was traveling weekly for work. I submitted my 24x28 shop plans from Menards to the city of Green Bay via their webpage. Less than $250 and I had my construction permit a week after I sent it in online.
Shiftless
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I paid that much for a permit to replace the boards on an existing deck. It was an old deck built on top of a 2 car garage. All I was doing was tearing off the old wood, re Roofing the flat garage roof, putting down PT 2x4 sleepers, and then synthetic deck boards.
I thought it was a like-for-like repair job and didn’t apply for a building permit.
An inspector drove by, saw the work being done and stopped my job until I went to city hall and paid the man.
Codyboy
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I can't imagine living anywhere like that. We only have permits for septic and it's a small fee.
Otherwise...
Shiftless
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I can't imagine living anywhere like that. We only have permits for septic and it's a small fee.
Otherwise...
It‘s a trade off... That’s for sure!
nadogail
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I have only had to pull permits for an installation of the toilet and associated enclosure, plus the electrical permit to add a light in the toilet room.
Also pulled a permit to repair a fence at a rental, both of them were painless, my city building department has been a pleasure to work with.
They did not make it difficult.
Also pulled a permit to repair a fence at a rental, both of them were painless, my city building department has been a pleasure to work with.
They did not make it difficult.
MushCreek
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Every place is different. I have a buddy in CT that took years to get a permit, and it cost $66,000, over 30 years ago. Granted, there were variances and other issues, but still.
andyvh1959
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I agree, what you did to me would not require a permit if it just updating the structure that is already there. Unless that structure of feature was originally compromising the structure itself. However, the proof in that is the longevity of what was previously there.
San Fran is a lot different than Green Bay WI in more ways than one. I bet Californa is ripe with all sorts of "make you pay" objectives that only cost you the owner more money for nothing gained.
San Fran is a lot different than Green Bay WI in more ways than one. I bet Californa is ripe with all sorts of "make you pay" objectives that only cost you the owner more money for nothing gained.
larry4406
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I recall the prior posts on this.
Get rolling!
Get rolling!
Excavating starts tomorrow. Need to get slab in before phx summer!
yatg
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Firebrick43
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Same here for an outbuilding or addition. Square footage is all they need (and a house needs a septic permit) and they reference a chart to see what that square footage permit cost and away you go.
larry4406
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OP's project if I recall was mired in zoning as he is partially over the building restriction line and wanted to have its south wall tight to the alley at a former wall location.
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mike93lx
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Looking back, what would/could/should you have done differently to move it faster?
Get a better Architect! Guy kept changing stuff on the fly. Also get one with more experience in your city.
larry4406
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The first best job is that of a weatherman. Even if you are wrong, you still get paid and everyone still pays attention to you afterwards.Get a better Architect! Guy kept changing stuff on the fly. Also get one with more experience in your city.
The second best job is an architect. You get paid to do it wrong and then get paid to fix it as the client is too vested and can’t change at that point.
Not fond of either.
MushCreek
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Sometimes. Often they are poured together (monolithic slab). If they pour the footings first, they should leave rebar sticking up to key them to the slab.
larry4406
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As @MushCreek said it depends.
Plan now for your UFER ground and conduit placement so you can turn up your conduit for your sub panel where you want it and not see it from outside.
Plan now for your UFER ground and conduit placement so you can turn up your conduit for your sub panel where you want it and not see it from outside.
mike93lx
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Your plans seem to indicate a monolithic pour, so no, you should not have separate footings unless I am reading it wrong
larry4406
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I agree with Mike, the plans indicate a monolithic pour with rebars for the block wall. In that case, the footing is not separate from the slab.
My Old Tools
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If I lived somewhere that took 2 years for a permit I'd have to hurt somebody.
Uncle murph
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I’ve experienced that as well,just wait till Saturday or a holiday and get on with it. It’s nothing but a money grab,they want all the power and authority with zero responsibility for the finished product.
No issue: neutrons stop at the property line.
A true life humorous oddity: I am a physicist and worked some years at Livermore Lab in Cali. A guy I knew there was importing uranium ore as a kid while trying to refine it to make his own nuclear weapon. He failed (isotope purity is hard ... fortunately). But I was wondering if his childhood back yard is now a superfund site. Yes, the guy was a little bit strange.
New Issue? The these jokers dug the footer trench 18” wide instead of the required 16”. Maybe a dumb question but would it be acceptable to just add 2” of polystyrene insulation board to the inside of the trench? And if it would be acceptable how would one anchor it so it doesn’t float out during the pour? Looking for options, ive heard of people insulating underneath slabs before, but im far from knowledgeable about this.
Thanks
Thanks
larry4406
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Just pour a wider footing and let them eat the concrete overage...
Firebrick43
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You are supposed to marry a woman meteorologist. The only woman that can’t deny she is wrong at least half the time.
Ya, that’s kind of where im leaning. Thx