Recent content by The_Surveyor

That is a brush axe and if you don't want it I will give it a home! That is the best tool for clearing small brush or if you just don't want to fire up the chainsaw, I use one a lot at work.

It looks like you are channeling your inner homesteader on this project, congrats. As much as people(Albertans) love to rip on our neighbouring province to the east I must say your land looks amazing and the feeling of your accomplishments to date must be second to none. I am interested in how...

are you restricted by your town/city on building size or height? If not I would go big! btw nice rendering on the house and garage.

I, as a prof. surveyor, would recommend shopping around, not for price but for experience in dealing with your town board. Not all surveyors are created equal in this regard and a good surveyor will be able to answer a lot of your questions about the town board process before you go to see them...

I have to do 9' tall eves (no higher) as the city requires this in the building codes (but not foundations, looks like they have there priorities straight). I would think about a monolithic slab for my garage but I have about 3' of grade change from the rear lane to the back of the house so a...

The interesting thing in Calgary is that the city does not require a permit for foundation work for garages as long as you are not building a retaining that holds back more then 3'. Thanks for the input on the footings, it looks like I will be calling more more concrete guys today and even a...

I have decided to try to get my garage built this year, a 26' deep x 30' wide gem with 9' eves and 15' roof peak to call my own.:drool: In my quest for an awesome garage space I had several contractors come by to provide quotes. My main problem with this has been several of the garage...

Hello All, With my first post on GJ I would like to thank all other members for sharing there vast knowledge on nearly all subjects, hopefully I will be able to contribute to that myself in the near future. As for a personal intro I am a surveyor in Alberta who spends many many days and weeks...