Contrary to what Sly's been saying about you behind your back, it actually looks like you know your ass from a hole in the ground.
You know what you need, don't you. You need indoor ligthting, central air, a big screen TV, a pipe with pipe tobacco and a mini frig. stocked with your favorite beer.
I appreciate that. @wizenheimer was definitely right about "wobble" (and I think part of that is because my wife wanted 10-foot-tall walls), but as long as I don't plan on spending much time on top of the roof, I don't think that's going to cause any real issues.
I would never get one for a gazebo even if it was required. I don't want to justify the existence of someones government job.
Then don’t turn on the tap, flush a toilet , borrow books, etc, etc. Just sayin’......but I too hate permits.
If someone gets hurt on unpermitted work on your property or there is a fire, even unrelated to the unpermitted work, your homeowners policy might not cover you.
No--permits are only required for detached outdoor structures over 200 sq ft, if the floor is 30+ inches above the ground, or if the top plate is more than 10ft higher than the flooring surface. We ensured we remained below all those figures.
looking pretty good! I would have done a couple of things differently, but that's minor and insignificant
there are several different ways to do things, and many have maybe/maybe-not quality for instance: usually you glue and screw plywood decks to floors. That eliminates squeaking (for the most part) and makes for a more solid diaphragm. But if you glue, and subsequently need to replace a part of the floor, having glued it will make replacing that section much more difficult. And an exterior floor would have a higher chance of needing some replacement. Of course, if you glue down indoor/outdoor carpet, that probably makes a glued/not-glued floor irrelevant (maybe the carpet can be attached without glue?) one thing I would suggest: I'd have some reservations about those underside brackets you used to tie the braces to the posts. They don't look sufficient to me. But I would probably wait a a year to see how things are after 2 or 3 different seasons. Along those lines, keep track of the wind conditions and this winter, on a really windy day, go out and stand in the structure and feel how much your roof is flexing and racking your posts in the wind. That will tell you if you need to beef up those braces. Of course, if it's a really really windy day you might need a pilot's license....
lol....I am for limited government. Anything that's necessary and help's people im good with. But certain required permits bother me. I lived in an area where I had to get approval/permit at a cost to paint my house if the color was approved or cut a tree down on my property. I had a neighbor years ago turn me into the county because I built an 8x10 shed that was next to a good neighbor fence in the corner because it was about 8 feet tall at the hip of the roof and he could see it from his house> County guy came out and gave me 30 days to move it away from his view or Id be fined big time. Well, I moved it to the other side of my back yard and not in a corner of property. Bad taste!
So do you believe there should be no rules about what you do on your property, or you just don't like that particular rule? Would you have been ok with the rule if it allowed your shed but disallowed even taller sheds? Or would it be ok if your neighbor had built a 100' tall shed? Do all shed lives matter? barfo
What would you recommend I do differently with the angled braces? Use longer braces (basically have them meet instead of have space between them)? Use 4x6s instead of 4x4s?
