[Shop-talk] storage shed plans

[Jack Brooks]

> Planning was, as always, a bit of a pain, but it's done now.

John, I agree 100%.

I replaced a 5x8 metal shed with a 12x16 wooden one.  It was considered
maintenance by my town in NJ, as I was replacing one temporary building with
another temporary building.  This allowed me to keep it one foot from the
property line, instead of having to build it "the height of the shed" away
from the edge of the property line; 10 feet in this case.  A slab would have
made it permanent and subject to all the local codes, including the property
line setback, hence my concrete block foundation.  I did have to file plans
to get my permit, but there was no inspection, at least back then.

With every installation, local codes will dictate what you can or want to
do. As we both discovered, researching it well first will allow you to
maximize your return on investment.

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 7:19 AM
To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] storage shed plans

> I finally built a wooden structure on a solid concrete block foundation,
> pressure treated floor/base structure, roofed with three tab, and it's a
> permanent structure. I would have poured a foundation but legally, this
was
> a temporary storage shed.

In California, by law, up to 10x10 there are no code requirements. 
Planning folks can stick their nose in if they're going to be above the 
fence line or otherwise visible, I think, but there's no building code 
requirements.

I've got a 10x20 storage building on a slab, the slab was the biggest $ 
in the project.  The building dept wasn't a problem (he asked if I 
wouldn't rather put up 2 10x10 buildings with a walkway between them, 
but the cost of forming two slabs, finishing two roofs, extra walls, 
etc. was going to be more than the permit).

Planning was, as always, a bit of a pain, but it's done now.

John.
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