Build Permit Approved!

[NetHog]

So in the end, we went with a pole building "shell", and a minimal set of modifications to make it into a habitable two-story house.

***YAY***

The engineer made some "corrections required" on my modification part of the plans (I submitted two sets of plans, the shell, and then the modifications to make it into a one-bedroom open plan house with "attached garage"), and approved it "with corrections".

The edits were:

1) Ground floor Washer/Dryer on slab needs to be elevated (huh?) and vented to the outside (ok, I forgot to add vents)
2) I noted 5/8" drywall between "house" and "garage", but I guess I didn't use the word "Garage/House seperation wall and ceiling".
3) The stairs didn't call out rise/tread specs or say "to 2006 IRC specs"
4) I guess the bathroom window should be called out as "tempered"
5) Forgot to call out bathroom vent/fan
6) Forgot to call out kitchen vent/fan
7) Forgot to note that smoke detectors will be dual power-source

I need to call the approving engineer up to find out why the washer/dryer needs to be elevated. I also need to ask about bathroom window. Obviously I missed something with these. The other stuff was "yeah, I know that, just forgot to call it out".

[bobtheengineer]

I was wondering if you had a floorplan sketch?  I'm looking at building something with an attached garage, and would be interesting it seeing how somebody else is doing it.

bob

[glenn kangiser]

That sounds great, Hog.  You are on your way.

[NetHog]

I'll get some floorplan sketches posted in the next day or two.

I made an interesting error in my statements though. There's two magic numbers of window area to floor area in Washington. The zone I'm building in has higher insulation requirements then the zone I'm living in. I think I got the numbers mixed up since I stated "<12%" where I needed to state "<10%". 0-10% allows R-21 batt's 10-15% requires "R-19 batt's + R-5 foam". Serves me right for not just quoting the actual percentage

[glenn kangiser]

Looking forward to seeing it, Hog.

[StinkerBell]

Yah Hog......Looking forward to seeing it too!

[muldoon]

I have been considering pole style shell and working primarily internal myself and I would really like to see what your thinking as well.  Congrats on getting through the redtape. 

[glenn kangiser]

Whatsa matter Stink - cat got yer tongue? hmm

I've been missing you harassing me lately.

[NetHog]

She's been installing hardwood floors (pre-finished 3/8" engineered hardwood) throughout the house.

[StinkerBell]

I've done about 1000 square feet and my knees and upper thighs hurt. The floor looks pretty.

[John Raabe]

Good work Nethog:

Those notes on the plans are common (with the exception of the raising of the W/D). The checker writes most of those several times a day, I expect.

If the bathroom window is close to a shower or tub it needs to be tempered or safety glass. If you can get a short window (such as a 5'x2' slider) set high enough in the wall so that someone can't punch it out, you may not need it to be tempered. Ask the plan checker.

[glenn kangiser]

That's great, Stink -look at the skills you are developing -- not to mention muscles - Get strong enough and Hog will let you carry wood in for the wood stove in the winter. 

[StinkerBell]

I forgot to mention all the lovely little splinters my fingers endured....
Well I guess the good thing about that is, less picking of the nose....

[glenn kangiser]

That's good, Stink.  Hog won't have to buy you gloves to carry the wood through the snow.  Your hands will be able to take it.

[NetHog]

Here's the floor plans (these are modified from what was submitted)


Ground floor shell


Ground floor modifications


Upper floor shell


Modifications to the upper floor

[NetHog]

These were a conversation stopper obviously

[gandalfthegrey]

I think I know about the raising and venting..  When I installed my new water heater, they made sure it was raised and the overflow needed to be vented to the outside.  I was only 2 feet to my back patio so the installer just punched a hole and sent the overflow out and down.  That was after verifying that there was a proper slope for run off.

[glenn kangiser]

Sorry Hog-- My daughter is doing a family research project so I got tied up a bit.  Seems we all did evolve from apes.  Peter was right.

If I had those nice poles in there I'd make a fold down table on one of them.  I know - not in the right place -- wouldn't fit in Stink's decor.

[Sassy]

Looks like you'll have a lot of room!  I really like our fold down table.  Great that you got your building permit approved.  Stink, how are your knees?  Bet the floors look really nice!

[NetHog]

Eventual plan is to split the space into more rooms.
The challenge was, "how do we do the bare minimum." The entry is required to achieve the seperation between living space and garage space. The bathroom is required for obvious reasons. Even the railing on the upper floor... eventually we'll build a balcony.

[glenn kangiser]

I think it's a good plan, Hog.

[StinkerBell]

Fold down table? Nah, I am thinking of hammocks....

[Sassy]

That's even better 

[glenn kangiser]

She's always wanting to hang them there dang hammocks around.

[StinkerBell]

We break ground this Monday! (I am sure something will go a tad wrong, so let say Tuesday!)