When do I need a building permit?
This is a question I often hear when meeting with homeowners. The building code in California says: almost always. Of course, there’s a bit more to it than that.
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I love working with wood. It’s warm, natural, and beautiful. And when you’re building a house it’s easy to cut to any odd shape you need. Metal, on the other hand, inspires no warm feelings in most of us. It’s cold and harsh. And not easy to alter. So why would anyone want to build their [...] Last fall a homebuilder in Montana made the news by building a whole house using only products manufactured in the USA. And he’s spreading the message to other builders. That sounds like a great idea. But is it? When you start a remodel you might assume you will have an architect design and draw the project, find a contractor to give you a bid, and then start construction. While this design-bid-build method is traditional, there is another way–the design-build method. A revelation |
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