Barn 40x44x14 - got quotes...

[heitjer]

It's amazing how these little birds travel south...

As promised here are some pictures:

We started the piers (according to Engineering drawing) and filled in 10 loads of 80/20. From the piers we had some left over cement which my contractor turned into a little patio.

The pole barn in the back is mine. I will take it down when the new barn is up. The two container on the right are mine and the rest you see is already on the neighbors property.

 

[hcallaway]

That looks like a great project and a great layout.

 

[ITHINKICAN]

Heitjer, How is the project coming along? Any recent photos? I'd (we'd) love to see and or hear about the progress.
Hope everything is going well!!

 

[heitjer]

Sorry - guys no further progress as we are waiting on the "City of Houston" approval. Ones received we will pore the slab.

 

[jinjimbob]

Nice. I wish I could get that built here for that amount, here in WA it would cost twice much, with around $25k going to the permit fees.

 

[davo727]

That would call for a revolt, 25k just going to nothing. Out here in a little county in Tx- no permit, build what you want, there are exactly 0 county building inspectors.

Nice. I wish I could get that built here for that amount, here in WA it would cost twice much, with around $25k going to the permit fees.

 

[jinjimbob]

That would call for a revolt, 25k just going to nothing. Out here in a little county in Tx- no permit, build what you want, there are exactly 0 county building inspectors.

I'm pretty rural here too, just happen to be in the main county here. It'd cost me $5k to know whether they will let me build. Permits used to be to make sure people did things correctly, now they are just another tax for the county/city. I'm thinking about building a barn with a flat roof, planting 'eco' plants, to help hide from the planes.

 

[DuckHunterJon]

Did I read that right - $25000 for building permits??? I know everyone complains about NY taxes, but I feel pretty good right about now. Just called the town code enforcement officer yesterday to inquire about a building permit for a 36x60 horse barn. He asked if it met setbacks (yes, it's in the middle of my 50 acres) and if I had a set of stamped drawings for the trusses (yes, the truss mfg supplies them). $40 for the permit, bring in the truss drawings, and a sketch of the barn on my survey map. I feel pretty fortunate.

 

[heitjer]

Still waiting for the City permits, everything is framed up and ready to receive lining and rebar. We have not started with the rebar in case it rains.

 

[TheGoose]

Looks good.