[Cob] wall height-Building Codes and Testing

[Charmaine Taylor]

Chad you may have a problem with an 8 ft wall..unless your area permits
taller versions...6 ft. is standard. ...and higher  is considered "spite"
fencing, and of course in front of a house  a max of 3-4 is standard,
unless the existing fence is grandfathered in before codes rules were begun
( in my are it was the 1970s...so some neighbors have nice 6' redwood
fences and gates you can't see into, whereas new neighbors to the left of
me could only frow a hedge 3 ft tall I believe. ( the3y kept it 3 ft at
least)  my own picket fence is 35 years old and is 4 ft tall...I can
replace boards and change design, but not go to 6 ft without some reason
they will
accept. ( possibly an ornate metal gate with oven view, not a solid wall
gate, etc)

Ms. Charmaine  Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com

CM Hellwinckel wrote:

> Hi Charity,
>
> I'm in the same situation that you're in.  We also have a corner lot in
> a crowded neighborhood.
> I 'felt out' the inspector by calling him up, giving a fake name and
> address and asked him about the building of a 'mother-in-law' house in
> the backyard.  I determined based on that conversation that he would not
> take well to new building materials.so we went for option #2.
>
> We are building an 8 foot tall cob wall around the parameter of the
> yard, thus blocking any view into the backyard.
> In about 6 months when the walls are all built, we'll start on the
> 'cottage out back.  I'm going to keep it small.under the 120 sqft
> maximum for 'un-permitted' outbuildings.if nothing happens in 1
> year.we'll expand it.
>
> Don't know if this'll help you, but just wanted to share our game-plan
> as our situations sound similar!
> Cheers,
> |~Chad
>
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