[Cob] Permitting

[hms.mommy at juno.com]

And how big and for what purpose was your structure?  

Carrie


On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:20:14 -0800 "Dulane" <silkworm at spiderhollow.com>
writes:
> We did another kind of alternative building...and we paid a 
> structural 
> engineer to do a report. We had an easy source of numbers for the 
> engineer 
> to get his info from...but his report did get us the permits...and 
> he cost 
> us around $2500.
> 
> I guess you have to ask other people who have alternative buildings 
> and see 
> if you can find someone you feel good about working with.
> 
> Good luck.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <cob at fdwsnetworks.com>
> To: <coblist at deatech.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 5:55 AM
> Subject: [Cob] Permitting
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I had an interesting discussion with a person I've known for a few 
> years but 
> only just realized they were an Engineer. My county building 
> inspectors said 
> that it would not be a problem for me to build a structure such as 
> straw-bale/cob as long as I had an Engineer's seal. However, my 
> friend is 
> telling me that it can cost upwards of $10,000. Does anyone have any 
> 
> experiance with this our any helpful information?
> 
> Thanks,
> Owen Morgan - http://www.cobbuildersforum.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
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