[Cob] workshop living

[Damon Howell]

Here in Pickens County, Georgia, what I've figured out is any  
structure 120 sqft or under doesn't need a permit, and with no  
permit, no inspections either! But I think 120 sqft is pretty cramped  
for a dwelling, unless you live like the natives (only use your  
building for sleeping but live outside). Come this summer when  
temperatures soar to 100, I'll be staying outside in the shade  
because my stick-frame is like an oven! That's one reason I'm  
interested in cob. I'm building a 200 sqft shed that needs no  
inspections because I started it before they changed the size a  
couple years ago. I guess they figured too many people where building  
200 sqft houses to get around the inspections!
Damon


On May 14, 2011, at 3:00 PM, coblist-request at deatech.com wrote:

I've seen 11.5'x11.5' living units in N Carolina, my understanding is
that it is perfectly legal to live in any such structure even tho it
has not been blessed by code officials