Building a backyard workshop in Mississauga

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GreyGhost said:
That's not a pit, that's trench drain with clean out access ;)
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Try that explanation. Mine was hidden, my final inspection did not require the floor be poured so I left it dirt with plywood and 4" of dirt covering the pit. He saw the vent on the back corner of the garage ( I did install a proper high volume vent line), he asked what the vent was for - he knew the trick, then followed the power line roughed in then found the hidden pit.

If I had to do it again, I'd hide the vent and leave an unwired conduit. Or pay the $1000 no look fee.
 
you wont know until you talk to YOUR building dept, every municipality has a different view.


Friend in Burlington wanted to add a garage onto the house with an apt over top for the nanny. Nope, house in 'historic' register, no attached garage allowed, 2 car garage was built and is linked to the house with 22ft tunnel. Stairs out from house kitchen, through tunnel, pop up in the garage. Win, win.
Building depts aren't usually trying to punish you, they are keeping people safe and property values. If a guy builds a 20x40 shop beside me to keep his tools and bikes and cars out of the weather and such . Awesome. If its actually a rental party house, and he runs a lawn service out of it and services turbo leaf blowers every saturday morning, well that's why we have a bylaw officer and a building dept.
 
crankcall said:
you wont know until you talk to YOUR building dept, every municipality has a different view.


Friend in Burlington wanted to add a garage onto the house with an apt over top for the nanny. Nope, house in 'historic' register, no attached garage allowed, 2 car garage was built and is linked to the house with 22ft tunnel. Stairs out from house kitchen, through tunnel, pop up in the garage. Win, win.
Building depts aren't usually trying to punish you, they are keeping people safe and property values. If a guy builds a 20x40 shop beside me to keep his tools and bikes and cars out of the weather and such . Awesome. If its actually a rental party house, and he runs a lawn service out of it and services turbo leaf blowers every saturday morning, well that's why we have a bylaw officer and a building dept.
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A friend built a garage/shop at his cottage. They were very picky about anything that could be turned into another cottage / bunkie. He also did a garage in Port credit and there was about a foot of soil over shale. Excavation was a B****.

Years ago I helped a neighbour add onto his existing garage in Etobicoke. By keeping the whole thing under 500 SF we could build on a slab with no footings etc.

Every municipality has its own regulations.

Every lot has its own neighbours. One won't like what your're doing.

Check lumber prices. They've gone nuts.

This is a US post but seems to be OK. Listen to his sticker shock comment.

 
steel framing getting to be more in reach $ wise?

would be nice if a guy decided to add a lifting device down the road to his "shed"

not as DIY friendly as lumber I guess...anyone can frame a wall with 2xwhatever...steel? prolly not

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J_F said:
steel framing getting to be more in reach $ wise?

would be nice if a guy decided to add a lifting device down the road to his "shed"

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For red iron, I might chat with someone like priestly and see what they have available. Should be closer to scrap price than new price and you aren't incredibly picky on dimensions as you can design the shed to suit your trailer of junk. I was in a neighbours garage and the previous owner put an I-beam above each bay of the garage for a chainfall on a trolley. I was jealous (although before I put much weight on them, I would be doing some investigating as they are centred over the garage doors).
 
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I would love to put in a 10x10 shed in the backyard. But between the gazebo and the side ‘shed’ I may be over the limit of accessory buildings.
 
What ever you do just do not mention work shop...just say storage for your 10 lawnmowers and snow blowers, or for all your wife's ****..they will understand
 
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Skip the cheat sheet and read the zoning by-law directly. It looks like you are allowed up to 60 m2 for accessory buildings but each one can be max 20 m2. Seems backwards to me as one building normally looks better than a backyard subdivision but those are the rules. I wonder if you put two 20 m2 buildings back to back (or side by side) if they would freak out. Probably something in the bylaw about setback between buildings if I dug into it more.
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My preference is for a single building, but if I have to play games, then I might be OK with two 20 m2 buildings separated by a gazebo so that I have a covered area between the two, and the ability to work outside on nice days! One would be mostly storage, the other the workshop.
 
I would kill for two buildings seperated by a gazebo/awning. One metal shop where sparks could fly, one wood shop where no sparks allowed. Best of both worlds, dust free area for finishing....

I really miss living in the country
 
Trials said:
You would hate it, all I can hear right now is crickets birds frogs and the wind, would drive you crazy after a while.
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Haha, as a kid, I used to complain about the spring peepers keeping me awake. My wife grew up in the city and can't deal with nature noises while she is trying to sleep.
 
Relax said:
My preference is for a single building, but if I have to play games, then I might be OK with two 20 m2 buildings separated by a gazebo so that I have a covered area between the two, and the ability to work outside on nice days! One would be mostly storage, the other the workshop.
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Maybe something along the lines of this:

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Anyone know if the maximum area size includes any roof overhang? For example if this shed had a ground footprint of 10 sq m, but the roof was actually 15 sq m, which would it be considered?

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crankcall said:
I would kill for two buildings seperated by a gazebo/awning. One metal shop where sparks could fly, one wood shop where no sparks allowed. Best of both worlds, dust free area for finishing....

I really miss living in the country
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Just looked at Brampton's accessory building bylaws, max 2 allowed. I love the idea of two sheds with a gazebo between. I wonder if a pop-up canopy between is ok since its not permanent.

Sheds and Accessory Structures

www.brampton.ca www.brampton.ca
 
Relax said:
Anyone know if the maximum area size includes any roof overhang? For example if this shed had a ground footprint of 10 sq m, but the roof was actually 15 sq m, which would it be considered?

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Last I remember the rule stated something about the maximum applied to ‘usable area’.

The gazebo we bought exceeded this when the roof was measured…but within the 4 posts the square footage fell within the limits.
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