nope, you want to be on the same floor so when they are heading out am 1am or coming in liqoured at 12pm at age 15 you know whats going on.
Or maybe that was just my kids ....
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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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nope, you want to be on the same floor so when they are heading out am 1am or coming in liqoured at 12pm at age 15 you know whats going on.
Or maybe that was just my kids ....
You say lambo, I say mobile office. Quiet (when off), climate controlled, access to power, can be relocated to client site to respect covid protocols. Checks all the boxes for a write-off.
I'll just start a consulting business and make it a business expense...
For 350k I can just buy a camper trailer....plug it into the house...and live in it.
OR...just build a tiny house in the backyard for <100k.
Large RV! Best of both worlds, plus tax write off when you use it as an office. Does that count as an extension?
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A lot of nieghbourhoods are struggling with zoning and how to deal with tiny house, alleyway homes , RV's getting semi parked and motorhome becoming work from home office space,
For every area that embraces back lane rentals there is the "never building there here " mentality ( oakville)
For every area that embraces back lane rentals there is the "never building there here " mentality ( oakville)
There's always options...I wonder if I could get a detached 'office' built on my property in the rear yard and just use that as a separate entrance / house....I mean it would suck during the winter having to go to the main house...but it's an option. Considering all the WFH currently I could build an office, use that during the day and just convert the basement office into a bedroom for the eldest kid, or grandma...not sure how she'd fee about it though as it's dark as eff down there, and it's also right beside the PS4/XBOX gaming area.
I got a few more architect names from a colleague here as he's not interested in doing the work (also architect by trade) so we will see what the next steps will be.
Maybe that 153k quote from Modular Homes isn't so bad afterall...
I got a few more architect names from a colleague here as he's not interested in doing the work (also architect by trade) so we will see what the next steps will be.
Maybe that 153k quote from Modular Homes isn't so bad afterall...
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I haven't completely followed along with this part of the thread, but I gather you are looking for some outdoor building to create a WFH office.
Friend of mind build what they called a bunkie at one of their homes. It looked like a kit of some sort, it was pretty cool looking with a simple layout and well use of space. Kinda looked like one of those fancied up sheds which look like a mini home, but a bit larger.
That's 153 framed right? When the board goes up you are about half way through the project.
- removal of existing roof
- frame addition
- install new windows + enlarge 3 existing windows
- new roof
- 3-4 new stairs plus landing
- exterior siding of entire house
- drawings, design, and permitting
If you do it well so it can be easily repurposed, a fancy shed could work. You need permits so you might as well make it a decent size. Put french doors towards the yard so a future owner could use it as a bunkie/poolhouse/hangout. Use a mini-split for climate control. High ceiling if possible for architectural benefit and it feels better when working. Check zoning but ours allows for up to 4.5m tall as long as it's not taller than your house. You may not want that tall if floorplate is small but I would do a ceiling higher than 8' (maybe single pitch shed roof with 9' on the low side) to allow a row of windows up high to add light to the space.
Did that include fireplace disappearing all the way through? If you are going to this level of effort, you might as well free up that space too. It's probably cheaper per sq ft than the addition.
No. That’s zero interior works except the new stairs.
I basically have a new exterior and interior shell. The rest is on me.
Fireplace is needs to be lowered to the main floor ceiling so the new addition can be built. Technically they can build up, and leave the chimney in place as I’m responsible, but would prefer to knock it down before.
A lot of that stems from inflated real estate values and the possible effect of something "Different" on property values.
IMO there will unreasonable costs to get approval for a Granny flat or similar building. How about power and plumbing to the structure? Variance approval from the neighbours, including one overly attentive one in MP's neighbourhood.
Regardless of the good the structure may deliver, as soon as anyone realizes you have money to spend they want a piece of it.
Can a person store an RV in their back yard in Mississauga? MP has access but he would need a curb cut which brings out the city buzzards. RV's decline in value. Motorhomes crash but insurance is usually cheap. Frozen sewage is a problem.
If you're just moving it a few times a year or less, dont bother with the curb cut, just use a few pieces of wood to make a ramp. Gate in the fence and you are in.
In Toronto an attentive neighbour would point out that it is illegal to drive over a sidewalk where there is no curb cut. MP has an attentive neighbour but does Mississauga have a similar bylaw?
The neighbour of a friend put in his own ramp without approval and the city became aware, sending a bylaw cop. The neighbour thought he could get away with it by pointing out the other houses on the street that had done the same. The bylaw cop said thanks and had the other ones ripped as well. He wasn't popular anymore.
I used to park a camper trailer in a side yard, over the 6" concrete curb with some 2x's to make it rampish. No one cared. I had great nieghbors.
In comparison across the street a bit they got "into it" , Guy1 gets all new pool equipment installed , heater filter. Guy2 waits till everything is in and plumbed to call the town , shed holding equipment too close to fence line. Guy1 moves everything over 28" , rips up new concrete pad. Guy2 starts having new fence installed , Guy1 goes out after dark and tips all the post 15degrees in the not set cement. Guy2 gets security cameras. Guy2 starts a pool and Guy1 calls a surveyor , knowing the new fence that was just installed 4 months ago was actually about 4" over the property line but had been there for 15yrs. Pool construction stops , fence guys come back , new fence goes up , almost 8ft high under some obscure noise reduction exemption. Guy1 finds out you can have a shed 12ft tall so he adds a second shed in the back yard ( allowed apparently) 12 ft high with a 3ft round window light a moon beam , on the nieghbors side of building ,installs a 1,000 billion lumen light to 'light up the shed inside' Guy2s yard glows 24hrs a day.
Guy2's inlaws go to apt, he inhierits 2 small yappy dogs. Leaves dogs in back yard. Guy 1 kicks the fence to make the dogs bark so he can call the bylaw officers about barking dogs . This went on for three yrs.
Guy 1 and Guy2 had court dates twice with each other , then a fairly decent settlement went in favour of guy2 < we cant remeber why, Guy1 moved.
We through a street party but did not invite Guy 2 either.
In comparison across the street a bit they got "into it" , Guy1 gets all new pool equipment installed , heater filter. Guy2 waits till everything is in and plumbed to call the town , shed holding equipment too close to fence line. Guy1 moves everything over 28" , rips up new concrete pad. Guy2 starts having new fence installed , Guy1 goes out after dark and tips all the post 15degrees in the not set cement. Guy2 gets security cameras. Guy2 starts a pool and Guy1 calls a surveyor , knowing the new fence that was just installed 4 months ago was actually about 4" over the property line but had been there for 15yrs. Pool construction stops , fence guys come back , new fence goes up , almost 8ft high under some obscure noise reduction exemption. Guy1 finds out you can have a shed 12ft tall so he adds a second shed in the back yard ( allowed apparently) 12 ft high with a 3ft round window light a moon beam , on the nieghbors side of building ,installs a 1,000 billion lumen light to 'light up the shed inside' Guy2s yard glows 24hrs a day.
Guy2's inlaws go to apt, he inhierits 2 small yappy dogs. Leaves dogs in back yard. Guy 1 kicks the fence to make the dogs bark so he can call the bylaw officers about barking dogs . This went on for three yrs.
Guy 1 and Guy2 had court dates twice with each other , then a fairly decent settlement went in favour of guy2 < we cant remeber why, Guy1 moved.
We through a street party but did not invite Guy 2 either.
Here, I'm allowed a shed 14'9" tall. I havent found a definitive reference yet as to where to measure on the building. Some municipalities use the peak, some use half way up the slope and some use the break in a mansard roof. Zoning at our last house was break in mansard roof if you wanted to maximize volume. On a 105 sq ft pad, I had worked out a ~250 sq ft shed but never built it. Only slightly conflicted with by-law (i say ceiling joists with shear bracing/barrier to keep animals out, somebody else may argue it's a 2nd storey on the shed)
It's a little ridiculous that you can build 10x10.5x14.75 with no permit. That thing is asking to blow over.
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