Today's post from our building inspection department is short and sweet - but important. When you receive your building or development permit (they're printed on yellow paper) please post the permit in a prominent location. This lets everyone know that you've been a good, law-abiding,…
Hopefully, by now, reading these pages knows our enforcement folks at the planning department are really working on making sure decks are built using Code-compliant 6x6 posts. The message is getting out, because we’re seeing fewer decks built using 4x4 posts, and fewer attached decks…
For the most part, those of us living in New Brunswick escaped the wrath of Hurricane Dorian – but as images and video from Nova Scotia show, the power of a hurricane is immense. And New Brunswick will be hit: it’s not a matter of…
This low-cost, over-the-counter screw pile is not suited for use on attached decks, platforms or stairs. (Contractor-supplied, Code-compliant piles are, however, suitable.) We have run into a few issues of late with homeowners and contractors using an over-the-counter screw pile available over-the-counter from hardware stores.…
“I didn’t know I needed a permit: I don’t live in town.” Our development officers and building inspectors hear this line a lot, even though permits have been required throughout the province since 2002.Here’s the 411 on permits in our area. First off, our team…