One of the primary reasons for delays in obtaining a building permit come from clients submitting insufficient or incomplete plans. Here’s what our inspectors will require – in general – for various projects. Note that scale drawings of all projects are required by provincial law. Decks,…
It’s a busy time of year, and not surprisingly, people want to get started on projects as soon as possible. But before you start your building permit application, make sure you have all the information needed for our staff to begin working on it. Every…
Our office has noted an uptick in house plans purchased from various American companies that essentially mass-produce house plans. Do be cautious: there are a number of issues that can arise as a result of either differences between U.S. codes and the National Building Code,…
With warmer weather upon us, people are starting to work on various building projects they've been dreaming about all winter. With the new rules in place requiring that accessory buildings (ie: garages) of more than 55 square metres (592 square feet) must meet Code, we're…
It's officially spring - we can tell at the planning office, because of the dramatic increase in permit applications for garages. All accessory structures larger than 55m2 (592 square feet) must be built to the standards of the National Building Code of Canada - and…