building permit

[danno]

to develop a basement it appears you need a building permit. is the only place to get one downtown?? so i have to take a day off work??

[GINCH]

Re: building permit

Ha Ha!!! Have fun with that. I went down to the city probably 3 times to get a permit for my garage. Everyone I spoke with had different ideas and answers to the same question. I seriously left there thinking to myself, "what the **** just happened?". Very frustrating to say the least. Hope you have better luck!

[turbomeyers]

Re: building permit

whats a permit lol

[danno]

Re: building permit

theres only 3 new walls, and electrical in the basement and i'm a electrician so i know it's good. but your supposed to pull a permit....i don't feel like wasteing a day of work to go try and get one, but i also want it to be legit...

[DiscountRealtor]

Re: building permit

the only issue you will run into is when you go to sell.
One of the questions I have to ask is are you aware of any lack of permits. If you lie and the new home owners catch on your screwed. If you say yes, it is required to pass that information onto any potential buyers.

[100%VAGitarian]

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you have 2 options then. just get it done, or wait in line.

[Stonewall]

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At the least you need a permit for structure and electrical. Yes you have to do downtown and it is a little bit of a hassle but it is something you HAVE to do. If you reno your basement without a permit and say start a fire while doing it or after it is done your insurance will likely not cover you. Also like said when you go to sell it is also a major pain, as the previous owners of this house found out not pulling permits costs you a lot of money when selling (and I had to rip out all the crappy assed work and he was a contractor).

[danno]

Re: building permit

i plan on getting the permit, just seems odd that there is only one place to go for a city so big. guess it will be a day off for me

[VWSM]

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I didn't even get one when i built my garage,let alone my basement.
Get ready for your proprty taxes to go up when you do it.

[The Brice]

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At the least you need a permit for structure and electrical. Yes you have to do downtown and it is a little bit of a hassle but it is something you HAVE to do. If you reno your basement without a permit and say start a fire while doing it or after it is done your insurance will likely not cover you. Also like said when you go to sell it is also a major pain, as the previous owners of this house found out not pulling permits costs you a lot of money when selling (and I had to rip out all the crappy assed work and he was a contractor).

Listen to this man, it can be a lot more costly down the road if you don't do it. Remember even after you sell the house if something catastrophic happens god forbid like a fire breaking out and someone couldn't get out a bedroom window in the basement because it didn't meet code for proper sizing and or window type then you could be held responsible for their death.
Just go on the City website study up what you are required to have and go there early in the morning as they have no problem turning you away if there is something you forgot or is incomplete or they just plain don't like the looks of you, sad but true. No soup for you, back of line!!

[R_Ethug]

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i don't need a permit to drywall and insulate my garage do I ?

i'm mudding/taping this week LOL i fixured it all up good like

but accidentially kicked a hole in a spot reinstalling my bumper a few weeks back due to anger issues vs the audi LOL

[MARK2]

Re: building permit

print the requirement list off... http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server....+Brochures.htm ... make sure you have all the required items listed... including additional forms, fee, number of plans etc.

Monday mornings are usually the busiest... but its really a crap shoot... if you plan to show up at city hall for 7:45 am, doors open at 8 am (might want to call a double check the opening time), you'll most likely only have to wait 15 mins or so, or not at all.

sucks, yes, but like others have said in the long run a good idea.
M

[RobG]

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It takes less than an hour, go in the morning before the lunch rush.
It would suck if you had a house fire, suck more when they don't cover the cost of a basement and more when they don't cover the cost to rebuild the house.

[Stonewall]

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i don't need a permit to drywall and insulate my garage do I ?

Airdrie has their own codes separate from Calgary. If you didn't touch the electrical or the framing it is not likely you need to since you have an attached garage.

[danno]

Re: building permit

thanks guys gotta draw up the plans for the basement, and take a day off next week and do it.