19 Dec
2006
19 Dec
'06
1:18 p.m.
On 19 Dec 2006 at 18:49, Alexandre Souza wrote:
Dunno why in USA building is so expensive, here
everything for building
is so cheap :) The labour is expensive, but a shed is nothing hard to do
with help of a friend.
Permits, inspections, codes all make for putting up anything more
than a meter tall very expensive. Out here in Oregon, the cheapest
structure is a "pole barn"; essentially large creosote-soaked poles
sunk into the ground, then usually sheathed and roofed in steel.
Since it's viewed as an agricultural building, a basic form ifiled
with the county is the only requirement. If one lives in a
development, CCR's (Codes, covenants and restrictions) may apply to
anything more than the color of your doormat.
But the subject of shipping containers brought up thoughts of this:
http://www.sun.com/emrkt/blackbox/scenarios.jsp
Cheers,
Chuck