Stupid idea

[sndt1319]

I’ve always dreamed of designing my own house. I just bought several sheets of 17x22 graph paper to start doodling ideas. I’ll be following your project if you get it off the ground.

[thepatriot2705]

Sounds like a project that would drive most people to drink...

If you take the time and film it right you could turn it into a probably pretty profitable YouTube channel, or maybe even a broadcast TV show like on the do it yourself channel.

My current project makes me want to drink. I’ve been fighting the city for an electric permit for 6 months now

[Alex V]

My current project makes me want to drink. I’ve been fighting the city for an electric permit for 6 months now

What's the problem?

[thepatriot2705]

What's the problem?

Owner occupied duplex. I rent out the first floor. City says exemption to license requirement does not extend to rental properties.

[Firefly]

Just remember a good classic home needs
-A laundry room
-a guest room
-a gun room-
-a sex dungeon

[teufelhund1918]

I wish I wasn't so mobile during my working lifetime. I always wanted to get one of those portable saw mills and build my own log cabin somewhat off grid. Hindsight is always 20-20....

[Alex V]

Owner occupied duplex. I rent out the first floor. City says exemption to license requirement does not extend to rental properties.

Typically only the owner can pull a permit without using a licensed contractor. For instance, in NJ, the owner of a home can act as a the contractor and pull a permit to install new outlets. If you aren't the owner of the property, I can see how the AHJ would interpret that as not falling within those guidelines.

[thepatriot2705]

Typically only the owner can pull a permit without using a licensed contractor. For instance, in NJ, the owner of a home can act as a the contractor and pull a permit to install new outlets. If you aren't the owner of the property, I can see how the AHJ would interpret that as not falling within those guidelines.

I own the building. I rent out one unit and will live in the one I’m rehabbing. BTW, old school lime sand hair plaster is a pain

[Diamondback]

I’ve always dreamed of designing my own house. I just bought several sheets of 17x22 graph paper to start doodling ideas. I’ll be following your project if you get it off the ground.

If you're serious enough to drop some coin, check out Punch Software's Home Design Suite, and Sketchup is pretty good for quick-and-dirty visualization too.

[Alex V]

If you're serious enough to drop some coin, check out Punch Software's Home Design Suite, and Sketchup is pretty good for quick-and-dirty visualization too.

I use SketchUp all the time, it's actually a very powerful tool if you know how to use it. What sucks is that it no longer integrates with our Autodesk suit and I can't stand Revit.

ChiefArchitect is a program I used when I first started working and we did mostly residential but we only used it to layout the house, the drawings were still done in AutoCAD.

I own the building. I rent out one unit and will live in the one I’m rehabbing. BTW, old school lime sand hair plaster is a pain

I read that wrong. You said you rent out the ground floor, not rent the ground floor. My apologies.

Based on everything I have seen, in all the places I've had projects, you should be able to pull that permit so that's some bullshit.