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cold_vapor>>
For your questions here are my following reply:
1. When you apply at OBO they will give you a copy of the things you need to accomplish in order to obtain a building permit.
Having a building permit means you are legally authorized to construct a building. However, before acquiring such permit you need
satisfy the requirements of OBO. These requirements includes:
1.1 Construction plans
1.2 Bill of Materials
1.3 Legal documents (ask obo for guide)
Now for construction plans: you need to hire professionals to attest the plans. Even if you can build your own design, it is still unacceptable since the law says that you need several engineers to sign your plans. So basically if you are not a civil engineer or an architect you can never sign a plan.
If you plan to make a low cost house, you need not to refer to an architect (for me) , a civil engineer will do.
A civil engineer can plan, design and sign all architectural and structural plans. The civil engineer or a drafman can make electrical plans, plumbing plans and just make it review and sign by Professional electrical engineer and a Master plumber correspondingly.
Better to do things legally so you need not to think about getting caught by OBO for illegal construction.
For more info PM me.
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For your questions here are my following reply:
1. When you apply at OBO they will give you a copy of the things you need to accomplish in order to obtain a building permit.
Having a building permit means you are legally authorized to construct a building. However, before acquiring such permit you need
satisfy the requirements of OBO. These requirements includes:
1.1 Construction plans
1.2 Bill of Materials
1.3 Legal documents (ask obo for guide)
Now for construction plans: you need to hire professionals to attest the plans. Even if you can build your own design, it is still unacceptable since the law says that you need several engineers to sign your plans. So basically if you are not a civil engineer or an architect you can never sign a plan.
If you plan to make a low cost house, you need not to refer to an architect (for me) , a civil engineer will do.
A civil engineer can plan, design and sign all architectural and structural plans. The civil engineer or a drafman can make electrical plans, plumbing plans and just make it review and sign by Professional electrical engineer and a Master plumber correspondingly.
Better to do things legally so you need not to think about getting caught by OBO for illegal construction.
For cost of the house, better you consult an cost engineer, there are several factors that affects the building cost. It is okay to make rough estimates based on experienced but better that make cost after the cost engineer knows where and what the owner wants of his house.
For more info PM me.