08-27-2006, 06:12 AM
Nate - I'm the 'shop guy'.
You are very smart to know that it is very risky to make assumptions about building here based on your experience elsewhere.
My 'shop' was permitted at the same time that I got my permit for the house. It is just a guess, but I don't think that I would have gotten the shop permit before applying for the house permit. They were both in the same set of plans but have different permits. I have also made so many changes to the shop that a new permit application was requited.
One of the best reasons to be here is to spend time outside and an outdoor kitchen area would be used a lot. As far as needing a permit for that? Just about everything you build here needs one.
Mosquitos can be a big problem here. I'm one of those that they just love. Thank God there is no Dengue Fever here. When I am building, I just ignore them as best I can. But when it comes to living in a space and trying to relax and enjoy it, misquitos can be very annoying. If I was going to build something like you describe, I would devise a way to enclose it with nice screens that either were sliding or removable. But doing that may also raise the issue of whether the space becomes actual habitable living area as opposed to a shop. I think here enclosing something like a lanai makes it count as enclosed living space.
Good luck and glad you liked the pictures. I wanted to show people a slice of what the whole process has been like for me. Everyone will have a different experience, but some things will be common to all.
You are very smart to know that it is very risky to make assumptions about building here based on your experience elsewhere.
My 'shop' was permitted at the same time that I got my permit for the house. It is just a guess, but I don't think that I would have gotten the shop permit before applying for the house permit. They were both in the same set of plans but have different permits. I have also made so many changes to the shop that a new permit application was requited.
One of the best reasons to be here is to spend time outside and an outdoor kitchen area would be used a lot. As far as needing a permit for that? Just about everything you build here needs one.
Mosquitos can be a big problem here. I'm one of those that they just love. Thank God there is no Dengue Fever here. When I am building, I just ignore them as best I can. But when it comes to living in a space and trying to relax and enjoy it, misquitos can be very annoying. If I was going to build something like you describe, I would devise a way to enclose it with nice screens that either were sliding or removable. But doing that may also raise the issue of whether the space becomes actual habitable living area as opposed to a shop. I think here enclosing something like a lanai makes it count as enclosed living space.
Good luck and glad you liked the pictures. I wanted to show people a slice of what the whole process has been like for me. Everyone will have a different experience, but some things will be common to all.