tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529045882145916711.post6060635372866223217..comments2023-07-15T02:14:34.180-06:00Comments on Cedar Ridge Farm: Flashback: Designing our Homedphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205051256917210078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529045882145916711.post-36792964445099915782011-02-25T18:49:52.124-06:002011-02-25T18:49:52.124-06:00One of the things I like about our area is that wh...One of the things I like about our area is that when building on a 10+ acre property, it is considered farm. As such, there are not permits and inspections are not required. Personally, I don't like excessive taxation/gov't fees and gov't interference in telling me how and what I can do. I'm building the house so that it'll last and am glad to have no inspections.<br /><br />There are resources to help people build straw bale homes according to code in their area, though. It is completely doable (I'm just glad to not have to jump through those hoops).dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16205051256917210078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529045882145916711.post-27879971438450635852011-02-25T18:10:16.028-06:002011-02-25T18:10:16.028-06:00Wow, this is just amazing planning. I'm immens...Wow, this is just amazing planning. I'm immensely interested in straw bale construction too, but am not sure we'll ever do it in real life... at least not for a home. We'll have to see what happens on that front.<br />In watching your progress, on just a few pages here I'm constant picking my jaw up off the floor, lol. <br />But one question: I haven't run across anything that talks about Inspections- is this a concern with strawbale construction? I would be afraid that 2x3's might not pass a roof inspection. Of course it's hard to even get permits for strawbale in some places because they don't yet have their rules in place.<br />Any thoughts or concerns on this?Laureli https://www.blogger.com/profile/03648493780017930693noreply@blogger.com