The only area I see problems with
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responded to this by imposing fi re code regulations specifi c to these spaces . It is prudent to check with your local planning offi ce to find out exactly what is and is not allowed in such a space .
The fl ood protection Program is not opposed to raising cottages eight feet in the air and creating usable spaces underneath them . They actually simply take a fair approach , and if you take personal responsibility for reasonable costs for added height , the Program seems to go along with the design .
The only area I see problems with
is when the space under a cottage or home is being developed for a garage . The Program has deemed garages as requiring specifi c fl ood protection , primarily dictating that the height of the garage fl oor needs to be three feet or less below the stated level for the cottage fl oor height . This can make it impractical to create a garage space under a cottage , since the whole building would then be signifi cantly higher due to the requirement for garage fl oor height .
This will be a summer of concrete trucks , concrete Pumpers , framing crews , and lumber deliveries all up and down the lake . Contractors will rise to the occasion , it will be noisy and it will be congested . But it will be progressive . We ( The Builder ’ s Track ) have been testing a system in recent months , designed to take some of the stress out of the process . We fi rst introduced this system at last year ’ s show , but like many good ideas it needed some tweaking .
We decided that , for the cottage and home owner , the system needed to be simple to access and also Free . The concept is to make a way for cottage and home owners to advertise their projects and attract competitive bids from qualifi ed contractors .
Some cottage and home owners have 3 2013 Lake Manitoba Flood Rebuild Trade Show