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