Well, the next time you ask a question I'll be hesitant to help if you are going to be insulting. And my name is not Bud. This is a friendly group and we treat each other with respect here.
There is nothing silly about building a home without asking permission, it is a basic human right. Notice that I did not recommend that, I just mentioned it as one possibility. As a matter of fact, that is the way the majority of papercrete is done - outside of codes and without inspections.
As a professional builder, I know the codes well. They are also online if you want to go read them. You won't find papercrete anywhere in the codes. That's why you have to have an engineer if you are building where there are inspections.
You'll get lots of ideas about codes in Texas, from the idea that they are essential for safety all the way to the idea that they are there so special interest groups can make a profit. Opinions about the codes are fine, but you still won't find papercrete in them.
BTW, you will find that even with an engineer's fees that papercrete can be much cheaper than conventional construction. Not to mention the obvious advantages of building with pc. Depending on the engineer, you can get plans approved for a few hundred dollars. It helps a lot to get him interested in what you are doing.
spaceman
On 2/20/2012 3:52 AM, waterengineman101 wrote:
Just do it and slide by? Are you kidding me? I'm not about to spend my hard earned money on build a real house and then just hope the city or county code people don't find out about it and make me tear it down. That's reall "silly" thinking there bud. I guess an engineer is going to be needed. Depending on what one would charge, that might make it more expensive to build a papercrete house as oppossed to a regular stick & frame house. I guess I have a lot to look into. Anybody else out there have any ideas about codes in texas? ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: papercreters-digest@yahoogroups.com papercreters-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: papercreters-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4820 - Release Date: 02/19/12
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