Carport
Kit Engineered Plans
It is impossible for us to stay
abreast of all the governing municipalities
in this country that regulate
building requirements in their
respective areas of jurisdiction.
While all of our carport kits
are portable and removable in
that just as they are bolted and
screwed together, they can be
unbolted and unscrewed for disassembly,
Absolute Steel makes no guarantees
that you will not be required
to obtain a building permit before
erecting your carport or building.
Many of
our customers do not obtain permits
even though we always inform our
them that anything that is affixed
to the ground requires a building
permit. At minimum, we suggest
that you observe the required
property setbacks so you do not
erect the carport in violation
of where it is allowed to go on
your land. Obtaining a building
permit after the fact is not much
trouble if you properly anchor
and assemble it. Relocating the
structure is an unnecessary hassle
that can easily be avoided with
a small amount of due diligence
in the beginning.
In some
cases, we have sold structures
to out-of-state customers who
have gone to their local building
department and found that submitting
our assembly instructions is adequate
for permitting purposes.
If you are
not obtaining a permit, it’s
a good idea to photograph (show
the measuring tape to clearly
illustrate) the depth of your
concrete caissons or footings
and floor, whatever is applicable,
and to include a photo of the
properly placed steel rebar in
the footings for a building.
Visit our concrete/foundation
information page for advice
on what is recommended by engineers
for our carport / canopy products.
Some customers have experienced
municipal fees (both design/plan
check and building permit fees)
associated with permitting in
excess of $800.00 for a just a
carport. Others have said the
costs were less than $100.00.
In the event you do wish to have
original engineered plans showing
all the appropriate structural
calculations, along with the concrete/foundation
plan, for your local building
department, we have relationships
with engineers who are licensed
in over forty-eight states and
are familiar with the structures
available from Absolute Steel.
Should you wish to receive three
sets of original stamped and sealed
plans by an engineer licensed
in your state, we can provide
you with them. There is a fee
of $450.00 for carports for this service. Custom
or nonstandard structures are
sometimes a bit more.
We are not
in the business of selling plans
for a profit; this is what we
are charged for the “signature”
and the engineer having the liability
for his/her calculations. We will
always do this for you, even if
you find you need them after the
structure is erected.
We have no desire to sell you
plans if you can not use them.
Before ordering
engineered plans you need to check
with your local building department
and verify they will allow you
can put the building where you
intend. Every Building Department
or Planning and Zoning Department
has certain rules about “accessory
structures” which is what
our products are usually defined
as.
Two very
important items to ask about in
order to verify you can build
the structure are:
- Property “set back”
requirements or distance from
your property line in which they
will allow something to be built.
- Distance from Other Structures
Remember:
You have no benefit in ordering
plans if they will not allow the
structure to be built. It would
be a waste of your money!
Assuming
you have checked out the above
described items and your placement
of the building complies with
the regulations, you are ready
to move forward with ordering
your plans. Please fill out the Engineering
Request Form online, or print
a copy and fax it to us (480-768-1514)
along with a hand drawn sketch
of the floor plan you have in
mind. Remember, you must furnish
us with all the Design Loads called
for on the Engineering Request
Form. We can not order plans without
this information.
We will
then provide you with a more detailed
and “to scale” floor
plan along with an invoice which
you can review and then arrange
payment.
Absolute
Steel Does Not Order Your Engineered
Plans Unless They Are Paid In
Full.
Please
Note: If you are only required
to provide” shop drawings”
or copies of engineered plans
(no original signature or seal
and perhaps not originally prepared
by an engineer licensed in your
state) and we have them in our
archives, which we often do, we
charge you nothing.
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