I have a ground-level room with a concrete floor that a level tells me is level. I want to convert this room into a garage. IBC says there needs to be a slope and the building code guy recommends 1/4" per foot. The (previous, before I bought the house) permit says this is a monolithic...

Been planning the garage for and need some advice. Below is a picture of my house and current detached garage. It's old and need a ton of work so I'm tearing it down. The plan is to add a 2 car garage attach with a man door that looks like it was built with the house and not an addition. The...

Hi there! I'm really new to all this so please bear with me, but I have a question. There's a house I'm interested in buying but it's a legal non-conforming unit that is on a tiny lot. The neighbourhood is very much into keeping as many of the original houses as possible and the chances of...