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Estacada 1925 Cottage Renewal

Estacada, OR

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Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Structural changes to a 1925 cottage documented through permit.

Bearing wall removal, a partial second floor and a new stair in a 1925 cottage, documented from existing conditions through permit.

Site & Location

A 1925 cottage in Estacada, Clackamas County.

Challenge

Removing a bearing wall, adding a partial second floor and a new stair in a century-old house means the existing load path has to be understood before anything changes.

Approach

Documented existing conditions, including the framing Traced the load path through the house Coordinated the structural changes with the engineer Prepared the permit set

Result

Structural changes to a 1925 cottage documented through permit.

Project facts

Jurisdiction

Clackamas County, OR

County

Clackamas County

Scope

Existing conditions, permit set

Status

Completed

Markets

Residential & Middle Housing

Services

Permit & Construction Documents

Frequently Asked Questions

I was told my farm building does not need a permit. Is that true?

It may be, and the exemption is narrower than most people are told. It generally covers storing farm equipment and produce or housing livestock, and it tends to end once there is human occupancy, retail sale, public access or employees working in the structure. An office or a restroom is usually enough to end it. We give you that answer in writing before the building goes up.

I was told my farm building does not need a permit. Is that true?

We have a prototype set from corporate. Can you adapt it per site?

That is a large part of what we do. The prototype stays intact and the adaptation handles the site, the jurisdiction and whatever local provisions apply.

We have a prototype set from corporate. Can you adapt it per site?

That is a large part of what we do. The prototype stays intact and the adaptation handles the site, the jurisdiction and whatever local provisions apply.

Do you produce the permit drawings yourselves?

SASHKOV produces permit and construction documents in-house, to the US National CAD Standard, and brings in licensed engineers and architects where the jurisdiction or the building requires a stamp.

Do you produce the permit drawings yourselves?

SASHKOV produces permit and construction documents in-house, to the US National CAD Standard, and brings in licensed engineers and architects where the jurisdiction or the building requires a stamp.