It is raining again in Muskoka today. As I write this post, we have had a record amount of flooding in the area this spring, causing tremendous (uninsured) property damage to waterfront properties throughout the District of Muskoka.Also, with cold weather, the roads have not been accessible to concrete trucks compared to last year, where our early thaw had new foundations starting in late April, early May. In the GTA, there is very weather related delays for construction. In Ontario's Snow belt it is another story!
When you are planning you construction project, it is hard to plan for weather. You need to build in a buffer for late spring, and early snow in the fall. Weather can cause a cumulative delay of a month(or 2) on some jobs. Sometimes an early snow can stop a job completely if the road is not in good shape. On a cottage project a 1 or 2 month delay can ruin a summer with the family.
Also, for a septic permit in Muskoka, you will need to have a flow test done on the soil before the ground freezes, and is covered with snow. If you don't have the septic permit, you can delay a spring-start for months! Permit processes vary from municipality to municipality and the District of Muskoka has 6 different building departments, who all have slightly different ways of doing things.
An experienced builder knows the permit process, and the different idiosyncrasies of local officials. Use their knowledge and experience, pay them properly, and you might actually get your job built on time, and on budget!
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| Winter boathouse pic from cottageblog.ca |
