Hey all! I’m trying to learn more about what homeowners experience when applying for residential permits.
For projects like decks, sheds, porches, garages, additions, etc., it seems like the process is confusing for homeowners and expensive to get a designer.
For anyone who has gone through it, what was the biggest headache?
Hello! I’m trying to learn more about what homeowners experience when applying for residential permits in Oshawa.
For projects like decks, sheds, porches, garages, additions, basement walkouts, etc., it seems like the process is confusing for homeowners and expensive to get a designer.
For anyone who has gone through it, what was the biggest headache?
I’m asking because we’re building a tool that lets homeowners take a video of their property and use that to help prepare permit drawings.
No link here - not trying to make this an ad. I'm really just want to hear experiences from people who have dealt with the process.
Hey all! We built a tool that lets you take a video of your property, and get permit drawings like a site plan. We create the drawings according to the Ontario Building Code, and include everything you need to get a permit fast. It's called HomeCat.
We've been in the construction industry for a bit, and after helping homeowners create site plans, we learned that permitting is really complicated and unfriendly to the homeowner. This makes it hard to start a home project, and for simple projects, a designer could be too expensive. We're making it our mission to help you - you know what you want to build, and we want to help you get there.
If you're doing a home project and you need drawings - we would love if you could try the tool and send in a request. We're super responsive, based out of Toronto, and really love helping homeowners start their dream home projects sooner!
Hi all - we're exploring an idea where we want to provide drawings instantly for engineering companies.
Problem: We learned that when engineers start a project, they look for existing drawings. These could come from the owner, or the city. If none of those sources exist, you have to go on-site to get measurements yourself.
Solution: A tool that lets you access drawings instantly, for any property, without waiting.
We've talked to engineers in our area, and we're getting mixed feedback. Some say they're okay waiting a few weeks to get it from the city, some say they get it from the owner half the time. Some say they are okay going on site to do measurements and use 3d scanners.
Question: As the "more technical" engineering users on this subreddit - would you find this kind of tool useful? If so - what kind of projects? Commercial? Residential? Where have you seen that getting existing drawings faster was really important? What kind of drawings are extremely important that you can't do work without?
Edit: This is not an AI tool. Purely data. Please refrain from judging us by our past work - I'm sure everyone has tried to build something they really cared about in the past.