u/Typical-Unit8411

Hey y'all! New homebuyer and ignorant to the permitting process (Montgomery county, outside city limits, single family home, homeowner/DIY permits)

I'm doing some electrical work and been calling the building and codes office for questions and ending up concluding that I need an electrical permit for several things and purchased one rough-in inspection and one final inspection for electrical work done in a few rooms in one area (all apart of one project you could argue).

❓I know I will be doing electrical work all throughout the year depending on project timing and different factors, yet I can only pull 1 electrical permit a year. So I'm a bit confused by that.

I also contacted them to pull records of permits pulled on this property in the last 7 years (I know for a fact we had contractors do work that would have required permits, and I'm 90% positive the previous homeowner didn't follow anything by the book..). They told me there has been no permits pulled in that past 7 years (it also was like pulling teeth to have them directly respond to my question).

The companies we hired we're both large, nation-wide companies (full plumbing pipe replacement and water heater replacement) as well as local contractors (electrical re-wiring and exhaust fan installation). It seems none of them pulled permits and they never mentioned anything about permits.

❓Would they just not be on record for me to see or know about?

❓If they should be on the record, is this normal? Do I need to report this and have the companies/contractors pull and pay for permits?

I'm now waiting for a rough-in inspection for the electrical work I did/am doing, most of our house with walls torn down, not knowing when they will get back to me or when i can continue the projects.

❗️If anyone can help shed light on this permitting process, that would be extremely appreciated.

Hey y'all, fairly experienced DIY'er, first time fence builder here. Any knowledge and time you can spend helping me answer a few questions would be worth it's weight in gold 🙏

Overview: I am planning to build a 5ft woven wire fence with a wood frame in my very uneven/sloped backyard, total footage is around 375.

Purpose: The main use case is to keep animals out and to keep our cocker spaniel in.

Wire Type: I chose woven wire because I heard bad things about welded, especially with uneven ground. And chain link won't last as long or be as aesthetically pleasing.

Posts and Braces: I was planning to use pine pressure treated 6x6 posts as the corner and brace posts, then 4x4 line posts. I was going to use a 6x6 horizontal brace on the corners along with an H brace with smooth wire. idk if that's overkill.

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My Questions:

I've done a lot of research and have more to go, but I have a few questions I can't seem to find the best answers to:. I figured others would find these answers helpful as well:

1. Stretcher Bars and Pullers: I was going to buy this stretcher bar and two of these bar pullers. is this overkill/the cheapest option? the 2x4 method seems to mess up the wire. I am installing this myself with no additional help. Everywhere that I see people doing a wooden frame don't have an H brace or horizontal brace..
2. Wooden Framing with Horizontal Brace: I was planning to build a wooden frame - a top rail, middle rail, and bottom rail, with the rails being 2x6's. However, i'm unsure how this would look/work with the corner horizontal braces - would I just line the horizontal brace up with the top rail? I wanted the posts to stick up 2-4 inches for post caps. The only videos I can find are of ranch/farm style fences with rounded corner/brace posts and t-posts as the line posts.
3. Connect End Post to Brick House: The ends of the fence will go directly to our brick house. I'm assuming I should dig the terminating post hold so the edge of the hold is 8 inches away from the house. What would be the best way to close out the gap? I was thinking screwing a 2x6 to the brick, connect the woven wire to that somehow, and add the short top, middle, and bottom rails so it looks nice
4. 160ft run, middle brace post?: The longest stretch is the back side, at about 160ft. it's also not sloped in one direction and is a bit wavy (higher in the middle). Do I need to install a similar rig as a corner post (middle 6x6 with two 6x6 posts next to it, H brace, & horizontal braces) or is that not needed?
5. Durability for Large Fallen "Branches": We have a lot of large trees (the fence would be right up next to several of them). Quite often, i've got to break the chainsaw out and cut up branches the size of trees. They fall down a lot over the fence line (and yes I refuse to cut down the trees). I'm hoping that woven wire can be "easily" fixed, and wondering if this is why the previous owner chose chain link and metal poles. I also wonder if it would make a difference to do a flat top board instead of or along with the post caps.
6. Pine/Cedar/Redwood?: I'm not set on Pine, it's just what I was thinking of using initially. EDIT: I'm leaning towards cedar but it's so expensive.. (I live in Tennessee)
7. Wire Type: I can't seem to find a good 2"x4"x60" woven wire

Gosh, this turned out to be a longer post than I wanted. Thanks in advance for those still reading and willing to comment.