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Originally Posted by TheProfessor
There are BOCA codes. Town codes. State codes. And some international codes. Energy codes.
Not sure if you can build just a camp anymore.
Maybe someone can chime in who is up on all of this.
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BOCA is not excepted in NH.
Current code is IBC 2009, but understand that there are codes that are more current than that and you might want to understand the changes. There have been some very significant changes to decks in particular.
The town in which you are building may have a tighter code than what the current IBC code dictates.
Talk to your Zoning Administrator or Building Inspector when you have your list put together, not plans, not a contractor, a list and don't get attached to it! During this meeting you will fill this list in with additional notes and some things will be crossed off completely. Building a house inside the 250' buffer requires planning, knowing what you can and cannot do with your property early in the process will save you many stressful days down the road.
It may help to have a septic design done on raw land as well, not fun to plan around 3 bedrooms when you can only have 2. This can be worked around by using an engineered septic system, BI suggested that earlier, but it chews into your budget.
Also, if you are working with a contractor, you and your wife need to draw a 3 sliced pie on a white piece of paper. Label one slice, "Quality", one "Square Footage" and the last one "Price". You get to pick two, contractor will dictate the 3rd and no you cannot have all 3!