DES permits for a deck???

TheTimeTraveler · 09-06-2021, 11:33 AM

There is another way to get to the piece of cheese; Don't build a deck but do landscaping instead.

Build a nice stonewall, fill it in with sand or gravel, smooth it out and use pavers or flagstone as your substitute deck surface.

Biggd · 09-06-2021, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TheTimeTraveler

There is another way to get to the piece of cheese; Don't build a deck but do landscaping instead.

Build a nice stonewall, fill it in with sand or gravel, smooth it out and use pavers or flagstone as your substitute deck surface.

Any work in that buffer zone would require a permit.

FlyingScot · 09-06-2021, 02:04 PM

It's very hard to imagine getting approval for anything inside of 50'. I'm not certain, but I'm pretty sure that the only reason your current structure is allowed inside of 100' is that it's grandfathered. (so it could be worse)

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09-06-2021, 11:33 AM	#1
TheTimeTraveler Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 963 Thanks: 302 Thanked 303 Times in 188 Posts	There is another way to get to the piece of cheese; Don't build a deck but do landscaping instead. Build a nice stonewall, fill it in with sand or gravel, smooth it out and use pavers or flagstone as your substitute deck surface.

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09-06-2021, 02:04 PM	#3
FlyingScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Tuftonboro and Sudbury, MA Posts: 2,546 Thanks: 1,412 Thanked 1,075 Times in 668 Posts	It's very hard to imagine getting approval for anything inside of 50'. I'm not certain, but I'm pretty sure that the only reason your current structure is allowed inside of 100' is that it's grandfathered. (so it could be worse)