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What's the zoning and regulations around building a house in Sweden? If you're connected to utilities like water/electricity, do you still need a professional t
by Simon_O_Rourke 4y ago
What's the zoning and regulations around building a house in Sweden? If you're connected to utilities like water/electricity, do you still need a professional to come out and certify everything?
Even if you're totally off-grid, do you still need someone to certify the build and the design itself? Any time I hear of house building in Europe I keep thinking back to that British version of Grand Designs, where there would be the inevitable house builder that would forget to add metal ties between masonry courses or something and end up costing themselves thousands of bucks.
- geysersam 4y agoYou need a building permit, and an inspection to verify the building matches the permit. Even if it's on your own land in the middle of nowhere. Doing any nontrivial electricity work on a property without involving a professional is illegal.
- zuric 4y agoIn addition to the sibling commenter there are a couple of organizations with recommendations that one needs to follow. One of those concerns what standards to follow when building bathrooms. They are not technically required but I think it will be hard to get insurance for a house with a bathroom that does not follow the recommendations.