When the walls go up? When the roof goes on? At what point is a structure considered a building?
2006-11-04 07:47:34 · 19 answers · asked by saurasmile 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
By definition a building is any man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy.
True but not a lot of help is it? I guess it's when you could shelter in it, so it depends doesn't it?
2006-11-04 07:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the days before we had council tax, we had `rates`, they were more or less the same as c/tax except the only people who paid them were house owners and business owners. They had to be paid even on empty premises,so when for example a factory closed down and was no longer being used, very often the owner would remove the roof and/or the doors, because this was the only way he could avoid having to pay expensive rates on it. So maybe this defines a building?
2006-11-04 14:26:56 · answer #2 · answered by Social Science Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the roof goes on because an uncovered floor surrounded by four is not considered a building. Something like that is called an I don't know what!.
2006-11-04 07:50:36 · answer #3 · answered by Wilfred V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in today's laws, when the authority says it is ready to be used for whatever you have built it for. A pig stye = walls and roof. A house, a bit more. Technically it has to be finished off and pass last inspection or it is considered "under construction."
2006-11-07 22:06:17 · answer #4 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the roof goes on, untill then it is a structure.
2006-11-08 01:25:14 · answer #5 · answered by ?Master 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 walls and a roof
2006-11-04 15:09:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say a building is anything you actually build that has fulfilled what it was built to be: you start building a school, you can never call it one unless it is..
also same goes for anything much simpler, so I could call a room 'building' cz yes, it was built, and was built to be a room and has fulfilled the purpose..
here:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/building
=)
2006-11-04 07:55:38 · answer #7 · answered by MalaK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As soon as the roof is on and it's "enclosed" does it become a building. up until then . . . it's just a project waiting to become a building.
2006-11-04 07:51:14 · answer #8 · answered by dt_05851 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when its complete its called a building anything between is called a building under construction.
2006-11-04 08:11:54 · answer #9 · answered by roy40372 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it takes shape and looks like one
2006-11-04 07:50:25 · answer #10 · answered by Sugar 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋