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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:17:06 +0000

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By: i.attract.the.wrong.men

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By: JohnD

JohnD — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:59:43 +0000

… which would make them stupid as hell, because they probably did not get permits for their work, and leaving piles of construction debris in the alley is a great way to draw attention to themselves.

Actually, as a homeowner you are able to do a certain amount of construction without a permit, according to the DCRA website:

What types of work do not require a building permit?

Unless you are in a historic district, the following work does not require a building permit:

Brick pointing
Caulking, patching, and plaster repair
Installation of cabinets and architectural millwork
Installation of window screens and storm windows
Repair of existing fences with like materials
Retaining walls, 18 inches (0.46m) or less in height
Construction of garden storage sheds complying with DC Code Section 105.2.6
Painting, but not painting with fire-retardant paint
Replacement of the following materials:

Non-rated windows and doors
Siding
Gutters and downspouts
Private sidewalks and driveways
Patios
Non-rated suspended ceiling tile
Floor coverings
Up to 160 square feet (9.3m) of gypsum board
Up to 50 linear feet (15.24m) of sanitary venting piping
Up to 10 linear feet (3.05m) of sanitary drainage system piping
Up to 20 linear feet (6.10m) of sanitary venting piping
Up to 50 linear feet (15.24m) of hydraulic system piping
Up to 10 linear feet (3.05m) of duct work, in non-hazardous and commercial kitchen exhaust systems

By: IMGoph

IMGoph — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:49:38 +0000

jaime et. al: first of all, let me apologize for misreading this. i thought erik was saying that the city wouldn't take construction debris at all (either via bulk pickup or at fort totten). i didn't realize that it was OK to truck it up there yourself. i thought you could only take things like couches (i.e., non-construction waste) up there. and, RE: dumping in the alley, if you were to do that (not claiming any experience here myself), you wouldn't dump it in your own alley, behind your own house. you'd dump it behind someone else's house in the middle of the night, and leave them with the problem...

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:27:13 +0000

"because no one doing a DIY job is going to pay a commercial hauler to come take that stuff away…"

... which would make them stupid as hell, because they probably did not get permits for their work, and leaving piles of construction debris in the alley is a great way to draw attention to themselves.

Personally, I have not found that construction debris is a significant part of the trash problem in DC's alleys. Couches, televisions, random waste, yes. But contractors get rid of their own stuff, as does any DIYer who doesn't want DCRA up their butts.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:23:39 +0000

This is such a non-issue. You can take it to Fort Totten yourself any weekday from 1-5 or any Saturday from 8 til 3. Or you can just break it down small enough that it fits in a trash bag and put it out with your regular trash.

It hardly seems unreasonable to me that the purpose of the city's bulk pickup service is NOT to come and empty your dumpster for you. If they technically allowed you to get rid of construction debris, do you have ANY IDEA what that would open them up to?

By: David

David — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:07:00 +0000

DIY folks don't have to pay...they can just take it to their local dump and get rid of it themselves for free plus taxes. Alley dumping is all about laziness not penny pinching.

By: IMGoph

IMGoph — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:01:36 +0000

and that's why stuff like that ends up in alleys behind vacant houses—because no one doing a DIY job is going to pay a commercial hauler to come take that stuff away...