Planning guide page 4: barge and water access for a waterfront build

Cottage & Waterfront Pre-Construction Guide

CA$79
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  • Planning guide page 4: barge and water access for a waterfront build
  • All 20 pages of the cottage and waterfront pre-construction planning guide
  • Site checklist on a tablet: items by category with finding, risk, who is responsible, due date, status and flag
  • Approvals sheet on a tablet: each approval, permit or notice with the authority, planned and submitted dates and the expected decision
  • Planning guide page 4: barge and water access for a waterfront build
  • All 20 pages of the cottage and waterfront pre-construction planning guide
  • Site checklist on a tablet: items by category with finding, risk, who is responsible, due date, status and flag
  • Approvals sheet on a tablet: each approval, permit or notice with the authority, planned and submitted dates and the expected decision
Cottage & Waterfront Pre-Construction Guide
Cottage & Waterfront

Cottage & Waterfront Pre-Construction Guide

CA$79

Launch price until January 15, 2027. Prices in Canadian dollars. Any tax that applies is shown at checkout.

A 20-page pre-construction planning guide for cottage and waterfront builds, for you and your clients, with an Excel site checklist for site visits, approvals and seasonal windows. PDF, editable PowerPoint and Excel.

  • Planning guide 20 pages, PDF and editable PPTX
  • Site checklist Excel, 47 starter items in nine categories
  • Approvals Up to 30 steps with expected decision dates
  • Seasonal windows Six, with dates you set
  • Start Here 6-page PDF guide

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One business, unlimited use on its own projects

What's inside

Planning guide, 20 pages, letter size (PDF and editable PPTX). How to use it, the planning timeline, barge and water access, winter roads and load restrictions, the shoreline and setbacks, working near water, municipal steps and lake associations, survey and site plan, the well, the septic system, power and services, and rock, trees and drainage. Then seasons and scheduling with an example timeline, the site costs a waterfront lot adds, warranty and insurance pointers, questions to ask, a printable two-page site checklist, and a contacts and approvals record.

Site checklist, Excel (.xlsx), five sheets, in two versions. Up to 70 items, starting with 47 in nine categories: access, shoreline and water, approvals, survey and site plan, well, septic, services, site and trees, and seasons. Each item has a finding, a risk level, who is responsible and a due date or a number of days before the start, and is flagged Overdue, Due soon, High risk, Open or Done.

Approvals. Up to 30 approvals, permits and notices with the authority, whether each is needed, planned and submitted dates, your typical days and the expected decision, flagged when the decision would come after the date you need it.

Seasonal windows and summary. Frost, freeze-up, spring load restrictions, barge season, ice access and in-water work, with dates you set, and which ones the construction start falls in. Summary shows readiness by category, approvals and key dates on one page.

Start Here guide, 6-page PDF. The sheets, the site checklist and its flags, approvals and seasonal windows, editing the guide.
Formats
  • PDF, letter size: the planning guide (20 pages) and the Start Here guide (6 pages).
  • PowerPoint (.pptx), letter portrait: the editable guide for PowerPoint or Keynote. PowerPoint files can be imported into Canva; check spacing and fonts after import.
  • Excel (.xlsx): the checklist in example and blank versions, standard formulas and no macros. Shaded cells are inputs; formula cells are locked with sheet protection that has no password. Made for Microsoft Excel: Excel 2016 and later, Excel for Mac and Excel for the web.
  • Fonts: the guide uses Cormorant Garamond and Inter, both free open-licence fonts built into the PDF. The workbook uses Georgia and Arial, which come with Windows and macOS.
  • Not included: Word or Canva files, outside links and page-preview images.
  • Delivery: one ZIP file (about 0.3 MB) holding all five files, on the order page right after checkout and by email.
Licence

One purchase covers one business, with unlimited use on that business's own projects. Your employees may use it for the business's work. Edit it freely and give your clients the finished documents. Reselling, sharing or uploading the template files, edited or not, is not permitted. Read the full licence.
Refunds

If the guide isn't right for you, email support@thebuildersledger.com within 30 days of purchase with your order number for a full refund, no questions asked. After a refund the licence ends and the download link is turned off, so please delete your copies of the files. Refund policy.
FAQ

Does it tell me the setbacks and permits where I build?

No. It explains each topic and names the kind of authority that decides, such as your municipality, a shoreline or environmental agency, the health or well authority and the road authority. Setbacks, distances and seasonal dates are left in brackets for you to fill in for each property.

Can I give the guide to my clients?

Yes. It carries [Your logo] on the cover and last page and [Your company] in every footer. Replace the example dates and figures, and remove pages that do not apply, such as barge access for a road-access lot.

How are the checklist due dates set?

Give each item a date, or a number of days before the construction start. Move the start on Settings and every count-back date follows.

Does it work with the Construction Schedule?

It stands on its own. Its six seasonal windows are the same as those in the Custom Home & Cottage Construction Schedule, so you can carry your dates across.
A note on tax and retainage

The guide explains and points the way. It names no agency or law and does not restate or replace a bylaw, a code, an agency's rules or a warranty program's requirements. Confirm each approval, setback and seasonal date with the authority for the property before you rely on it. Sample documents, not legal or tax advice. Confirm with your accountant and lawyer.