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Posted by [email protected] on Apr. 2, 2026 / Subscribe 7
Please let me know if your municipality allows post construction for buildings, both primary structures and for accessory structures. I have a contractor that is stating that he was allowed to install post construction for a new commercial building in other municipalities in DuPage County. Thank you.
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Paul Hafner
Apr. 6, 2026
Sec. 7-95. - Construction requirements.rn(a)In all business and manufacturing districts, all new buildings or additions designed or intended to be constructed must have a poured concrete continuous footing and walls. The footings shall be a minimum of ten inches deep and five inches on each side of the wall extending to a depth below the standard frost line of 42 inches, together with a poured foundation wall having a minimum thickness of eight inches.
ReplySteve Martin
Apr. 3, 2026
I am more interested in the footings and foundation. The customer want to use posts for the foundation and not install concrete footings or even a concrete trench foundation.
ReplySean Fallows
Apr. 3, 2026
Simpson Strong tie has a bracket to use a concrete pier and then their bracket to transition to a wood post construction. I have enforced that in a will county jurisdiction that does not allow wood foundation in residential or commercial construction. This alleviates their structural concerns.
Sean Fallows
Apr. 3, 2026
I can't think of one town via building codes restricts the construction method, but I can think a few that make it difficult or impossible via zoning.
ReplySteven Touloumis
Apr. 3, 2026
Bolingbrook has no specific restrictions for post and beam construction.
ReplyJoshua Ream
Apr. 3, 2026
Aurora would only allow them if they met standards for exterior requirements per our ordinance and if they had full foundations under them (either footing and wall or trench to proper depth and height above grade). We will not allow the isolated pier foundation elements across the exterior walls that they typically provide.
ReplyJim Saxton
Apr. 2, 2026
Glendale Heights does not prohibit "pre-engineered metal buildings", however any proposed structure would have to meet our architectural standards.rnBack in my misspent youth my firm built numerous structures throughout DuPage with a pre-engineered steel frame at their core. Many had precast exteriors.
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