re: Any of you D.I.Yers ever build without a permit?

I rebuilt my picket fence 10ft closer to the sidewalk, but still 19'8" away from it. My bitch of a neighbor ended up calling the parish, and after a couple of thousand dollars in fines, surveys, etc, I got to keep it

If you're cool with your neighbors and nobody can see you building your deck from the road, go for it