Did you know that each Russian citizen is legally entitled to 150 cubic meters of wood FREE?

According to the law, each Russian citizen relies on 150 cubic meters of forest FREE for building a house every 25 years and another 50 cubic meters of forest every 5 years for home repairs.

This is what our country has always been rich with so it is forests. Apparently, therefore, the RF Forest Code provides for the possibility of allocating forests to citizens for the construction of a house for free. It would seem a real chance to save on construction. But how things really are.

How much wood can you get for building a house?

The legislation provides for the allocation of forest to a citizen of the Russian Federation and his family to build a house in the amount of not more than 150 cubic meters once every 25 years. At the same time, provision is also made for the provision of a forest for house repairs, up to 50 cubic meters once every five years. The rate of forest allocation and the timing of its provision may vary in different regions of the Russian Federation. At the same time, citizens who lost their homes as a result of a fire or emergency situation have the right to an extraordinary allotment of forest upon presentation of relevant certificates.

How forest is allocated for building a house

Forest citizens allocated in the form of plots for cutting. At the same time, it can be cut down both personally and with the help of relatives or specialized firms. In addition, the sawed wood must still somehow be delivered to the construction site. Permission to export forest gives the leshoz, which allocates a plot, because it is necessary not only to cut down trees, but also to bring order after itself.

Pitfalls of free scaffolding for building a house

It is very difficult for an ignorant person to determine how much lumber and what quality it will turn out from the forest on a plot assigned to it. So it is very likely that instead of the promised 150 cubic meters it will be possible to get 100 at best. At the same time, it’s not at all the fact that all 100 of these wood can be used to build a house, some may be rejected due to insufficient thickness. So, if you don’t have any bonuses or acquaintances in forestry, an enterprise for obtaining forest for construction turns into a lottery for free.

It is also necessary to remember that we live in Russia, where the bureaucracy rules everything. It may take several years for you to complete all the necessary papers for getting free forest, so you should not hope for a quick housewarming party.

If you managed to cut down and take the forest intended for you to the construction site, you also need to prepare it for construction, which is an extremely difficult task for an uninformed person. Therefore, many specialized companies offer the exchange of a plots allocated to you of 150 cubic meters per 15 cubic meters of finished construction wood, and similar offers are in great demand.

So, before placing high hopes on getting free forest for construction, think carefully about what you will do with it, when you receive it, and whether such an adventure is worth your time and energy.