{{Short description|Small garden outbuilding}} thumb|A friggebod
In Sweden, a '''friggebod''' is a small shed or cottage which can be built without any planning permission on a lot with a single-family or a duplex house. It is named after Birgit Friggebo, the Minister for Housing in 1979 when the new type of building was approved. The word is a portmanteau of Friggebo and ''bod'' 'shed'.
Typical uses for a friggebod are a greenhouse, a workshop, a guest room, or a home spa.<ref>Eva Wrede, ''15 Kvadrat: 15 Arkitektritade Friggebodar'' (15 Square Meters, 15 Architect-designed Sheds) [https://www.bokus.com/newsletters/Pdf/9789171261267.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOopLWMaXRrG9ksxNZzp778NelqIxD41e7SXEvoGCErkosm9tCn7L]</ref>
==Restrictions== Originally no more than {{convert|10|m2}}, the maximum size was raised to {{convert|15|m2}} in 2008. <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.svd.se/bostad/folkets-bod-vaxer_1255111.svd | title=Folkets bod växer | work=Svenska Dagbladet | date=May 16, 2008 | accessdate=6 July 2014 | author=Kaasik, Helena}}</ref> The friggebod regulations also allow the building of a canopy and a wall of wood or brick to protect a patio. The buildings do not have to follow zoning regulations, but they have to comply with the building code and cannot be built closer to a neighbour's lot than {{convert|4.5|m|ft}} without the neighbour's permission. <ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.boverket.se/Global/Webbokhandel/Dokument/2014/Far-jag-bygga-juni-2014.pdf | title=Får jag bygga? Om bygglov, rivningslov, marklov och anmälan | publisher=Boverket | year=2014 | isbn=978-91-7563-148-6}}</ref>
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== See also == *Alternative housing *Cottage *Tiny house *Construction trailer *Simple living *Garden buildings
==External links== * [http://www.boverket.se/Global/Lag_o_ratt/Bilder/illustrationer/Bygglovsbefriade-åtgärder-ej-anmälan-300dpi.jpg Boverket: Image describing the distances] * [http://www.shedworking.co.uk/2007/10/friggebod-friday.html Shedworking: Friggebod Friday]
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Category:House types Category:Architecture in Sweden Category:1979 establishments in Sweden