Zero Lot Line Construction
Zero Lot Line Construction
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This came up in a discussion the other day, I'm wondering, how are wooden homes built right next to each other with almost no gap between the exterior walls of adjacent homes? See the image linked below for an example of what I'm referring to.
Are the walls fully sided and then just tilted up? Or is there another technique that I'm missing.
How are these maintained? It seems impossible to inspect or paint in these spaces, but I guess water penetration would be minimal, because of the shielding from the adjacent building.
http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/2079215/213322...
Are the walls fully sided and then just tilted up? Or is there another technique that I'm missing.
How are these maintained? It seems impossible to inspect or paint in these spaces, but I guess water penetration would be minimal, because of the shielding from the adjacent building.
http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/2079215/213322...
M.S. Structural Engineering
Licensed Structural Engineer and Licensed Professional Engineer (Illinois)






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http://www.schatzdevelopment.com/_img/prop/propex0...
M.S. Structural Engineering
Licensed Structural Engineer and Licensed Professional Engineer (Illinois)
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A wooden tilt-up is an interesting idea, but you'd have to make it pretty thick just to support itself during the tilt, or maybe use a temporary backbone until the perpendicular walls are up.
If an adjacent property is already built to or near the lot line, I'm sure they'd prefer to have your newer ZLL structure built with a brick or CMU firewall instead of wood frame, even if the local building code allows wood.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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Waterproofing and maintaining the walls of any structure requires being able to get to the outer surface.
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M.S. Structural Engineering
Licensed Structural Engineer and Licensed Professional Engineer (Illinois)
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