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if this is an existing building - and the balcony is an after addition - there will be penetrations in siding unless you drop a column and wrap it outside wall - that being the case the open heart surgery is required and placing structure inside wall is easy and straight forward - bearing on OSB...

the racking is more of a concern when moving weight on trolly - consider using steel columns that can be more rigid or resistant to sway when you go to haul 1000# and rack your small shed - you don't need the beam to support the roof separate the items - easier to work with much less fabricating...

I should have mentioned it was a detail depicting a 90 bend and the drawings are new - this week - how would one sleeve a 2in or 3 inch 90 in a 12-inch beam? very odd note - never seen it before. we use PVC conduit and waste piping all the time but I am guessing this would be a very large...

read a note on a detail sheet and it was new to me - "electrical or plumbing conduit shall be spaled" The detail was pipe in concrete beam - any ideas - piping and conduit requirements found in representative sections of specifications - thanks in advance

thanks - it is a typo - 2 x .866 x 12.9 (k for cu) x 200ft x 20A = 89371 89371/14.4 (VD branch ckt - .03 x 480) = 6206cm thanks folks

hey there and thanks in advance - I found this article http://ecmweb.com/mag/electric_basics_calculating_voltage/ and this problem: (480v branch ckt - uncoated copper) Determine wire size Run a stranded copper wire 200 ft at 20A. you can use the following method. To complete the...

to strucguy I did not think to look at keypad - clearly they did not hit shift or hit it too fast - thanks for this lesson to think and consider

starting off simple - looking for abbreviation source NS4FS on shop drawing means - near side far side - how do I read this? thanks