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Toe nailing would never be passed by an inspector around here for a structural member. Hangers are like $1.25 a piece. Engineering...

Really can't say I like that one. I know it looks like it should work in theory and does match up to the theoretical model pretty well...

Is the pool in a floodway? A flood zone is not a floodway.

There have been projects where I walk in under a completed deck and see stars of light everywhere....i.e. burn-through welds. That...

This is how we design 99% of multi-story decks. Beams on the side of a post like a ledger are a disaster long-term. We'll also invert...

Full height columns are difficult beyond two floors, and even then you're limited in your connection options - bolting the girder to the...

Everyone and their mother-in-law has a pool by me fully in the flood zone. Most pools have a few helical or timber piles attached to the...

Behold. Unique set of circumstances, so don't take away from this that the hangers were the cause. They weren't. Can't go into more...

Weyerhaeuser has a nice tech article affirming that you should not load below NA. Link Something to consider going forward. Given that...

I've spec'd some skewed and some sloped (and sometimes both) Simpson hangers and heard no complaints. I have noticed more people just...

KootK, I doubt you have ever rubber stamped anything. Based on your previous posts, you probably investigated the first project...

This is extra relevant for me right now because there are a couple of notorious local rubber stampers (well raised seals here in NJ, but...

There's a difference between throwing somebody under a bus, and saying "hey look, everyone, that guy just jumped under a bus!" I try...

Wait, so the loads are tiny, the client is weight-conscious, and you're supporting pipes? How is this application not perfect for...

This is amazing.