The piers are poured integrally with the walls. The slab is poured at a later time. If we have hairpins sticking out of the piers, the contractor has a difficult time with backfill around the piers/walls before pouring the slab.
What do you use for cross building tie rods?
Mark
Does anyone have a hairpin detail to resist the lateral thrust from a metal building frame that gets installed correctly?
We are designing for New York state, so the piers and foundation walls are poured seperately from the slab on grade. We've done a few different iterations, including one...
