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This is very common for tract home developers. Even those building semi custom for a specific client. I had a friend buy a very high...

@Said the Sky , it varies. In some cases, they simply don't. In other cases, they'll sub it to a local firm. My experience is in the...

I talked to 84 Lumber last month - our yard stocks 24' 2x10s and 2x12s, at least. Didn't ask about anything smaller.

#whyijoistssuck

One thing I've noticed is that purlin design has changed a lot in the last 20 to 30 years. I look at buildings that were built in the...

It's real, though. Saw a house here on the bay. Deck was built with HDG nails. There was a clear line on the deck where a portion of...

If only he knew helipad loading was the same as for his mother's living room...

@mferg318 for your last question, look at the FBD you drew. Solve for the reactions and shears in your diaphragm and see what it tells you.

Point load all day long. If it's flexible, the diaphragm deflection will be sufficient to dump the vast majority of it into the...

Thanks for proving my point? If only there were a debate; this would be a lot more interesting.

Nobody said you were. But a bunch of houses in the middle of a nearly 300,000 acre fire are far from indicative of "normal" fire...

So...you don't guarantee the foundation is destroyed?

So based on this single data point, you're going to say that all foundations are immediately useless if any part of the superstructure...

Because they blew all their savings on the underpinning job and couldn't afford an attorney to go after the scum bag.

Good call. I flipped them around. Even so, I wouldn't mess with it. Under a hot tub could well be considered an extreme environment...