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Question #1: Why are you using 318 on a residential project? ACI 332 is the concrete code for residential. Cover requirements for slabs...

I'm really curious here, @dik . Why not attach it to the wall like a normal door?

@Tomfh that timber pool is actually pretty sharp. Or...could be with a little more detail work. Interesting.

@gte447f - for a bearing wall, I absolutely agree with the top. The bottom...I've seen it, but don't do it myself. I specify joint...

Sure they can. People engineer pole barns all the time. The end result may be a bit more resilient than what a typical farmer might...

If you had sealed truss calcs and you could verify those were the delivered trusses (shipping paperwork, receipts, visual inspection...

why is there grout/bond beam, anyway?

The proof is pudding, though. There are lots of things that are hard to believe but can be borne out by rigorous study. Deck failure...

Curse of the engineer. Glad to help. Good luck.

You have a few different things going on. Looks like you really don't have bearing - too much gap between it and the scabbed on 'shim.'...

That's how I would do it, too. Just have to make sure the seat in the rafter is cut so it's fully supported. It takes a framer that's...

Not all of them, but I would say the condition in question isn't very "normal." It seems obvious to us, but for most contractors the...

Interesting. Did they do anything to fill the 'wedges' on either side and fasten it? The glue is pretty normal to me - hangers can...

@MyCupboard - I reread my post, and I see where it probably came off as confrontational. Not my intention - I probably shouldn't be...

To get a lower bound solution, I'd do two things - 1) Check the tie beam spanning horizontally. Can it deflect as much as the scissor...