I have never used it and the only times I have seen the base of wall rotted as shown in the sales stuff on sill sealers was masonite siding with a gap between the backside of the siding and the wall that sets on a concrete slab. It looked like to me the water came up between the siding and wood...
What would matter to me is what they envision a businessman to be since they used the term in conversation.
I have 2 habits when conversing with someone that have not educated me but have enlightened me. When someone renders an opinion on something, I ask why they think that. I like to...
The wall rod bracing is about 2 bays past the portal. The rods look loose in the picture. If they are, I would snug the roof and wall rods to minimize lateral movement before the rods tighten from the movement. If the wall panels are capable of diaphragm action, they are probably what are...
I have seen several where there was no CJ at the last common rafter of the ridge board because it was not part of the normal rafter spacing (24" or 16" oc). Always bothered me.
The hog troughs are fastened to every CJ and they cut down the unbraced length of the top of the joist and add some vertical load-sharing stiffness so when someone walks over the isolated CJs, they don't cause a ceiling crack. We did connect them to the exterior wall on a hip roof by framing...
As I recall, contractor was no longer in business coupled with a discreet and somewhat hidden note about Owner being responsible for engineering design that never occurred. In essence, the note was "this is our idea of a repair, but it is the Owner's responsibility if it does not work"
We do some minor jacking but rarely get carried away with it. Any jacking does require either pinning on both sides or one pin, but it is directly under the load to lift.
We also have to deal with the footings being able to span between jacks. Typically, only 5' to 6' spacing is used because...
Not something that sounds like a great idea. If I had to do it, I would use a larger diameter fastener if possible. The 1/4" does not leave you much allowance for the 2 2x4s getting some separation or weakening for any reason.
If you are working in Texas, from what I have heard, you have an endless supply of potential work. Swelling soils are one of the main sources of helical anchor usage typically.
I would stay away from side-mounted. I worked a legal case where they did not chip back the concrete. The put the...
In #2, what do you mean by side mounted?
In #4, what direction is the eccentricity you refer to?
There are multiple nuances to look into before get into this. I have seen several anchor contractors use anchors for a problem that anchors cannot correct. As an example, a bowed 8” hollow block...
I love lawyers that show me how a golf ball rolls across a floor. I ask them what should it do? They say stay still. I say even if someone designed a floor so flat the ball would stay still, it will roll after they put furniture, belongings and themselves in the room. They don't generally...
That is how most of the CJS I have seen were generally framed. Short "joist lookouts" we used to call them, that were 2' or so long and framed from the wall to the last CJ that was perpendicular to the ridge. There is another tension tie that is relied on we used to call a "hog trough". It is...
They have made changes to hip framing over the years that have made improvements, with the main one being a requirement that the end of the ridge board have a vertical brace rather than relying on the 3 common rafters at the end of the ridge board. I too am amazed at the hips roofs in snow...
