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  1. Ron247

    Sill sealer and wood rot in residential wooden framing

    This would bother me more. I am buying a new house, and I cannot see the drawings or specs!! Is the house still under construction? If so, how can he justify keeping them hid. Does the city have a set? I would insist on having my own set of drawings and specs. Even if I had to pay for them...
  2. Ron247

    Sill sealer and wood rot in residential wooden framing

    Were the other installations required by the contract or drawings? If not, it would bother me more just because I would feel like I got a lesser service, UNLESS I beat him down on price but the others did not.
  3. Ron247

    Replacing Portion of Slab-On-Grade of Pre-Fab Metal Frame Building

    As pointed out by EngDM, the VB does change the coefficient of friction but does not make it zero. Also, the surface of the base is not glass smooth. Subgrade drag is real, just try to pull a small piece of concrete across level ground that it was cast on. One thing I preach about to...
  4. Ron247

    Sill sealer and wood rot in residential wooden framing

    Since the sill is PT-I see no argument and not much need for worry. Similar to other comments, I have seen thousands without any damage and have never seen one with a sill sealer installed that I recall. Being a fact and actually occurring are 2 different things. Water can travel through...
  5. Ron247

    Sill sealer and wood rot in residential wooden framing

    What circumstances on your project would have told the builder to install the strip? I do not think the building code requires it unless you are going for some high-end energy rating. I can understand your contract or drawings requiring it and if there is a code that the builder was to adhere...
  6. Ron247

    Replacing Portion of Slab-On-Grade of Pre-Fab Metal Frame Building

    I am not familiar with the notation of "10M", what does that mean? Is it metric sizes? I have designed many PEMB foundations but have never had to cut out an existing one that was relying on the hairpins for thrust. The only one I ever had to cut out had the thrust completely controlled by...
  7. Ron247

    Replacing Portion of Slab-On-Grade of Pre-Fab Metal Frame Building

    Are you saying the tip-to-tip distance of the hairpin is equal to the bay spacing? PEMB DL&LL thrust magnitudes are mostly governed by clear span of frames (shorter the better), frame height (taller the better, yes taller), Roof Snow versus Roof Live (less is better) and bay spacing (less is...
  8. Ron247

    Wall Strength for Metal Stud Wall

    From what I read, the 14.42 represents 14,420 lbs of axial force the stud can take while being subjected to the 50 psf lateral load. In other words, it is the vertical weight the stud could support, not a deflection. The bottom says since there is no superscript note (1-4) the deflection meets...
  9. Ron247

    New home with wood frame, cracked studs concern

    I agree with doubling up. I also noticed the "T" posts look like they only have a block to nail to in the middle, none at the top and bottom. When did they start doing that? There is no excuse for the one in the 4th picture. It should have been culled for sure.
  10. Ron247

    Sill sealer and wood rot in residential wooden framing

    If it was in the contract, pay me some money or I am swapping it for something I want of similar value. And it is not the amount that would have been paid if had been installed, it is something greater since they cannot correct it in without tearing down something. If the code does not require...
  11. Ron247

    Easy foundation work or a trap?

    Many projects may have a 1-year warranty, but the failure happened during an extended period of no rain. Probably 3-4 years after the service was provided.
  12. Ron247

    Sill sealer and wood rot in residential wooden framing

    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...
  13. Ron247

    Easy foundation work or a trap?

    More like he kicked it with his foot and said, "That'll hold 15,000 lbs."
  14. Ron247

    Sole proprietor as engineer or business man.

    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...
  15. Ron247

    Easy foundation work or a trap?

    As I recall, the Client told me the contractor also used the line "I do all my work like I am doing it for my own mother."
  16. Ron247

    Existing PEMB - Multi Column Removal/Jack Truss

    Do those buckled purlins have any purlin bracing? The bay does not look very wide, but the purlin also does not look very deep.
  17. Ron247

    Existing PEMB - Multi Column Removal/Jack Truss

    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...
  18. Ron247

    Existing Steel Joist Identity

    I assume there was no bar joist tag on one of the ends of the joist. One from the 90s should have one I would think.
  19. Ron247

    Whats the deal with hip roofs

    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.
  20. Ron247

    Whats the deal with hip roofs

    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...

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