Is there any reason why putting the shear wall sheathing on the inside face of an exterior wall is not acceptable, or requires additional consideration?
Seems to me that the sheathing nailed to the inside face of the sill plate creates an eccentric loading condition, if the sill is then nailed...
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I found the referenced thread, which discusses the pros and cons of wet setting rebar. I have not been able to locate the pertinent code sections under the new codes.... ACI 318-19 and 2022 CBC.
Anyone know where to find this?
Thank you.
Section 12.14.8.1 specifies Fa=1.4 for soil sites, but also allows Fa to be determined by Section 11.4.4 which requires Fa to be a minimum of 1.2 and references back to 12.14.8.1.
As a designer, Ive never used the Simplified approach... as a plan reviewer, I'd like to get clarification.
Any...
Was the requirement to put the lap splice in the middle third of the column removed? ACI 318-19 Section 18.14.
I haven't even found it in the SMF section.
It has been awhile since I looked at one of these.
I'm working with a builder who wants to substitute the typical, never before questioned, performance rated shearwall sheathing with APA 303 plywood. From what I have been able to tell, Form E30 from APA says it qualifies for PS-1 (2007), but its a one-liner and I have found nothing that...
California Residential Code 317.1.4, states a deck post shall be pressure-preservative treated or naturally resistant to decay, unless the post is supported by concrete piers or metal pedestal projecting not less than 1 inch above a concrete floor or 6 inches above exposed earth.
For the...
I have a slightly different approach for this issue, than anything I have seen on this site.
There is an existing, and unknown, cantilevered retaining wall, which varies from about 3ft-6ft, supporting a fairly steep slope, within a couple feet of a property line.
I have a client who is the...
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I am new to in-slab radiant heating... and have been researching it for a couple hours. Typically, I let the architect worry about it... but this architect is not doing his job....
I have some concerns which Id like to run by you all....
First, do these systems generally use...
Ive been asked to get involved with this retaining wall project (see photo), after a neighbor called the county to report the prospective client for building a retaining wall without a permit. hmm
No mention of any building adjacent to the wall, over the phone.
I dont ever want to take a...
If an old building has been poorly maintained, and water was allowed to penetrate the walls and damage some studs, exterior wall sheathing and finish, maybe some floor sheathing and framing.. does a repair have to comply with the Repair requirements of the Existing Building Code (Section 405...
A contractor wants to use a slab on grade, atop three or four feet of gravel fill. I have heard recommendations to use anywhere from 3/8" to 3/4" consolidated crushed rock.. I have heard recommendations to use well graded and compacted base 3/8" minus.... and even ASTM C-33 sand.
Can't seem...
I am looking at using 24" stud spacing on a project... for the first time.... (its energy related... hehehe)
So I have been looking into the out of plane capacity of the sheathing... to make sure thats not an issue.
Typical details I adopted, show the plywood orientation installed vertically...
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This thread is closed, but I wanted to know if you ever came up with a good solution to this?: The shear transfer across a ridge vent.
I plan to use full depth blocking under each edge of sheathing, w/ BN. And to connect the two blocks together at the bottom, maybe with an...
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I'd like to stick with the code as much as possible (ie- no ESR reports), but I am not sure what 'approved fasteners' means (SDPWS 4.2.6.3).
Where do you go to find other 'approved fasteners', in the code?
I was always taught, in southern Ca., not to use the...
