I have had various contractors contact me about overhanging the sill plate of a 2x6 wall 1.5 inches beyond the foundation to flush out the wall framing with the rigid insulation for the foundation. I have seen references for allowable overhangs of 1/3 the wall thickness and 1/2 the thickness of...
I have a client who is requesting to construct a log bleachers structure. The structure will have a viewing platform 10ft above the ground and would be open with a mono slope roof. I am concerned with the exposure of the logs to moisture/weather. There is the potential for snow and ice to be...
I have a project where the contractor did not puddle weld the steel roof deck to the bar joists with 5/8" puddle welds. The deck was just spot welded to the joists with a MIG welder from below. It was not noted by the inspector until after the roof had been completely constructed. I have...
Is there a minimum distance that is required between a steel structure and grade? Section 2304.11 of the IBC addresses this for wood structures but I have not found anything for steel structures. The minimum soil cover for frost is 5'-0". I have contractors who want to use a 4'-0" tall wall...
I have a client that would like to construct a boat house in approximatley 5-10 feet of water. They would like to use concrete or steel for the base of structure to minimize maintanence of the structure. This would be in a lake that would freeze over in the winter. My biggest concern with the...
I have had a contractor ask to use fab-forms on one of their projects. Has anyone had any experience with this product? Is there anything that I should be concerned about with a product like this? The only thing I can really think of is that they don't pull the fabric too tight which would...
I have been asked to design free standing silage bunker walls. I was just wondering what pressure I should design the walls for when the bunker is full as well as the surcharge applied to the wall by a tractor packing the pile of removing silage from the pile.
There is a covered portion of...
I recently reviewed a single family residence that was near or within the path of a tornado. The door frames were out of plumb by as much as 3/8" in the in-plane direction of the shear wall. I was just wondering in anyone knew the allowable tollerance for a wall being out of plumb in the in...
