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  1. DoubleStud

    Adding a shed roof to the backyard

    I get this inquiry all of the time and usually the roof goes over a big sliding door and or a window. I usually tell them I will need to know the existing headers of the sliding door and window. More than likely you will need a stronger header (or need to be beefed up). Is there another way...
  2. DoubleStud

    Loft Reconfiguration

    What are the floor joists for the loft? I can already see the homeowner is saying "That ridge beam is too low".
  3. DoubleStud

    Deck & gabion wall foundation on helical piers & frost heave

    Also I feel like the steel rods from the helical pier is stiff enough to resist lateral loads? The rods are sticking out only a tiny bit next to the gabion wall? It should be pretty stiff? I feel like you don't need angled helical piers?
  4. DoubleStud

    Deck & gabion wall foundation on helical piers & frost heave

    Just thinking out loud, is it super critical to support the gabion wall? Is it the end of the world if it settles or heaves a little bit since it is very flexible? Can you just put the gabion wall on compacted subgrade and put the deck behind it on helical piers? Last time I did gabion walls...
  5. DoubleStud

    Basement to walk out basement conversion

    I have a project where the basement has 10 ft ceiling. The concrete basement wall stops just below the joists. They want to cut an opening to put a sliding door (orange) and smaller window (blue). I will be adding insulation just below the slab outside to deal with lack of frost depth. We...
  6. DoubleStud

    Crazy cantilevered steel deck

    I would at least use all thread with nut and peened thread embedded pass (plus maybe 6") pass the development length of vertical rebar.
  7. DoubleStud

    Anyone Ever Spec'ed these Joist Reinforcers?

    Oh wow lol. Save your headache man. Use I joists. It would not be a big deal to cut a hole through the thin web of I-joists as long as you follow the manufacturer's guide. So if you do dimensional lumbers, do you review how they will plumb the drains before you lay out your joists? Seems...
  8. DoubleStud

    Anyone Ever Spec'ed these Joist Reinforcers?

    XR250, I have. It was a remodel and they had to add a drain just like you. Except on mine it went trough way more joists. TBH if I were you, I would just specify it and move on. Only 2 joists are affected and the product was tested. Yours seem to be a new construction? Why wasn't I-joists...
  9. DoubleStud

    Crazy cantilevered steel deck

    I dont know, it feels scary to me that the whole heavy deck is literally being supported by only 4 bolts in tension. They should make the decking glass 😀.
  10. DoubleStud

    Crazy cantilevered steel deck

    I zoomed in, it looks like 3/4" dia.
  11. DoubleStud

    Crazy cantilevered steel deck

    I found this video on youtube. What do you think of this deck? The guy went to the end of the deck and jumped a little bit, you can clearly see the deck moves up and down. At minute 3:55 he shows the structural detail.
  12. DoubleStud

    Cover your pergola

    I started getting these targeted ads from this company on instagram and facebook. I don't know, it bothers me a lot. So they sell these transparent sheets and they persuade you to put them on top of your pergola. Pergolas in my area do not need an engineer. But as soon as you add roofing...
  13. DoubleStud

    Sidewalk Shed Design

    I think sidewalk shed is a temporary roof added above sidewalk to protect pedestrians from construction. For 40K, for sure steel columns.
  14. DoubleStud

    One Drive - Am I the Last Person Using Dropbox for Business

    I am 1 man company. I just use google. I get 1 custom domain email, simple website, google drive. I put all of my project files in the google drive. It is saving them on my local drive but automatically sync to google drive. I can make any file or folder shareable to anyone if I choose to...
  15. DoubleStud

    Hump in Floor - New Construction

    Did they build a framed wall below the beam to the slab on grade? Maybe the soil is expansive? Not sure what level the beam is.
  16. DoubleStud

    Exterior stone veneer & Rigid insulation

    why do you need to tie back the cmu? Wouldnt the pressure of the backfill will keep them against the 2" insulation? Also from reading the spec on the zip R, I will need 1" air gap also. I think I will specify 6" CMU.
  17. DoubleStud

    Exterior stone veneer & Rigid insulation

    Just dry stack the CMU and backfill?
  18. DoubleStud

    Exterior stone veneer & Rigid insulation

    The zip R system and the rigid foam makes the stone veneer too far away from face of the concrete. Probably a bad idea to use steel angle
  19. DoubleStud

    Exterior stone veneer & Rigid insulation

    That is correct. All the way to the footing is what I am thinking.
  20. DoubleStud

    Fasteners for wood lath and plaster ceiling

    This happens all of the time. Tell them to just rip the lath and plaster and replace with drywall. No point of trying to fix it with the old method unless it is just a small area.

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