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  1. OCellini

    Houses Are so Resilient

    Wow, the stories I could add to this thread. I've designed hundreds of renovations of very old homes for many years, and the main "rule-of-thumb" I have with any project is to try to leave in-place any kind of structure that we can, and only add what we need to reinforce. You never really know...
  2. OCellini

    Butler Space Grid system?

    Thanks everyone for your comments. Unfortunately, as several of you pointed out, this project is in snow country (NY). It is difficult to minimize the high point loads that snow adds to panels, especially when the spacing of the supports do not line-up nicely with the joist spacing (they rarely...
  3. OCellini

    Butler Space Grid system?

    Hi all. I am analyzing the roof of a building from the '60s/70's that is comprised of Butler's Space Grid System. I have found much older forum topics for this same roof, but Al Harrold at Butler has since retired, and Butler is not able (or willing) to supply any further info than what I've...
  4. OCellini

    Slide Rule Era

    @SRE: I do hope we can continue making available your wonderful collection. I've been specializing in antiquated, often historic, structures for over 20 years, and would not have been able to do my job without your invaluable information. I probably have the majority of your files saved from my...

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