I’ve been asked to do a foundation inspection at a client’s residence. They had a survey done and found that the floor in one of the bedrooms has an 1-1/2” difference in height from one end to the other. The house has a raised floor and crawl space.
This is my first inspection of this kind...
I designed a LVL to support the roof/ceiling loads from an interior wall that is to be removed. A single 2x4 jack stud will not handle the load. I want to connect the jack studs to the king studs and try to transfer some of the load to the king stud. Can I design the fasteners for half the...
Thanks for the feedback. I asked the architect if the client had settled on a brad or manufacturer, because I wanted to look up their specs. He said that they had narrowed it down to a few options. Then he through it back at me. He said, “You might actually have an opinion, as the engineer...
Subject: Segmented glass wall Nanawall.
I’m tasked with designing a remodel in a wood framed single family home. The owner wants to expand two opening in an exterior wall to 12 ft wide each. Both openings are to have nanawalls installed. After reading posts about engineers having trouble...
