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@Enable Great info. Thanks for sharing.

@Enable Excellent info you provided. Thank you for sharing. Yet, the above two statements confused me. Do you generally shore...

I'll weigh in. I would not even consider relying on 2x6 posts, and I would not even consider relying on the guardrail as a structural...

Yes, of course deflection criteria would still apply. Deflection criteria in the building code are listed for the member under...

I wouldn't worry about relying on the ledger strip to transfer load back to the rim joist, since this is analogous to a ledger strip on...

I haven't designed these types of buildings in a while, but when I did, my preference was to show an RTU zone to allow for some...

The specific code references in the IRC (2018) are "R502.6 Bearing" for floor joists and "R802.6 Bearing" for roof rafters and ceiling...

I think @Ron247 is right. I think code generally requires joists/rafters to bear on wood, steel, concrete, or masonry, or be supported...

How much load on the new column? Why dowel them together? In situations like this I prefer not to dowel them together to avoid...

I actually checked my own PL policy before commenting on this matter, and my policy includes temporary workers among the "named...

I don't see it that way at all. Of course we only have partial information, but it sounds to me like the business owner/EOR is a...

Thanks @gte447f. That's very gentlemanly of you and will make my weekend. Over a long enough time horizon, I wind up "getting into it"...

@KootK , no worries. Your posts on this subject have been enlightening and thought provoking as usual. I do think we, maybe I, have...

For sure. I guess I wasn't very clear there, was I? I meant for the juxtaposition of a small number and a long list to indicate that I...

Best outcome for you and all involved, even the contractor, although they won't like to see it that way. To me this illustrates why...