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Did anyone else hear "ice ice baby" in their head when they read the title?

Would it make sense for an engineer not to inspect the same building they design? .......liability? ..... conflict of interest?

There are special inspections required by code for certain construction. The question is who is enforcing the inspections. The inspections need to be done by a third party engineer who is qualified.

Good job on the building departments. For valley beam, I found myself explaining snow drift in two directions and having to use much higher loads. When your rafters are TJI's and your spans and over 20ft......

Thanks for this. And now the obligatory..... define "construction of a minor nature" hahahahaha.

That's a really interesting point! Should IBC design require IBC inspections in a residential construction?. In chapter 17 some sections have exceptions. Was there a specific exception you were talking about?

number 6 got me!!!! Im on the floor

Theres more of a focus on lateral design inland? I would have though closer to the coasts for winds. Interesting. Regarding the roof framing, I agree. Have you come across hip roofs with design issues as well?

Are those straps meant to go over the sheathing? Do you specify certain nails?

I see, I'm generally talking about commercial construction. I find many contractors that have flipped a home or two all of a sudden are somehow granted the big projects. And there is a really different standard. Inspections? submittals? Shop drawings? It would seem that its the contractors...

Can you post an example of the roof lines not aligning? As for architectural designers, I have come across quite a few of those. Potential homeowners buying plans online and then "just need a stamp" to build.

As the design engineer, whose responsibility is it to get the construction inspected according to building code? I am coming across many many many contractors, all of which have been "doing this for 30 years" of course, that have no idea about special inspections. Clearly they are not having...

Can’t say I’ve come across that one too much. But I have seen elevations definitely misrepresent heights of buildings. As in not drawn to scale.

I’ve often thought about this too. I came up with a few ideas. 1. Since the straps are actually for uplift, use joist hangers that are also rated for uplift. 2. A potential option is to nail a short rafter to the rafter that is strapped so you can nail the sheathing to to it. 3. …. Is there a...

I definitely know what you mean about the triangular windows! I came across the exact incident myself the other day. Cheers