Toe nailing would never be passed by an inspector around here for a structural member.
Hangers are like $1.25 a piece. Engineering something to use in place of them seems like it'll cost the client way more.
This is how we design 99% of multi-story decks. Beams on the side of a post like a ledger are a disaster long-term. We'll also invert column caps to use on the bottom of the upper post for a better connection if needed.
Everyone and their mother-in-law has a pool by me fully in the flood zone. Most pools have a few helical or timber piles attached to the bottom for uplift.
I've spec'd some skewed and some sloped (and sometimes both) Simpson hangers and heard no complaints. I have noticed more people just getting their favorite steel guy to fabricate custom connectors to match Simpson ones these days just because Simpson has been so slow. We spec a ton of CCQM...
This is extra relevant for me right now because there are a couple of notorious local rubber stampers (well raised seals here in NJ, but whatever) that are in some hot water. There is no doubt that Koot does more engineering in one random thread on this website than these scammers do in a year.
Not sure if it was mentioned above but there is a difference between seeing a problem like this and getting asked your thoughts vs having to put something in writing/ a letter for the town to pass inspection.
I find it relatively easy to tell people that if I need to write a letter then it has...
We too call out for splices to occur over supports. And for 99% of basement girders I'm not designing continuous members. With similar spans I've never seen an issue. Only time I'll check both continuous beams and spliced beams are for multiple span members that have unequal spans. I make sure...
Good result, but still a good discussion.
As someone who specs probably one of these flush steel beams a week a wonder what percentage have blocking like in the OP vs perfectly flush vs proud of the beam.
For the ones I've seen I don't recall any that look as bad as what XR had here. And he...
No, I mean I have to explain to architects inland that we need more shear walls. Along the coast of NJ is the only place I've ever seen requirements for lateral design from the building departments, and in the last few years they are cracking down so architects expect it going in. Inland, no one...
Here are the things I discuss the most with architects for residential projects (in no particular order):
Roof framing - Is it gable framing or structural ridge beams. 95% of the time they assume gable even though there are no ties.
Steps at decks/ balconies (like Michel mentioned above). I...
I use the KBS connectors a lot on knee braces and haven't heard any complaints. But we are mostly using them for raised A/C platforms, short roof eave overhangs, things like that. I can't tell you the last time we specified knee braces for primary support on a deck or structure like a carport...
I (we) almost always used Ram Elements shear wall module for design (ASD). In-plane, out-of-plane, vertical loads, openings, etc. put it all in there and let it go to work. Biaxial bending often controls. It's very user friendly, details reinforcing around the openings and provides a nice little...
I feel like I've seen Koot detail a very similar thing on here. It might've even included extending a plate from the bottom of the carrying beam to include more bolts. I might be making all of this up, but Koot has uploaded about a billion details on here so statistically my odds are good.
I asked AWC a similar question a few years ago regarding old vs new wood values and they did say that main driving factor is how the testing is performed, but that also younger wood being used today vs in the before times was a consideration as well.
We usually do something similar for steel beam to concrete column connections. If it's a retrofit detail then instead of embedded anchors it's Hilti's.
I never see this detail around here so interested to see what others say. Brick veneer is so rare for residential these days, but when it is used (usually in tract style neighborhoods), it's the whole house. Anyone that does a short veneer like this does stone.
