In Canada (Ontario) we have Interac E-Transfers which are done via online banking (apps and website). They are either free or $1.50. Either way, not bad. 99% of our bills are paid by that method.
@LittleInch It was purely bad luck. He came to us with pretty good architectural drawings and was very reasonable/respectful in initial discussions. His personality abruptly changed after we turned over the completed work, and that set off alarm bells, obviously. Kind of seems like we've been...
@Eng16080 Filing in small claims court is very, very cheap/easy in our jurisdiction and we've been thinking to go that route, honestly. Easiest to do and with the ample evidence that we have (in writing no less) our success is probably guaranteed. As you said, however, it's also just ~$1500 so...
@JStephen Thank you, we have looked into liens but have not made our mind up. This is a good option, admittedly.
@WARose I am aware that residential is a pain in the ass, but honestly, we make a pretty good haul on it. It's a big chunk of our business and we are selective in our clients. We...
Good day everyone,
Looking for opinions and experience-based feedback from other engineers regarding an unfortunate situation that has arisen. We have a non-paying client that has refused to settle their bill. Fortunately, this is a first for us. The bill is truly minor (~$1,500), but has been...
Hi @lexpatrie , perhaps try posting about this on the "New Forum Platform" forum? It's at the top of the list. They've been replying and helping out on some of the other threads and maybe they can help you (us) too! Would hate to see you go.
I as well have tried getting contractors to use the ICF-VL ledger connector that @jayrod12 mentioned in his reply above. I say "tried" because they always turn around and ask for alternate instructions once they see the costs. Cutting out the insulation and having the concrete poured flush is...
Sorry, completely useless in this matter, I am only commenting so that I can follow this thread. I am super, super interested lol. I have familiarity with Russian/Ukrainian projects so I'm keen to see where this goes.
As others have said, I have used concrete piers in the past, with cast-in-place beam connectors. I don't spec CMU because we get a lot of shoddy installations and in the residential market, controlling the quality of work is difficult.
phamENG, I am referring to the roof rafters. Otherwise, yes, we are obviously cutting back some ceiling joists to make space for a new opening. As shown above those joists aren't working as rafter ties anyways. With the added floor sheathing for the joists (which there is none currently), gypsum...
Thanks everyone. I decided to keep the existing 2x6 at 16" ceiling joists in place and have the contractor provide new 2x10 joists at 16" for the new loads.
The original 2x6 joists will only be carrying the gypsum board ceiling for the floor below, whereas the new joists will be there to carry...
I 100% agree that it looks like wood but it's not. As mentioned above it's a felt-like tubing. See picture below. The "wood" has wrinkles. The knee walls on the left and right are actually sitting on a single ceiling joist (not even doubled). There is another plank of wood that is in the frame...
@EdStainless, those boards are laying on batt insulation and run in the same direction as the ceiling joists. I've checked the entire space. Those boards are not supported, they were literally just thrown in there and are floating.
Thanks @RPGs. I personally spent 30 minutes in that sweltering attic trying to figure it out. None of the ceiling joists go in the right orientation, even at the right-side knee wall that you mentioned. That "wood" looking thing is actually just old tubing/venting.
Thanks @jayrod12, but wouldn't the ceiling joists need to be perpendicular to the ridge in that case? In this case they are parallel with the ridge. How would they resist the thrust if they span in the other direction? See snippet below for ceiling joist orientation.
