See the attached sketch. My client is removing the existing foundation wall and pouring a new wall. The contractor just proposed keeping the existing footing and slab and installing some compacted stone to match the top of slab height and then pouring a new footing on top of that.
Do you see...
I am working on a project where the owner is looking to add a 2nd story to their existing one story house. The house was built in 2001 but the owner does not have the original plans.
22' long lvl floor joists will be installed (16" o.c.) and they will bear on an existing 2x4 wood stud wall that...
I don't think they plan on finishing the basement. They're looking to take the roof off and add a second story to the house.
Their finance company said they need an engineer to provide a letter stating what repairs need to be done if any.
I don't have enough experience with this type of issue...
Do these cracks look concerning or are they just superficial?
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I was contacted by an individual who is constructing a barn with a gambrel style roof. He is using pre-engineering gambrel roof trusses. He asked if he could use 3/4" pine boards (8" wide) for the roof sheathing. He would install them tight together(not spaced apart like strapping). The boards...
For a 40'x80' slab that will have a skid steer driving on it multiple times per day would you recommend going with a 6" slab instead of a 4" slab? Would you use rebar instead of 6x6 woven wire mesh?
The skid steer with the weight it is carrying would be around 15,000 lbs.
Thank you for the help.
I may not come up with a plan for them due to my minimal experience with angled supports but I would like to learn how to do it. Thought I would check on here to see if someone could provide some guidance.
I prepared a set of plans for a deck and the client and contractor change things during construction.
Attached is a picture.
Instead of cantilevering the floor joist out two feet they cantilevered them out 5 ft and now want to add live loads.
Therefore a double LVL beam will be installed at...
See attached photos. What would be the best way to replace the existing wood column and concrete block pier? They are supporting a double 2x10 beam which supports floor joists. I will also attached a photo from the outside showing how the beam is sliding...
I am designing a house that will use icf's for the basement walls and the house walls. See attached section.
Looking at the Logix design manual it when it refers to height of wall do I need to design it based on a 24' tall wall or would it be a 15' tall...
Attached is the truss drawing and the truss company added a note that the floor system must be designed to resist a 918 lb tension force and the gambrel frame must be connected at each end for a 459 lb horizontal reaction.
What is the best way to do this?
The owner prepared the plans himself...
I am trying to keep my beam pocket where it is so the contractor doesn't need to buy 14' long floor joists and cut off over a foot. The location it is in now allows the contractor to buy 12' and 14' long joists and not have to cut them at all.
However, this only leaves 1.5" of concrete on the...
I am from a small town where there aren't really architects. Engineers prepare the plans and stamp them.
The firewall is based on a UL assembly.
The code official will want some documentation that it meets the 2 hour fire separation.
