hi what would happen if you apply tile adhesive directly to hollow block walls without applying mortar first? can the 1 inch thick tile adhesive function as the 1 inch mortar already?
How would this lag expansion bolt perform when they are used in base plate anchoring...
It looks like this:
When installed under base plate:
When you use 16mm lag screw, the housing that needs to get inside or drilled must be 22mm.. so when you insert the housing inside, there is a gap...
I know C-purlins can buckle and so can't officially take vertical loads.. but I'm wondering how to compute for it's buckling and the axial load the top of it (2 meters vertical height) can theoretically take.. assume the purlin is 2 inches by 4 inches in size and 0.07" thick (1.8mm).. would it...
http://www.jameshardie.co.nz/productfiles/0054864001404956645.pdf
The cement board Hardflex manual says "Sheets must not be fixed directly to drawn steel or hot-rolled steel sections"?
May I know the reason for it? Are there chemical reactions between cement board and hot-rolled steel...
If you don't have existing dowels in the floor of the proposed bathroom... and it can support the load.. can you just insert 2 inches deep dowel bars (10mm) and put 4 inches hollow blocks and add the bars (vertical and horizontal) as you go along?
There are conflicting information in the net about the weldability of galvalume (aluminum-zinc coated) products like C-purlins (1.5mm thickeness). I'd like information about their weldability from actual hand-ons or knowledge.
For a 1.5mm galvalume coated C-purlin.. What is the thickness of...
