While designing King studs around openings in tall wall, gravity load and lateral wind pressure was considered. For Header beam design in same window do I need to take wind pressure or just gravity load. My understanding is header are designed for gravity load only. Please advise
Good Morning, Tall wall height at site increased to 20'7 1/2". need to add Two more bottom plates, what should be recommended connection details? 6" long sds screws at 6' oc or 1/2" dia anchor bolts at 32"...
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To lateral brace the pony wall as shown in picture with joist, can I use 2' galvanized strap on outside sheathing coinciding joists web with pony wall stud keeping bottom of the joist as the center of the strap. Or can I use A23 Simpson clip connect joist(bottom) with pony wall stud...
Happy New Year to All. Need help on check. Just curios to double check my load calculations. Practicing on a 38' long and 26' wide house with 2' roof overhang. It has a tall wall 20'(9' main floor+1'floor joist+10' upper floor). each floor has two window of size 132"x72". It is in Edmonton...
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In 18' tall wall 2x6, 2 king stud and one cripple stud as a built up column (3ply) fastened with sds screw staggered at 24"oc but screw get inclined as there was not enough space to drill, how much strength will reduce or should add one more screw in between to...
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Framer didn't frame the stair tall wall as per design attached, city inspector asked for the letter, can you please advise the solution? Or is it safe?https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=55e98a60-1367-47a7-a603-4a6c5bf33cab&file=Capture_1.JPG
Hi There, just doing practice for calculating load on Jack and king studs in tall wall. As per attached sheet,
Load on king studs(one side) - from the tributary (half the stud spacing(6") + half of the opening width (18")) plus wind load (18psf) that is 1500plfx24" (= 3000lb) + 18psfx24" (= 36...
A window opening has been cut in a foundation wall. any solution to add extra reinforcement around opening? pic attachedhttps://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=954324d6-677e-4175-b9f8-b371faa65c13&file=20180928_092336.jpg
hi there, I have question. Framer has put the beam over the garage door lintel(attached picture). there is bonus room over the half garage. Any solution to fix it
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