I specified one bolt ledger to support this steel stringer, since there is not enough space to add another bolt (8" min distance reqd. at brick wall).
The steel stringer is also supported on the LVL beam through bolts. GC did not want to add bent plate to bear on it since they didn't want to...
I am not very familiar with residential buildings and wood construction (only been working in this area for 3 years, so forgive me if the answer is so obvious). This is what I have done for a single-family row house rear and one-story addition (20'x50'). For the short side, there is not really...
During the demolition of the wood building to prepare for a new podium construction, the GC discovered that a steel joist from the neighboring building was encroaching into our property.
It appears the joist with bearing plate just hanging in the air. My guess is it was fabricated to a wrong...
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The penthouse wall was added with brick veneer by the architect at the last minute; we were not informed of this change. I was already not happy about this since this wall is setback from the front wall...
Does anyone know of any good resource for structural details for Revit? I know Woodworks provides some generic details that was helpful, but hoping for more details.
We are a small firm with just one dedicated drafter and every engineer has to draft. It does not look practical to redraw all CAD...
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I have some question about attaching prefab balcony (steel or aluminum) to wood building.
The balcony in question is 5' deep x 10' wide.
I have not done like this before and unsure about typical details. I am thinking of adding PSL columns at the end of balcony for the cable and ledger...
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As a new member, I am enjoying and learning a lot from this forum.
I have always been pondering about balcony framing for wood structures and would like to get some expert opinions.
My go-to approaches are:
cantilevered PT joist with back span sistered with floor joists ( My...
Hi everyone,
So we have free standing wood wall adjacent to steel stair for fire separation requirement. (IMO, it would be better to just leave steel stair alone, rather than adding fire rated wood wall; but I digress.)
I have added details and notes stating the wall panel would behave like a...
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I am very new to wood building design. I was asked to support this pre-engineered steel stair (shown below) on LVL beams. To me, it sound like a dump idea I would rathe run steel WF beams below the stair post to support it; but I was told this has been on many projects and this is...
We are working on a project which involves in adding two more stories on top of existing building.
It would be very useful to find out existing structure's structural detail for design purposes. But the previous owner did not provide the drawings to our client. And the building was recently...
We are adding a building to the rear of existing row house. The elevation is shown here.
Unfortunately, the adjacent property is owned by another structural engineering firm and seems to caused lot of problem to the client already.
The proposed addition is 2 story higher than existing...
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I'm very new to any renovation works and very confused about, probably, a simple thing. So, I'd appreciate proper guidance.
We are adding one floor (wood frame) on top of concrete roof( rib system). The building was originally 1 story structure. We need a opening for stair that will cut...
