Hi everyone, I was perusing Woodwork's library of details on their site and came across this one shown below. I'm considering the wisdom of the strap they show on the side of the beam. If the beam is spliced over the column then as the beams attempt to rotate won't the strap be in tension and...
Hi everyone, hoping to get some input on a career decision that is eating me up inside. I'll try to be as succinct as possible.
I am in my early 30s. I worked for a small firm from the time I was in school until middle of last year doing strictly residential work. Wasn't making tons of money...
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An interesting one here, at least I think it is. I'm working on a home that involves "Cape Dutch" architecture, one of the features being these gable end walls that stick up above the roof plane (see picture below). My thought is that those gable walls should be balloon framed and then...
Hi everyone, thanks for reading. I am working on a residential project with a southwest-style flat roof with parapets. One area of the roof is going to be usable space with stairs going up to it on the exterior of the home. Below this area is a deck that you can walk out onto from the kitchen. I...
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I've got a question about the Portal frame with hold-downs (PFH) detail in the 2015 IRC (R602.10.6.2) and 2018 IBC (2308.6.5.2). I have seen many versions of this detail drawn and many of them mention a double, or even triple sill plate being required. In the language of the IRC and IBC...
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I am working on a residential project that has a deck with big (7' long) cantilever past the deck beam. The owner would like to use wood everywhere on this. See the pics below. Is there anything wrong with designing the deck joists to cantilever out that full...
I am working on a project where the owner is adding to the back of his home that was built in 1911. The previous owner of the home dug out a cellar in the 1940s and put up an approx. 5' tall URM wall to box out the cellar. See the very rough sketch below for the existing configuration along with...
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Having a bit of a disagreement with a co-worker on this pool house that I'm working on. I have attached elevation views. The covered porch extends out 18' from the main structure. In my mind this extends out too far to be designed as a cantilevered diaphragm. Also note how the covered...
