We had a series of (6) rowhomes burn down. There is now a 90' wide lot between the remaining rowhomes. My job is to design a ~90 foot long concrete retaining wall to separate the existing sidewalk from the monstrous "pit". We are retaining about 6ft of soil. The retaining wall design is easy...
I plan on having 2x12 rafters span between the wall top plate and the ridge beam. There is an HSS beam attached to the top plate of the wall. So I am counting on the ridge beam and the HSS beam to transfer the wind load to the frames.
So this is actually just one big room that will house the kitchen / dining / living room. So it will be open concept. There are other buildings on the complex that will house bedrooms, etc. Guys, this is a vacation home. 🏌️♀️🏂
I am working on a single family house ($$$$$) where they want a 20ft x 60ft building with a very steep roof pitch (24/12) and a vaulted ceiling throughout. They want the roof thickness to be shallow (12 inches).
There are no opportunities for shear walls in the short direction. I came up...
I designed a new construction church back in 2021. It is being built today. The contractor is making major changes on the fly without approval. We just "found out" that they started building because the architect happened to drive by the site.
1) The foundation has been poured without...
Pham: Thanks for your reply. This is very helpful. My office is in PA. 98% of my revenue comes from MD. My business was founded and registered in MD. Since my office is in PA, my accountant wants me to move my business entity to PA and register in MD as a foreign S-Corp. He thinks it will...
I am not sure where exactly I should post this, so bear with me, please. My accountant is telling me one thing, but I disagree with him.
Does anyone know if you need to register your business in every state that you do work in? I think the answer is yes. So then, does the company need to...
Is there a way to install wide (or maybe the correct term is deep) furring strips on the outside face of a CMU block wall, and then put EIFS over that, so that it looks like the upper floors are cantilevering ~12 inches? In other words, is there a way to "build out" the outside face of the CMU...
I did this design, which is loosely based on an a/c bracket support that I found online. I would have just spec'd out that wall bracket but it was calling for 3/8" lag bolts and I wanted to use these 1/2" threaded rods so I could utilize the Simpson Tension Tie.
I am open to criticism.
I have a residential client that wants to replace their existing balcony. The balcony is constructed of (2) LVLs outriggered from the 2nd floor framing. The plan is to demo the existing balcony; install (2) Parallam Plus PSL outrigger Beams (secured to bearing wall at rear of garage - backspan...
When used in a floor system, are these tiles always just filler/formwork/fireproofing? We want to install new vertical openings in the existing floor. I believe the floor system is comprised of steel beam girders spanning to wide flange steel columns, and then the small steel purlins spanning...
This is an existing 10-story building (circa 1920, Downtown Baltimore, MD). Can anyone recognize the structural system used here? Are those clay tiles structural? It doesn't look like the "TYPICAL ONE-WAY COMBINATION FLOOR" referenced in the thread linked below...
Cliff... I too had a feeling that this was the way to go. I designed this 2 years ago and it sat on a shelf. Now they want to issue for permit and I'm having second thoughts about the whole design.
I am married to using the steel bar joist roof, however.
Brad: The angle brace occurs above the ceiling line (ceiling line not shown in the detail). I am showing the angle brace to align with the tie rod that supports the canopy.
Seeking advice on best option for framing a tall parapet above storefront opening. Option 1 shows the block continuing to top of parapet. Option 2 shows block stopping 1 course above joist bearing elevation and metal stud framing above.
My hangup with option #2 is that I am concerned that a...
