Thanks for the response Harbringer and phamENG. We went to a construction site nearby with builder homes and saw a 2 story home with an 18" steel strong wall so I thought a 12" should be good enough for a single story. But good enough definitely should not be used as a judgment call. Good point...
Hello,
First time posting after looking through the forum to find an answer. I am a computer engineer but have been dabbling into structural engineering a little with our first house project. Our first house project we had 3' wall returns on each side.
With the new build, we would like to...
