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  1. FSS

    S Corp Health insurance tax deductibility

    phamENG has explained it very well in the above posts. I don't understand why your accountant has not said the same. It's pretty straightforward.
  2. FSS

    Plan checker!!

    There are a lot of certifications needed to be a plan reviewer. Better make sure you understand the qualifications/licensing side of things as well.
  3. FSS

    Winding up a 2 person firm

    Why not keep the business going but just stop offering services related to your discipline?
  4. FSS

    Looking for opinions on buying out my MEP company

    That purchase price seems very steep. Hopefully he has shared all of the financials with you so that you know what kind of living he was making and how profitable the company really is. High valuations are great when you are selling to an outside party, but not so great (or even applicable)...
  5. FSS

    Georgia Renewal

    I renewed both my PE and the more recently created SE license. It showed up as two separate licenses requiring renewal. That's two renewal fees. Oh well.....
  6. FSS

    Eng-Tips Salary Survey

    ASCE puts out a salary survey every year. Not exactly sure how a non-member gets to search through the results, however. I am sure other societies offer similar services.
  7. FSS

    Roof Truss Design

    Is this a student project or real-world project? If the latter, then what kind of comments are you getting back from the engineer who will be reviewing/sealing the drawings? It will be his/her project after all.
  8. FSS

    King Stud nailing used to resist overturning?

    I can't get over the fact that the mysterious "king stud nailing" is on Sheet 34 of 37. That is a lot of hand calculation sheets for a residential project. Or any project for that matter.
  9. FSS

    Epoxy Anchor Issue

    Does the Hilti software for Appendix D calculations allow you to solve for your depth? I am not as familiar with their anchor software.
  10. FSS

    Letral Load on Drilled Pier and Grade Beam Foundation

    Just ask the geotech for the number. Should take them all of about 5 minutes to answer since they did the analysis to come up with vertical loads already.
  11. FSS

    Threshold Inspector

    As crazy as this sounds, aren't architects also allowed to be threshold inspectors?
  12. FSS

    Horizontal Reaction from Truss

    That's not a truss. That's two trusses leaning against each other. I would have the truss guys redo until they come up with something that makes sense.
  13. FSS

    Rafter to Wall Connection

    So, was the roof overloaded and you were able to identify the failure mechanism? Before we get too harsh about the detail (which is OK if detailed and installed correctly) what kind of loading did we end up with? With enough snow eventually every roof can collapse.
  14. FSS

    Complex House

    Not sure why everyone wants to run away. Just charge an appropriately high fee, with a sizable retainer, and have it in your scope to charge appropriately during construction for more design work solving problems as they come up. Of course the internet plans will be deficient. Just charge...
  15. FSS

    Sagging prefab wood Girder Truss on custom home under construction

    The funny thing is that you never talk to an actual engineer at the truss companies. Just their "Designers" and other job titles that get thrown around. To have some fun call the truss company and ask to speak to whomever's seal is on the job. Good luck with that.
  16. FSS

    Anchor bolts and washer plates in wood shear wall sill plate

    Why not just apply the design loads and calculate what you need? No need for cookbooks if you perform engineering analysis.
  17. FSS

    Non Paying Client

    Too late to do anything other than continue to harass the client with phone calls. Going to the building department in my opinion is an empty threat anyway. After 5 months the work has probably already been done and what little choices you might have had are long gone. Liens also have very...
  18. FSS

    Underpinning

    So why is the underpinning needed? Hard to comment without knowing what started things? Bad soil?
  19. FSS

    Wedge Anchor OVERKILL or NOT?

    Grade 40 is pretty common in residential construction. Check the grade for what you get at Lowes/Home Depot. Not everything out there is 4000 psi concrete and Grade 60 rebar....
  20. FSS

    Breyer's, Wood Structures, 6th Ed.

    I'll take the bait on this one since both Breyer's text and ASCE are front and center on my desk. Zone 4 is interior wall and is referred to in ASCE 7 Fig 6-3. Obviously you need to look a little closer and you will find it. The 14.6 and 15.8 pressures are straight from Figure 6-3 for...

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