pmkPE,
To answer an earlier question, I spoke with someone who has a crawlspace and they said that they have never had any moisture related problems (the house is approx. 7 yrs. old). Their crawl is ventilated periodically along the perimeter of the block wall. I also recall being in the...
pmkPE,
I have not yet priced out the difference in cost between a full basement and a crawl, however I don't think a full basement would benefit anymore than the crawl space. Being from South Jersey, I have noticed that crawl spaces are or have been very common in many homes in this area. I do...
I am putting an addition onto southern New Jersey house. The house is single story with full basement. I do not plan on doing the work myself, however I would like to be sure it is being done properly. My question is what the common practice to tying into the existing foundation when adding onto...
Thank You Boo1 and RockEngineer for your help.
I also enjoy reading your replies to previous threads. Both take the time to give a thorough response, full of info.
Thanks again
I know that there are span tables available that take this into consideration, however I have some confusion as to how the allowable bending strees is derived for built-up beams. Is it just simply multiplying appropriate factor(s) to the tabulated Fb? For example, a Double 2x10 w/ 1/2" plywood...
