Incorrect mortar and repointing techniques were noted across the existing structure. Someone used cement based mortars and ribbon type repointing which is pronounced from the face of the stonework. That material is easily broken off by hand.
I did find that same resource. They have much older buildings that the States, so it makes sense they have the best info.
It is on the Resister of Historic Places, so there will be restrictions. Thank you for reminding me to check that.
Currently have a repair project where a late 19th century stone buttress took on a car and lost.
I was amazed they still had the original drawings.
There is a plaster crack in the corner on the interior, otherwise no other damage observed on the first floor or in the basement. The...
I apologize, I see my original post was worded poorly. There are isolated round drains at 24' O.C. that are offset from the south side of the beam. The repair over the beam prevents some of the water from the north getting to the drain. And you can see, some of the water on the south side...
I thought I had uploaded the detail, apparently not. There is a 3" topping slab.
Thank you for the tip, I will try getting in touch with the traffic coating manufacturer.
The is a traffic coating. It was completely replaced in 2014 and repaired just about every year for the next 4 years. The double tee joints do not leak.
I have a small 2 level parking garage (1975 vintage) that has a leaking problem (go figure), one level is slab on grade (access via the alley), the other is elevated and accessed via the street. Dimensions are approximately 200'x118' two spans of 24" double tees slope to the center of the...
No definitive end date. Our lease is up at the end of this year, but we could either sign another 1 year lease or work remote while things are winding up. We have so much stuff, I need to start cleaning now or plan to take the month of December to do it.
Our current E&O policy runs until...
They are a good client and they already know I am retiring. It would be unethical, IMO, to propose a contract and not divulge that information. My question was regarding the logistics of business.
My firm has been in business for almost 19 years and I'm planning to retire in 11 months. My business partner is not so lucky and will need to keep working for a few years yet. As we are not the same discipline, there is no sense in them "buying me out". As I have read in several other posts...
The piece is a 1x and not connected to the roof sheathing.
There have been soooo many things and I have to correct or sign off on all of them or the inspector will not let them pass. Some of the things have been issues that were just plain wrong, others are just nit picking. For instance...
The load at the truss would be around 1680 lbs. So, are you thinking some sort of Simpson clip from the truss to the top plate of the wall?
I will also have to verify they used blocking between the purlins above the trusses.....
Before I deliver some bad news to the contractor, I wanted to reach out to the group to see if there were any other options to explore.
The framer took it upon themselves to ignore the drawings and the inspector noticed. Which is good, because there is no longer a continuous load path from the...
If I had my choice, I'd do both. I specified PT. I was not hired to do construction observation. PT was not used at the LVL wall, but a sill seal was used. The inspector noticed. The wall is 33 ft tall at the gable so they are not so keen on rebuilding/replacing the sill plate.
Code indicates that wood in "direct contact" with concrete "shall be of a naturally durable wood or preservative-treated wood..."
If a sill seal product was used, the sill is technically not in direct contact with the concrete.
Is the sill seal adequate protection in the eyes of the Code...
I had never, in my 20+ years, seen this done as a permanent fix. And I did not see how it was viable, but thought I would ask the question. Thank you both for your input.
Came across this repair while reviewing an existing structure with areas of excessive floor deflection. Several floor trusses have this repair, some have 2 screws per web.
I've only used plywood gussets to repair damaged metal plate connectors. It would seem that this screwed connection would...
That was my other concern. We also don't know the configuration of the beam reinforcing. If the bar is hooked into the column for development length, they'd be cutting that off as well.
They won't like it, but I think they need to leave at least 20" of column if they want to reuse them in the...
A concrete building will experience selective demolition. The lowest floor will remain intact. Aside from being troublesome to cut the existing columns off flush with the remaining concrete slab, can you see drawbacks to this. What if they come back later and rebuild?
I was considering...
