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The mesh will not be attached to the bollard. It will only be tackwelded every 8' or so.

Ok, I have an odd situation where I'm putting 6" by 6" steel bollards at 1' o.c. in a concrete trench (1'-4" wide by 4' to 6' deep). The bollards are rotated 45 degrees so they are diamond shape in plan. I'm worried that a crack will occur between the bollards, propagate down into the...

Oops, that would be 2A construction. Our biggest question is this: Does a 2 story commercial building require a sprinkler accoding to BOCA?

Yeah, we have architects in office. We're trying to make these decisions together. Wood stud walls aren't going to work for most of our buildings. They will each be two-story (2500 ft^2/floor) which means we must meet A3 construction via BOCA or put in a sprinkler system.

Hi, I work for a residential homebuilder and we are just starting to move into some commercial construction (restaurants, bars, etc.). I'm wondering if there is a "Best Practices" book or similar for this sort of construction? These types of book abound in the residential field. Specifically...

An egress well was installed in the wrong place in a foundation and now the architect wants to have it moved to where it should be. All the walls are all ready poured with #4 rebar running the length of the walls (horizontal) at about 3' o.c. (my guess - can be verified). The architect wants...

Thanks for the helpful posts. I'll be leaving tomorrow for the Home Builders Show in Orlando so I'll have to wait to post again. apetr26542, what do you mean by "lapping the balcony joists on each side of the post?" How does this help? Maybe I've misunderstood you...

Our architect wants get away from cantilevering joists when building balconies due to water problems (joist rot) over time. So instead he wants to use brackets to support the balcony. My analysis shows that this creates a bending moment in the wall, which I will counter with a 4x4 or 6x6...