if this is an existing building - and the balcony is an after addition - there will be penetrations in siding unless you drop a column and wrap it outside wall - that being the case the open heart surgery is required and placing structure inside wall is easy and straight forward - bearing on OSB...
the racking is more of a concern when moving weight on trolly - consider using steel columns that can be more rigid or resistant to sway when you go to haul 1000# and rack your small shed - you don't need the beam to support the roof separate the items - easier to work with much less fabricating...
I should have mentioned it was a detail depicting a 90 bend and the drawings are new - this week - how would one sleeve a 2in or 3 inch 90 in a 12-inch beam? very odd note - never seen it before. we use PVC conduit and waste piping all the time but I am guessing this would be a very large...
read a note on a detail sheet and it was new to me -
"electrical or plumbing conduit shall be spaled"
The detail was pipe in concrete beam - any ideas - piping and conduit requirements found in representative sections of specifications -
thanks in advance
hey there and thanks in advance -
I found this article
http://ecmweb.com/mag/electric_basics_calculating_voltage/
and this problem: (480v branch ckt - uncoated copper)
Determine wire size Run a stranded copper wire 200 ft at 20A.
you can use the following method. To complete the...