An average day

[conarb]

I recently built a home that I specifically asked the engineer to design it without bird blocking so I could get full airflow from the soffit vents up through the cathedral ceiling,

 

[jar546]

This was just getting good

 

[ICE]

I recently built a home that I specifically asked the engineer to design it without bird blocking so I could get full airflow from the soffit vents up through the cathedral ceiling,

The roof diaphragm can provide a little or a lot of resistance. It depends on the building that’s under it. My engineer explained that a recent roof was built with the capacity for 260 lbs. per lineal foot but only 60 lbs. was required.

The subject came up because an inspector disallowed roof sheathing that was fastened with staples instead of nails. As it turns out staples are about 80% as efficient as nails. Then another engineer said that staples allow movement greater than that which a nail would allow.

It is worth noting that plans almost always specify common nails and common nails are almost alwys replaced with sinkers. A 20% reduction for sinkers is about right.

As an aside; try ripping stapled plywood from framing..... It ain't coming off.
When I worked as a carpenter I used a finish nail gun for things like handrail backing and fireblocks. The nail gun is smaller which is a plus and the block wouldn't move when I shot it. Other carpenters scoffed until they tried to pull a block out.

 

[mtlogcabin]

FIGURE R602.10.8.2(2)
BRACED WALL PANEL CONNECTION OPTION TO PERPENDICULAR RAFTERS OR ROOF TRUSSES

Is an alternate which uses the eave and then transfer the load using soffit sheathing back to the braced wall panel.

 

[ICE]

FIGURE R602.10.8.2(2)
BRACED WALL PANEL CONNECTION OPTION TO PERPENDICULAR RAFTERS OR ROOF TRUSSES

Is an alternate which uses the eave and then transfer the load using soffit sheathing back to the braced wall panel.

 

[ICE]

This is what a C-tap looks like when it was crimped with bolt cutters.

 

[Norcal]

This is what a C-tap looks like when it was crimped with bolt cutters.

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Did you write a correction for it?

 

[ICE]

Did you write a correction for it?

Absolutely. Beyond that, only two wires are allowed in a C-tap.

 

[ICE]

The second story addition is legal.





This was approved too.



Needs paint.

 

[ICE]

A well advertised contractor asked me to approve a furnace and A/C. They just don't even try to get it right.

 

[ICE]

They sell the work faster than they can hire competent people to perform the work.



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[steveray]

Hey....But they know they need the 181B tape.....

 

[ADAguy]

California has a requirement for a "cool roof". The color of the roofing is one indicator of a cool roof. The installation of a radiant barrier is one exception to the requirement. That applies to much of the state but not in my jurisdiction as we changed it up some. So the company that manufactures Low-E touts it as a radiant blocker.....not a radiant barrier.....ICC is quick to point out that Therma Sheet has not been tested or approved as a radiant barrier.

It looks like a radiant barrier what with the aluminum foil and all......but it's not. A legitimate radiant barrier requires a minimum one inch air gap. I see OSB with radiant barrier being installed over 1"x sheathing because the people doing it lack an understanding of how it works.

While the energy requirements are sorta important the bigger concern is the up to 7/16" layer of foam rubber under an asphalt shingle. Even if they go with one layer of Therma Sheet and one layer of felt, there's the lap splices.

It's one of those things that a right thinking person recognizes as foolish but there's nothing that can be done about it.

Won't foam rubber break down from heat over time?

 

[ICE]

Won't foam rubber break down from heat over time?

Maybe but I don't think it would matter.

 

[tmurray]

Maybe but I don't think it would matter.

No, it won't matter. Everyone will be dead from carbon monoxide poisoning well before it breaks down.

 

[ICE]

 

[e hilton]

“How do i cite thee ... let me count the ways”

 

[Msradell]

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Just Wondering, what is it supposed to become?

 

[ICE]

Just Wondering, what is it supposed to become?

This will be a basement of a 9000 sq.ft. house.

 

[steveray]

Until the surcharge from that retaining wall/ hill makes it a 0000 ft house....

 

[Msradell]

This will be a basement of a 9000 sq.ft. house.

Okay, I get it, it's a low budget project. There must be one heck of a view or else you would think they could've found a much better lot.

 

[ICE]

Wait till you see the pool.

 

[linnrg]

I need to have the side by side fridge so I can keep my stuff on my side. This was in a local hostel type place

 

[linnrg]

Lady calls me quite upset because she says her contractor won't turn on the heat and she wanted to know why I had not yet give the go ahead - I sent her this picture of the missing gas meters!