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help with plans needed

Joe.B said:
That's curious, any idea why? I've never seen anything prohibiting monolithic pours. Is that due to cold (frost heaves?) more than seismic maybe?
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FROST HEAVES? Now thats a term from the past---I havent heard that since I moved to massachusetts in 1984 for college.
 
Robert said:
In my 35 years of doing residential work, I have never been asked by a plans examiner to provide plumbing isometrics. Commercial....yes, residential no. Am I alone on this? I do provide comprehensive specs. and drawings. What do others do for residental permit plumbing drawings?
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mine is. absolutely.
 
If you decide to do the drawings yourself, take a look in the back of the International Residential Code, Appendix N, there are some pretty sophisitcated sample bathroom groups etc that could help you with the drawings.
 
Joe.B said:
That's curious, any idea why? I've never seen anything prohibiting monolithic pours. Is that due to cold (frost heaves?) more than seismic maybe?
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Its City of Anchorage, Alaska requirement, never seen that anywhere else but its due to seismic. Anchorage is on a swamp of sediment. My property now is on the kenai Peninsula south 150 miles is on great SP/SW sandy gravel soils. When i did build up there, they wouldnt let me pour monolithic. I their mind I think it might of had to do with the "seismic hooks" you have to install I am really not sure, I thought it was stupid seemed to me I could still pour monolithic. They make you build these hooks that extend from the footing up to a few inches down from the top of the stem wall, or you can use galvanized "all thread." Then my home designer over engineered everything above the Muni, that place was a nightmare I ended up subing out a lot of the house construction.
 
for what its worth- the place I went to for duplication/scanning/copies/printing- and they specialize in printing plans and so on for builders---said that the city I am in and another are the 2 most demanding cities in the state. Just my luck.

But they require a FULL set of plans---including a list of all the plumbing items necessary. Thank you all.
 
mtsaz said:
FROST HEAVES? Now thats a term from the past---I havent heard that since I moved to massachusetts in 1984 for college.
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Frost heaving does happen up here if you dont extend your footing below frost line if you are in a moisture susceptible soil. Never heard of this with slabs. This also goes for some of our Canada friends on here.

The duplex I am building now I got enough concrete and rebar to build a mini bridge. Plus have great soils for compaction and are not moisture prone. I was not able to backfill before it froze but it is not going anywhere.

I built a 24x36 cabin back in the day and was not below the frost line. I got rid of topsoil down to gravel and brought in some good pit run. Sold it 5 years ago but went by there a few months ago and talked with the owner, foundation solid as a rock. He even added an attached garage.

If you are on good gravel or sandy soils not prone to holding moisture, if you have enough rebar and solid footing I really dont have the frost heave scare.

Duplex I am building now I am going way above and beyond but it will be worth 450-500k when done for 170-200k investment. Doing most the work myself. Thanks to these forums they can hold hands with guys like me.
 
atvjoel said:
Its City of Anchorage, Alaska requirement, never seen that anywhere else but its due to seismic. Anchorage is on a swamp of sediment. My property now is on the kenai Peninsula south 150 miles is on great SP/SW sandy gravel soils. When i did build up there, they wouldnt let me pour monolithic. I their mind I think it might of had to do with the "seismic hooks" you have to install I am really not sure, I thought it was stupid seemed to me I could still pour monolithic. They make you build these hooks that extend from the footing up to a few inches down from the top of the stem wall, or you can use galvanized "all thread." Then my home designer over engineered everything above the Muni, that place was a nightmare I ended up subing out a lot of the house construction.
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Crazy, I would have thought that a monolithic slab would be stronger, but I'm no engineer.
 
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