123pugsy
Bronze Member
I was reading our building code yesterday and I realized the staircase being beside the foundation means it's not laterally supported.
Is this correct?
While reading up, it stated that joists in the floor system run parallel to the wall.
See part ©
I don't understand how the walls where the joists run parallel get any support.
Am I missing something?
(2) Foundation walls shall be considered to be laterally supported at the top if,
(a) such walls support solid masonry superstructure,
For whats new, check out www.regulationsandstatutes.com 770
Queens Printer of Ontario. This is an unofficial version of Government of Ontario legal materials.
(b) the floor joists are embedded in the top of the foundation walls, or
© the floor system is anchored to the top of the foundation walls with anchor bolts, in
which case the joists may run either parallel or perpendicular to the foundation walls.
Is this correct?
While reading up, it stated that joists in the floor system run parallel to the wall.
See part ©
I don't understand how the walls where the joists run parallel get any support.
Am I missing something?
(2) Foundation walls shall be considered to be laterally supported at the top if,
(a) such walls support solid masonry superstructure,
For whats new, check out www.regulationsandstatutes.com 770
Queens Printer of Ontario. This is an unofficial version of Government of Ontario legal materials.
(b) the floor joists are embedded in the top of the foundation walls, or
© the floor system is anchored to the top of the foundation walls with anchor bolts, in
which case the joists may run either parallel or perpendicular to the foundation walls.