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Look what I found in NJ

jar546

jar546

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Some construction on an island:

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Looks like pretty solid construction from the plate on up. We don't have much coastal area here in Kansas, so I don't have a lot of experience with the pier system - any idea on the life span for those poles?

Also - I wonder what type of engineering has to be provided to obtain a permit?
 
It looks like the piers are notched to support the posts to me.
 
Looks pretty good but I would want my beach house investment supported by more than a few bolts.
 
Looks pretty good. Would have liked to see the straps run across the rim joist and onto the second floor studs as well, instead of wrapping around the first floor top plates. I'm sure there are connections we can't see.

Bill
 
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Don't the piers require cross bracing? I seem to recall homes similar to this in Pensacola with cross bracing at the pier level, albeit they sat a bit higher, and in the end, the entire structure was gone after a hurricane anyway. Still neat to see. Thanks for posting Jar.
 
jar546 said:
Good catch. Simpson would want it that way.
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I don't think they require it, just their hot-dipped galvanized.

There's usually pushback on the fasteners just because their relative cost is high compared to regular fasteners.

But the overall additional expense even on a large project for stainless nails is probably less than $1200.
 
Platform framed gable end with a cathedral ceiling?

2 lookouts on the flat and an ill fitted fly. I'd keep an umbrella handy in a storm.
 
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brudgers said:
Below base flood elevation they are not a good method in this sort of environment.
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I was looking at the amount of full height sheathing vs wall length, and the lack of any blocking or holddowns on the exposed second floor framing.. It seems shearwalls are not a concern; are you saying that shearwalls are not desirable in the house itself?
 
TimNY said:
I was looking at the amount of full height sheathing vs wall length, and the lack of any blocking or holddowns on the exposed second floor framing.. It seems shearwalls are not a concern; are you saying that shearwalls are not desirable in the house itself?
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looks like they are blocking as they go. the edge nailing is there on the first shear panel joint and the blocking is in place on the next layer. hit Ctrl+ to zoom on the pictures.
 
pwood said:
looks like they are blocking as they go. the edge nailing is there on the first shear panel joint and the blocking is in place on the next layer. hit Ctrl+ to zoom on the pictures.
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Cool, thanks for the tip. I kne it made text bigger.. did not realize the image got bigger too!
 
don't you want the straps tying the plywood sheets together? Look like they are pretty randomly placed.
 
as long as the joints between the sheets are blocked, they should be fine. It probably would have been easier to put the plywood vertical though.

Interesting photos.. They're not done yet so anything I say is just speculations, but makes the brain think about it.

Too bad we don't have photos of the whole elevation. Being a gable end the strapping is usually not too crazy.
 
TimNY said:
I was looking at the amount of full height sheathing vs wall length, and the lack of any blocking or holddowns on the exposed second floor framing.. It seems shearwalls are not a concern; are you saying that shearwalls are not desirable in the house itself?
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You can't take shear walls all the way down to the ground in a V-zone because the walls need to break away.
 
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