Post in attic beam

[mjesse]

As for the rosin paper, it helps when the wood seeks and drinks through it's normal process.

Please explain "seeks and drinks"

 

[MASSDRIVER]

Please explain

Maybe for another thread, but rosin is prevelant here in Kalifornia. But only on solid flooring, whether 3/4 or top nailed 5/16.

It's only purpose is to ease placement and goes on unstapled so it won't bunch up during installation.

Vaper retardation is a secondary concern.

As for felt, I once tore up a 2 year old floor because heat was causing the floor to stink from the felt. Conditions may be different in other parts of the country however. We all have our experiences and learn what's best from those.

I would not bother me to not have the paper barrier. It sounds like your problems are larger than that.

Get a specialized attorney and take it from there. Asking another engineer or architect to get involved just puts them smack in the middle of a dispute they may not want. You would still have to pay them if it went to court or arbitration.

Brent

 

[atkins]

Maybe for another thread, but rosin is prevelant here in Kalifornia. But only on solid flooring, whether 3/4 or top nailed 5/16. It's only purpose is to ease placement and goes on unstapled so it won't bunch up during installation.

Vaper retardation is a secondary concern.

As for felt, I once tore up a 2 year old floor because heat was causing the floor to stink from the felt. Conditions may be different in other parts of the country however. We all have our experiences and learn what's best from those.

I would not bother me to not have the paper barrier. It sounds like your problems are larger than that.

Get a specialized attorney and take it from there. Asking another engineer or architect to get involved just puts them smack in the middle of a dispute they may not want. You would still have to pay them if it went to court or arbitration.

Brent

Brent,

Thank you. We will pursue the legal course of action in due time if the builder refuses to acknowlede the code violations that he has created. This forum has been very helpful in getting a feel of whether my case is legit or not.

 

[Wayne]

Re: Post in attic beam

Please explain "seeks and drinks"

Lol. Dang auto correct on my phone. Shrinks and swells.

 

[Yankee]

With regard to the structural elements, you will not only need to prove that they are not to code but also that they do not pass engineering. Many engineered solutions to not "meet the code" because the residential framing code has a huge amount for safety factor built in. Certainly some of your other issues sound like they were not to code when built/done, like water from the meter box.

But it is time to get someone there on the ground to work up a report for you.

 

[tmurray]

In context TM. That connection is solid. Not only that, it is a common well used connection found in probably thousands of homes up until recently. So, if It were my house I would not waste another day thinking about it. Would I build it that way now? No. Should it have been built differently? Probably. But it will never fail unless the apocolypse hits New Hampshire. Really does it even need a post?

Brent

Sorry, it must be a regional thing, but in eastern Canada, before joist hangers and trusses, the framer would have over-sized the joist to notch the end to bear on a ledger board attached to the beam. Maybe it's because of our snow load, but New Hampshire shouldn't have that different of a snow load than New Brunswick.