12-04-2005, 06:52 PM
As the discussion nears the wood framing I thought I would give out this site so anyone that wanted access to reinforcement material you could familiarize yourself with these items. It might be of help when discussing with drafters and for the diy who is concerned with seismic and wind force protection. I'm sure it will be required in some areas but this site provides for all areas.
www.strongtie.com/products/category_list.h tml#woodwood
Dave
Sure wish I had an edit icon
For those p&p foundations A very good idea that I like is a large two foot wide plywood gusset on both sides of the beam attached to each post glued and screwed. I'd also suggest installing your post anchor perpendicular to the gussets for max stability.
The automatic level, I spoke of under tools and materials will come in real handy here. remember they can be rented.
One more note for those of us planning to work in the rain. Don't forget to pack some nylon tarps and rolls of heavy twine we can cut posts to make roof covers over our tools that are setup not to mention covering material. I believe I read that Hi-Bor shouldn't be overexposed to the rain as the treatment leaches away.
Another site for retrofitting and building partial perimeter foundations.
www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/fixit/manual/pt11-Ch-6.PDF
Edited by - HADave on 12/04/2005 23:33:53
www.strongtie.com/products/category_list.h tml#woodwood
Dave
Sure wish I had an edit icon
For those p&p foundations A very good idea that I like is a large two foot wide plywood gusset on both sides of the beam attached to each post glued and screwed. I'd also suggest installing your post anchor perpendicular to the gussets for max stability.
The automatic level, I spoke of under tools and materials will come in real handy here. remember they can be rented.
One more note for those of us planning to work in the rain. Don't forget to pack some nylon tarps and rolls of heavy twine we can cut posts to make roof covers over our tools that are setup not to mention covering material. I believe I read that Hi-Bor shouldn't be overexposed to the rain as the treatment leaches away.
Another site for retrofitting and building partial perimeter foundations.
www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/fixit/manual/pt11-Ch-6.PDF
Edited by - HADave on 12/04/2005 23:33:53
Aloha HADave & Mz P
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