01-03-2006, 04:48 PM
Aloha HADave, the county code requires a galvanized plate between the posts and concrete, they are made to fit over the 8x8" tofu block that sit on the piers and are crimped downward at the edges to shed any water. They cost about $1. Prepunched ones are used with the 1 piece peir/tofu with imbedded anchor straps. Wet wood and bad weather is one of the big reasons why it takes so long to build here. I see quite a few houses going up under canopies, wish I'd thought of it a few years back. I don't know if I-joists are used here or not, I'd be leery of them though,if they contain OSB- there's a kind of black sooty mold here that seems to thrive on it. Guessing maybe it's the urea glue in it?