Steve and his crew started framing the walls by first marking the layout on the floor with a chalk line. All the pressure-treated bottom plates were at least 1″ off the wall, sometimes more depending on if the wall was slanting inward.Step 4: Secure the Bottom Plate...
A wall system for basements includes a horizontally-extending floor member defining an upwardly facing channel. A first vertically-extending support beam is coupled to the floor member and defines a pair of laterally-adjacent channels separated by a center rib. A second similar support beam is ...
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On theFoundationpanel, selectWalls with Footingsas the Foundation Type, specify theMinimum Heightunder the Stem Wall section, then clickOK. For information on creating a walkout basement in sloping terrain, please see theRelated Articlessection below. ...
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There were two bedrooms under the stair area with a wall between them that the framers had set one joist directly over. All but one of the joists were free to deflect under load, while that one joist on top of the basement studwall stayed proudly level. The result was a noticeable hump...
h.The building does not have basement. What is the total weight of the building? Using simplified approach, assume the averaged dead load=0.80tfm2(including beams, columns, slab, partition, window wall, ceiling, lighting and piping),desig...