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ENGINEERING GUIDE FOR WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION 2009
Looking to borrow a copy of the Canadian Wood Council’s ENGINEERING GUIDE FOR WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION 2009 from someone in the Lower Mainland Greater Vancouver Area. Hopefully Saturday AM. I…
Stalled
…slab, but I am still unsure of what insulation I am going to use below the slab (testing and research are ongoing). I also had been planning to start the…
Fencing Duo
Today was all about fencing, both construction safety fencing and tree protection fencing. The day started very early (for me on a Sunday) and I was at the computer at…
About
…package and a subfloor slab lab that will analyze 4 different below slab insulation strategies for wet-up, compression, and R-Value retention. Sean Wiens is principal at SENWiEco Designs. Sean has…
Thankful for sponsors!
…reading favourable industry reviews of their units, online forums discussing home owner’s experiences, and then doing the math at what the payback period would be. This graphic summarizes on online…
Sky-bridge open for traffic
…come up and pay some attention to him. Now he will be able to come visit. Sky-Bridge Open for Business! Quite the chasm below! Tower constructed from salvaged lumber and…
State of Redesign
…that even the guide admits that there is nothing wrong with Part 9 and that the prescriptive requirements of the Guide and Part 4 designs are typically over-engineered. “Using this…
Day by Day
…to accept this as part of this process. But this week, real progress has been made in spite of everything! Tuesday AM was my first visit to http://www.vanspinaldecompression.com They basically…
Some Progress – But further behind.
…I was wrong but asked for comment from Murray Frank (Murray created the guide that was used in the HPO training courses provided to the construction community regarding the new…
A week of waiting and a Braced Wall Band Blunder
…have been very disappointed with this process with probably 2 out of 3 people not coming when they say they will come with some not coming at all. You would…