Floor Joist Beam Spans
James wrote:
This place is so remote, they have never heard of a building inspector.
And yes, I will have 36 inch depth, 12 inch wide poured footings around
the perimeter of the garage.
Sounds like you are headed in the right direction: thinking of this as
a serious structure, not just an up-sized "garage" on a pad + loft
space. I'm not an engineer, and I try hard not to play one the net, but
I *do* know that some of the scariest things I've seen in new
construction in my area result from architects and/or builders who land
jobs to build 'McMansons" and just assume that the materials and
techniques that worked for a living room with a 22' clear span can be
"up-sized" to work at 26' even 30 or even 35' - there is a 4M
dollar house not too far from me where the second contractor on the
project worked with an engineering firm for six months to stabilize
such a structure, essentially erecting a permanent structural steel
frame inside the existing footprint to literally keep the building from
collapsing.
Michael Thomas
Paragon Home Inspection, LLC
Chicago, IL
mdtATparagoninspectsDOTcom
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