pclausen
Veteran Member
Ok, ok! I had one of my spies take a picture. Not up to the normal standard I know, but hey, it was the best I could do on short notice!
I too did wonder about the 7 concrete pads, complete with center holes. They were handy for lifting them into the basement area. They used the same hooks in the holes that all the walls have, so they *may* not have been specifically for metal poles, although that seems very logical.
None the less, there are two independent points to make here to correct a couple things posted in the past few days:
1. Wood framing is better than steel in a fire. Ask your insurance agent if you don't believe me
2. Wood does not shrink along the grain to any truly measurable amount (so little it is very insignificant in construction).
My apologies. I was going from memory and thought you were the poster that said wood posts caused sagging problems. I looked back a page and saw it was someone else. I've been following from the start, just crossed-up posters.
None the less, there are two independent points to make here to correct a couple things posted in the past few days:
1. Wood framing is better than steel in a fire. Ask your insurance agent if you don't believe me
2. Wood does not shrink along the grain to any truly measurable amount (so little it is very insignificant in construction).
This is mostly the record and not for pcalusen's build as he is already pretty much committed on things like this. But if others see this, they should know the correct facts on these points.
Never seen a steel column that was filled with concrete around here... They are generally adjustable steel columns that sit on the floor and push on the beam that you want to suppportRemember, steel lally columns are filled with concrete to give stability if their near surroundings ever had enough burning fuel to generate a sustained fire temperature of previously stated 1700 deg. F.
Never seen a steel column that was filled with concrete around here... They are generally adjustable steel columns that sit on the floor and push on the beam that you want to suppport
Aaron Z