Garage addition

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Side

 

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Rear. Siding should start Monday, if I can get the inspector onsite before then. We have to do "load pathing" now. The structure has to be strapped to the foundation, across the floor joists and to the roof trusses. This requires a separate inspection and needs to be done before the siding is installed, otherwise they'll make you take the siding off.

 

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Hey Dummy, That is really looking good /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Watchout for that first step its a LU-LU (ok now its been said )

Looking forward to see the balcony on that bad-boy, Will it have a fire pole exit? /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

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You never know for sure what things will be until they are finished. You're the second person who's asked that. The other was my son, who is a professional firefighter/EMT. He was 5 or 6 when we built him a swing set /playhouse that did have a firepole. He has been fascinated by fire / rescue trucks since the first time my brother took him to play on them. It was on his 3rd birthday and he started volunteering at 13, got hired by D.C. Fire when he was 19. Guess some things just stick with you no matter what.

 

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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( We have to do "load pathing" now )</font> <font color="blue"> </font>

Hmmm? OK, I overlooked this statement the first time ... Is this to inspect the load bearing locations? wouldn't that have been done by architect when plans were drawn? Unless these are plans of your own design /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Thats OK , My plans for my barn came straight out of my head /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif (paperless enviroment) and it actually passed inspection /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

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Sorry for the delay, pace got a little hectic on the paying job. Load pathing is "horizontal force resistance". Everything between and including the foundation and roof trusses have to be strapped together forming "one continuous chain". In the picture, I highlighted part of the chain; foundation to sill, sill to sheathing and first to second floor. I don't have a picture of the sheathing to roof truss straps right now.

 

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Siding came in and has begun. Front

 

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Side view

 

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Rear, so far

 

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Electric subapnel and most of the wiring is also done. I could only add a 125 amp 42 space panel without going to a separate meter base. The window and block will soon be replaced with a door.