My Industrial Cabin Build

[Ford850]

Nice, but why are the top plates not overlapping the adjouning wall? That's the purpose of a double top plate, to tie the walls together.

I noticed that too. Never saw it done this way.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Now i have more cool stuff to think about.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

I guess I’ll be in there tying them together this week. Thanks for pointing it out, buckeye. Better now than to fail an inspection.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Not saying you will fail inspection, but something i had not seen.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Run cold water through the pipes on a sunny day and use an infrared thermometer on the concrete. You'll be able to pinpoint the pipes with pretty good accuracy.

I would just use a good construction adhesive and call it good. If the inspector needs to see anchors just cut the bottom off of a bolt and glue it into the wood.

So I finally looked up sheer wall and now that I understand what a sheer wall is and what it's supposed to do I need to make a correction. I was wrong in saying to just cut off a bolt and stick it in. I felt I needed to mention this so that someone in the future reading this doesn't think it's a good idea.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

That’s ok. I wasn’t planning on skipping them.

 

[EddieWalker]

Nice, but why are the top plates not overlapping the adjouning wall? That's the purpose of a double top plate, to tie the walls together.

I just skimmed through the video and that was really odd. The guy obviously knows what he's doing except for the top plates. Could it be the heat? I would have though that he realized it when he stood up the walls and went to attach them together, but he kept making the same mistake over and over again.

Since it's done, I would install a 2x8 over the top plates to overlap everything. This will give you a nailer for the ceiling sheetrock, and also tie your walls together better. Just wait until the ceiling joists or trusses are installed and do this where there is space.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I just skimmed through the video and that was really odd. The guy obviously knows what he's doing except for the top plates. Could it be the heat? I would have though that he realized it when he stood up the walls and went to attach them together, but he kept making the same mistake over and over again.

Since it's done, I would install a 2x8 over the top plates to overlap everything. This will give you a nailer for the ceiling sheetrock, and also tie your walls together better. Just wait until the ceiling joists or trusses are installed and do this where there is space.

Good fix suggestion Eddie

 

[EddieWalker]

How is the build going?

 

[WoodChuckDad]

My work schedule was brutal for a couple weeks following my last post. The last two weekends I opted to get caught up on some farm work while I worked to resolve an issue with the build. I discovered that my J-hooks are too deep in the foundation. I need a sill plate and then another 2x6 sitting on top of that to mount the sips panels on. Most of the 101 J-hooks are 3 inches or shorter. I spoke with my architect and a couple builders. There were 3 options.
1)Drill and install anchor bolts.
2)Weld another piecenof 5/8 threaded rod onto the existing bolts
3)use coupler nuts to attatch another piece of threaded rod.

I ordered a package of 100 coupler nuts.
And I will be cutting bolts and rods and installing them this weekend. I will also begin ripping my sill plates to size.