Cracks in walls aren’t uncommon and many houses have them. Some people like to embrace their wall cracks and create artwork out of them. Others can’t look at any imperfections in their walls. However, when you’re dealing with a structural crack, you don’t have an option but to look into ways to fix it. In …
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If you are planning to build a new house, you need to have a basic idea about joists. Rim joists are also known as band joists. If you are framing a deck or a floor system, you will need a rim joist to attach the joists to each other and spread the weight. It is …
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If you have built your own house, you would have come across these terms, pillars, and columns. You might have googled to understand the difference and why each was used. Civil engineers have technical reasons for erecting both the structures and they have their specific purposes. [ez-toc] Both the nomenclatures pillar and column are often …
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Just as a lady’s hair is said to be her crowning glory, the same can be said for the roof of a home. A quality roof installed well by skilled artisans is a sight to behold, and as one of the first impressions of your home, it can increase the house’s value. Roofs are made …
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Behind every successful roof is a supportive roof truss! Roofing is like icebergs in that there is much more going below the surface than what you can see. The roof’s structural components resist the vast forces that rain, wind, hail, and snow throw at them. [ez-toc] Roof trusses are robust, relatively lightweight economic structures that …
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A structural inspection is performed by a structural engineer to assess the condition of a building. The structural engineer visually inspects the foundation, roof, walls, and all other components of the building which is available readily for him/her to inspect. After the inspection, the structural engineer provides a report about the condition of the building …
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