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Posted by Bobk207 on December 29, 2006, 11:11 am
soboko@gmail.com wrote:
> > Good photos....not the worst work I've seen but it ain't any where near
> > the best.
> > Did the SE do a site visit?
> He did, but before the old wall came down. He hasn't seen the new
> work, unless he's read his email recently.
> > Looks like the floor plywood is taking the load at the header rather
> > than the joists...one of the joists looks like it has a joist hanger
> > but not the others?
> The work is in progress.. only a few of the joists have hangers so far.
> There are still temporary support walls in place on both sides of the
> header. As far as the plywood taking the load (necessary due to
> extensive wiring), this is supposed to be addressed with shims.
> (hopefully that's ok, the SE said it should be)
> > All that notching isn't great, if your GC does that sort of work....I'm
> > now concerned about the built-up post....how did he interface it with
> > the basement floor? So it can wick moisture & rot?
> I think this was done well, see photo here (
> http://i18.tinypic.com/4h86tfk.jpg ).
> > Let's see what your SE says......I would suggest slapping two more
> > 2x6's so you can get some header bearing under the area beyond the
> > notches.
> That's kind of what I was thinking.
> > As for the joists...how about a piece of OSB sistered to the LVL (full
> > depth) & add some joist hangers...might want to jam a temporary supoprt
> > (2x4, floor to josit) under the joist while installing the
> > hangers.....use nails longer than the normal joist hanger nails so you
> > can get into the LVL
> If that's structurally sound, then great... we can all get out of this
> without too much trouble. The temporary wall is still in place so this
> should not be too difficult.
> > but really you should get the "fix" from your SE (& your GC should pay,
> > if there are any charges)
> > cheers
> > Bob
> Thanks for your help.
> - S
S-
Ooops! I missed the support wall in the first photo...that make me
feel a lot better as does the post base.detail.....I take back 1/2 of
my comments :)
Now the only thing troubling me is the notched beam end
Depending on the load & what your SE says, more support under the beam
end might be needed.
Per Bob M's comments......the 3/8 to 1/2 joist end gap will be taken up
by the joist hangers and an OSB fillers trip is overkill but if the GC
is going to shim them & the work will not be visible then I guess you
can forget about it.
cheers
Bob
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> I hired a general contractor to replace a load-bearing wall in my
> basement, and I have a couple of concerns about the work (in progress,
> almost finished). The structural engineer proposed a 14" LVL header
> supported by two columns composed of 3 2X6's. So that's what the
> contractor has installed.
> Here are my concerns. On one side of the new header, there are 3/8" -
> 1/2" gaps between the joists and header. (On the other side they're
> flush) And at one end of the beam, there is some major notching in the
> header, right above the support post.
> ( 3/8" - 1/2" gaps between joists and header:
> http://i10.tinypic.com/33ynjsy.jpg )
> ( notching at end of LVL beam: http://i18.tinypic.com/2em1xyf.jpg )
> Here's a few other bits of information. Before starting work, I
> verified that the contractor has an active general contractor's license
> with no disciplinary action on record. The structural engineer was
> suggested by him, but he works for a medium-sized firm. I sent him the
> pictures today and called to follow up, but he was gone for the day.
> Naturally, I'll be calling him first thing tomorrow. The work is not
> finished, and I have not paid anything so far.
> So the question is, do I have anything to be concerned about here? If
> there are issues how should I address them?
> Thanks in advance.