decks are a niche out there? every contractor under the sun does them here

 

Not here. We have no basements so no porches.

 

No porches ??? that's all I see out in Cali... those and Mercedes, and Lamborgini's, and Teslas, and BMWs and Lexuses.:thumbup:

Just a Colorado kid...

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lucky. I mean we still get good money for them, but we don't do them as often as we'd like cause its just as competitive as anything else.

 

I think i'd feel better about it if there was other companies out there that made the hardware they had to compete with instead of having a complete monopoly and charging whatever they feel like cause you have to pay it.

 

I think i'd feel better about it if there was other companies out there that made the hardware they had to compete with instead of having a complete monopoly and charging whatever they feel like cause you have to pay it.

Well there are a couple companies

 

what others? all I ever see is simpson

 

Usp, and another I can't think of

 

Problem is the municipalities don't question Simpson, they may ask for ICC ESR reports for other brands. Simpson is well aware of this. When the code council writes codes Simpson is part of the group. It's a big problem in the decking business. They were trying to require a hold down at each rail post, because Simpson recommended it. I think it's a blatant conflict of interest. The only reason some of these codes get trumped in the decking industry, is because of NADRA, who are composed of deck builders.

 

Problem is the municipalities don't question Simpson, they may ask for ICC ESR reports for other brands. Simpson is well aware of this. When the code council writes codes Simpson is part of the group. It's a big problem in the decking business. They were trying to require a hold down at each rail post, because Simpson recommended it. I think it's a blatant conflict of interest. The only reason some of these codes get trumped in the decking industry, is because of NADRA, who are composed of deck builders.

You are absolutely correct. We just had a code update meeting and the speaker , who sat on the code review board, point blank said that a lot of theses codes are added because of money being thrown at the gooberment. Sad really.

 

Here's a home my company framed a couple years back. What sucks is I can't find the finished pictures. I think they are on a scrapped PC Here's the living room ceiling of this home

I found a pic of the completed home

 

Wood burner in "twilight porch".

 

Nice cold weather we are having on this build. Temp has been around -15.
First time posting on this website, hope you guys like it.

 

Where in Ontario are you.

 

Well, welcome to CT. Where are you located? I'm pretty sure that's not sunny south Fla.

 

He's from Ontario.

And for some reason, the garage opening shear walls look exceptionally thin, like too thin.

 

The front garage wall is tied into the floor, If that is what you're talking about...

 

Here in Ontario, no shear walls on residential. That at best would have a steel post welded to a beam with a couple tiny anchors into the concrete. Small walls might have a sheet of 7/16 on the front that's it.
Easy life up here. Our houses sway, on a good frame !

 

In custom I have been seeing a lot of random shear walls that engineers think are necessary.. Tract houses as Kyle said.. Not a chance
Kyle.. You have had houses sway?

 

aren't all walls shear walls? what's that silver stuff on the walls? we sheath all exterior walls with plywood

 

aren't all walls shear walls? what's that silver stuff on the walls? we sheath all exterior walls with plywood

1" foam board would be my guess

 

instead of plywood? so weird.

 

Yup, keep in mind that Ontario (fortunately) is not subject to any notable wind or seismic activity.
When foam board is used in place of plywood.. an "x" brace is used in place to provide the necessary racking resistance.
I don't necessarily agree with certain things being designed and built a specific way, one being those skinny garage wing walls.. but ok.
I can think of many plans that i came across that incorporate some sort of shear or "lateral support wall"..
Tall wall areas with lots of openings.. sure i can see the use or benefit in that case..
The project i am doing right now, ICF.. the engineer called for a shear wall on all 3 floors of the house.. 15' in from one end of a 40' reinforced concrete wall.. I was completely up in arms over this one.. what the hell is it doing? A.. if the concrete is going to move.. what is a flimsy wood framed wall with drywall gonna do.. and better yet.. what was the point of running 4 -3/4" threaded rods with squash blocks and bridging to tie these walls all together.
Not sure where i am going with this. :whistling

 

Hows the walls on the side of this garage:whistling

 

I was driving along with Chris.. had to slow down and snap a pic. Chris was looking at me like "WTF dude" but he knows me well enough to understand the complications of frameritis

Kind of a bad picture but there is a long wall with 10 or 12 eye brow dormers. :thumbup:

 

Kind of a bad picture but there is a long wall with 10 or 12 eye brow dormers. :thumbup:

I can't see no stinkin picture:blink:

 

Maybe my phone will give me better luck

 

Man that's some white sand:blink:

 

Maybe my phone will give me better luck

Is the roof flat on top? What's the roofing material going to be or is that not your deal?

 

Im not even working on that house, we did some flat work for a house in the same community, but this one i had been watching go up.. Frameritis kicked in an i had to stop and snap a pic.
The place we did the flat work on was the same deal, flat top with torch down membrane. I would assume that the roof on the place in the picture would be the same. :thumbup:

 

All that flat stuff over here gets TPO these days.

 

all that flat stuff over here gets tpo these days.

tp?

 

You know the white stuff, Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO)