Structural Components: Home Inspection and Commercial Inspection [Archive] - InspectionNews

Wall stud strapping requirements (2 replies)
Does this stucco bulge look like a foundation issue? (2 replies)
How to make extra storage room (1 replies)
Moisture issues. (9 replies)
installing stem footing at garage overhead door. (3 replies)
Metal floor jacks holding New house up (1 replies)
Shoring up an old foundation wall (2 replies)
Simple question: Is this plywood subflooring? (2 replies)
Deteiorating CMU piers (8 replies)
Ancestral Foundation (2 replies)
Question: what are these braces/supports called and are they structural? (9 replies)
Twisted girder (2 replies)
Stucco separating at corners (7 replies)
Bearing and support of beam (4 replies)
Video from Simpson Strong-Tie on decks (0 replies)
Post Tension cable tail length (2 replies)
Structural problems in old basement (13 replies)
New Member Intro (0 replies)
Alarm Siren?? (10 replies)
Rim board screwed into block wall (22 replies)
CALIFORNIA SB-721 BILL - POTENTIAL SOURCE OF INCOME? (8 replies)
Steel column not under center 3rd of I-beam (5 replies)
Old truss design (7 replies)
Post and Beam Floor support system. (2 replies)
Block pier Shims/Spacers (4 replies)
ISO Class III...??? (or I) (4 replies)
Basement Window Lintel required for new foundation cutting (0 replies)
Does plumbing manifold in garage wall breach firewall? (4 replies)
Impressive Pier and Beam Assembly (0 replies)
Had home inspection done. Cracked stucco and bowing wall (3 replies)
Notching and drilling holes in main beam (6 replies)
Unknown end bearing, twisting beam (4 replies)
Framoing Question (7 replies)
Stabilized wall (Engineer letter) (11 replies)
Steel Posts (4 replies)
Foundation & Driveway-wrapping around 1/2 of structure (4 replies)
Steel I Beam to Wood Columns (Stud Construction) Fastening (3 replies)
Wood shims for a steel beam (3 replies)
Roof Trusses Bearing (6 replies)
Attic truss attachment to girder truss (6 replies)
Cold joint with void (2 replies)
Site built beam drop at midspan (2 replies)
type of wood to repair roof trusses during a reroofing (9 replies)
Beam pockets and protection from decay (2 replies)
Bad Tile Job or Poss foundation issue? (8 replies)
Cracked howe trusses (2 replies)
Manufacture foundation (11 replies)
NBCC fire wall narrative (7 replies)
Man's ingenuity never ceases to amaze (0 replies)
Definition needed - What is a "California Slab"? (12 replies)
Tilting, sinking San Francisco High Rise (0 replies)
CMU Founation - Inward Displacement - Repair / Brace or Replace (2 replies)
Gap under car port slab with house walls above (4 replies)
Exterior Wall Sheathing (0 replies)
Need help with a flat roof component. (15 replies)
Self lifting scaffolding (10 replies)
Pressure-Blocked Joists (27 replies)
Newb doing some practice runs (14 replies)
condo attic concerns (7 replies)
Floor Joists (6 replies)
Re: Squash Blocks with Engineered Joists (13 replies)
How do reports deal with changes in construction standards? (21 replies)
Exterior wall overhanging Foundation (10 replies)
bearing steel beam supported by a couple of wood blocks (10 replies)
Hip Rafter Attachment And Brace (5 replies)
Floor Joist Replacement Project Advice (8 replies)
Rotted joist ends into the wall - Is the inspector liable? (49 replies)
bolts through concrete block crawl space (4 replies)
New High-Wind Construction Guides (0 replies)
Coating on TJI (6 replies)
If it looks wrong... (7 replies)
Sill plate has space/gap underneath..... (3 replies)
Rim Joist not sitting on block foundation- span to pier to pier (0 replies)
Pressure treated sill plates (7 replies)
Deteioration of CMU foundation wall (7 replies)
Residential or Commercial inspection (4 replies)
Framing Passed the Township Inspection (44 replies)
Pre-drywall inspections (phased) (5 replies)
Missing header with no metal lintel ? (16 replies)
Oops....oops again....oh boy....there's another....whoops again..... (20 replies)
Newbie to IN (3 replies)
Pipes Reinforcement in Concrete Founation? (10 replies)
Support column footing (14 replies)
why is soil/sand poured in a tub hole drainage pipe before installation? (21 replies)
Beam cut out for stairs (81 replies)
Another Floor Question.... (34 replies)
Steel I Beam Supported by 2x6's in foundation (58 replies)
brace of beam (4 replies)
seismic support? (8 replies)
Cable Staple question (26 replies)
Support fo floor and questionable materials (1 replies)
New Electrical Panels (0 replies)
Odd metal flake on floor joists - fire damage (11 replies)
Structural enginner inspect of manufactured??? (4 replies)
sill plate bolts (3 replies)
Single family home with an attached garage (Texas) (10 replies)
What is this? and 2x6 for supports (12 replies)
Gable ends anchors? (11 replies)
Joist inquiry (9 replies)
Traditional trusses with 2x4 webs and cords on home with concrete tile roof (9 replies)
Laminated I Joist (7 replies)
PRE-INSPECTION JITTERS - OVERREACTING OR CAUSE FOR CONCERN? (1 replies)
Second Deck Question (6 replies)
Target Rich Deck (32 replies)
At least one agent will understand why deck attachment is important ... (10 replies)
Post and Beam members (44 replies)
holes bored into beams (6 replies)
Modular vs. Site built? (17 replies)
Aluminum columns (15 replies)
Valley Rafters to short? (22 replies)
Vinyl Siding Buckling (31 replies)
Dryer wire connection from subpanel to shed? (9 replies)
Measuring spiral stair tread minimum width? (8 replies)
Questionable framing (59 replies)
FRaming cantiliver question (8 replies)
Bouncy manufactured I joist floors (25 replies)
Joist Hangers in Basement (6 replies)
Do these floor trusses need studs under them (4 replies)
LVL not supported on ends & twisted (3 replies)
cracks in the living room slab. (18 replies)
2 story, 2x4 stud walls (11 replies)
Open beam ceiling (10 replies)
Vault construction details (3 replies)
Bowed interior wall on a A-Frame House (9 replies)
Big ol' deck attachment (18 replies)
Moisture Basement Wall (4 replies)
Lintel Weep Holes (8 replies)
New slab connection to old pier-and-beam (7 replies)
Lintel and mortar type (7 replies)
Garage Ceiling Storage Rack (12 replies)
FLOOR JOIST to ADDITION SEEM UNSOUND (7 replies)
Painted Crawlspace (13 replies)
Structure Engineer Refferal needed for North Dallas/TX area (2 replies)
Dark spots on the foundation. (14 replies)
Bad Idea (10 replies)
Beam ends cut short? (11 replies)
Don't like these trusses (5 replies)
Concrete slab crack in living room (8 replies)
COMPROMISED CEILING/FLOOR JOIST (5 replies)
Cider block floors with concrete floor joist (5 replies)
Crack above garage door...should I be worried? (14 replies)
Would you tell your client to run? (13 replies)
Interior basement stairs question (13 replies)
Holes in stair risers? Here is the picture (3 replies)
Holes in stair risers? (2 replies)
Framing supports under roof rafters (7 replies)
2x4 main beam ? (24 replies)
Trap under Concrete (20 replies)
notching (18 replies)
Classy Beam Work (8 replies)
Girder ends (3 replies)
I beam installation issue (9 replies)
Interesting floor system (22 replies)
Unusual Repairs to Joists (10 replies)
How long have CMU's been around? (14 replies)
Do I need a structural engineer? (6 replies)
open vs closed foundation for stairs (1 replies)
Too much notch? (23 replies)
Squeak Preventer? (4 replies)
How tell if the wood is pressure treated (9 replies)
Is this Sheating up to Code (12 replies)
Weak Concrete Pad and weak joists (13 replies)
A sign I haven't seen yet (9 replies)
Tall Storey (2 replies)
Exterior sheathing, local Dallas area codes ? (2 replies)
Log house (1 replies)
Trusses spaced 4' apart? (14 replies)
Post to beam connection - deck (18 replies)
Welded pipe residential framing (2 replies)
Floor squeaks and drywall cracks (22 replies)
Strapping for Manufactured Homes in Florida (10 replies)
Boise Versa Lam (5 replies)
Would you call the country inspector in? (21 replies)
Corrosion on jacks under manufactured home (26 replies)
Black Joists - Really Black? (15 replies)
Attic framing (11 replies)
block wall crack poll (9 replies)
Nightmare Roof Framing on Addition (5 replies)
Spiral staircase with open risers (1 replies)
Allowable bow in a stud (1 replies)
what would chubby checker report on this one (5 replies)
Uh-oh ! (0 replies)
hip and valley rafter prop brace or load bearing? (1 replies)
Steel Support Beams (15 replies)
Shims under sill plate (35 replies)
beam's colons on first floor's floor. (12 replies)
New Joists with Mortise and Tenon Joinery (3 replies)
Broken foundation & thoughts on solutions (8 replies)
Concrete Cure (0 replies)
Recycle This (0 replies)
Crack brick wall, but not foundation (10 replies)
End bearing (15 replies)
Wood trusses 3 feet of center (12 replies)
Framing in crawl space. (4 replies)
Why the Metal Posts to support what? (9 replies)
Foundation Repair - exposed steel (1 replies)
Better Framing or Just Cheaper Framing? (7 replies)
New 543R-12: Guide to Design, Manufacture, and Installation of Concrete Piles (3 replies)
The Derating Begins June 1st (15 replies)
Bulge at rim joist... (14 replies)
All screwed up (15 replies)
What would cause this? Stains on a new foundation (15 replies)
Grade around footing (6 replies)
Scabbed rafters and building codes (6 replies)
New Sponsor: Elite MGA Home Inspector Insurance (0 replies)
Just cut it...lots of wood left (1 replies)
Just cut it...lots of wood left (0 replies)
Brick problem ? (19 replies)
First Argument (8 replies)
Cut glue lam (9 replies)
What Are these? (20 replies)
HONEY I CAN FINISH BASEMENT MYSELF (23 replies)
Gas Pipeline under the home (5 replies)
What Could Cause This ? (30 replies)
Unconventional truss system? (13 replies)
Cracks in 10 year old black home (11 replies)
A different type of floor joist (24 replies)
Settlement under footing (10 replies)
Joist spacing (9 replies)
Whaddaya call this shape in a building? (13 replies)
Southern Pine Design Values (SBC Magazine) (0 replies)
Cause of hollowed out beam? (5 replies)
Is my family in danger? (19 replies)
drain line through a floor joist (2 replies)
Type of Wall (7 replies)
Structural pic (0 replies)
New Lower Span for Pine Ceiling Floor Rafters etc. (5 replies)
Column - support area (5 replies)
What can floor framing be? (12 replies)
historical house being moved (16 replies)
Clipped Head Nails (5 replies)
Structure tie staps (16 replies)
Holes In Webs of TJIs (15 replies)
cold joint water seepage (5 replies)
Residential Steel Construction (5 replies)
QUIZ (18 replies)
Loose hold down (9 replies)
Odd pier movement (7 replies)
Framing inspection help... (4 replies)
Lap Joint (10 replies)
Ok guys - I need your help (23 replies)
OSB Roof Trusses (9 replies)
Slab on grade exterior foundation wall (1 replies)
Floor Truss End Support (3 replies)
I am curious about katrina, post-katrina, and structural code evolving process (3 replies)
Support beam over front door (19 replies)
post to beam connections (4 replies)
strange structural repairs (5 replies)
Garage fire separation, when was the first requirements (1 replies)
Warped truss member (10 replies)