AndyGump

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• Posted in thread: Changing attic bracing on 04-03-2013 at 09:49 PM
  Wow, that could be one of the many California bungalows we have here in the historic district
  of Orange. I have helped people use this space before as additional living area. Not an easy
  process thoug...

• Posted in thread: Wide Flange Beam in Basement on 03-17-2013 at 12:01 AM
  $250.00!? Seriously?Great price for what an engineer does in my opinion.Hire another and ask
  him/her if it would be possible to spec a tube with bolts welded to either side to accept a
  ledger board th...

• Posted in thread: Attic Cross Member Question on 02-26-2013 at 10:13 AM
  I have to say, who ever the self-described "Expert" is in the link you provided has a lot of
  things really mixed up.A collar tie runs from a rafter on one side of the ridge board to the
  opposing rafte...

• Posted in thread: Attic Cross Member Question on 02-25-2013 at 07:54 AM
  HI Neal, you are polite, on this topic I guess we will just have to agree to disagree I
  guess.It sounds like you are describing a purlin rather than a collar tie but of course those
  run perpendicular ...

• Posted in thread: Attic Cross Member Question on 02-24-2013 at 10:00 AM
  If you want to do away with them you would have to get a permit to make a relatively small
  change like this and install 20 gauge x 1-1/4" straps across the ridge from rafter to
  rafter.Andy.

• Posted in thread: cinder block steps on 02-02-2013 at 08:00 PM
  You could try and push those blocks all the way up but you would just be doomed to watch them
  roll down the steps and away from you again.Andy.

• Posted in thread: deck that covers basement egress windows on 01-28-2013 at 01:07 PM
  I knew I could find a reference to this:This is from the 2009 International Residential Code
  (IRC):R310.5 Emergency escape windows under decks and porches. Emergency escape windows are
  allowed to be i...

• Posted in thread: Basement Window supporting 2 joists on 01-01-2013 at 10:18 PM
  Will a smaller window meet any possible emergency egress requirements?Andy.

• Posted in thread: Ceiling Insulation Question on 11-26-2012 at 10:42 PM
  Well the foam should go directly under the roof deck sheathing, tight up against it too.Then
  fill the rest of the bay with the fiberglass insulation.This is just a very general description
  of how the ...

• Posted in thread: new gable roof instead of flat roof? on 11-12-2012 at 10:49 AM
  How come I am not seeing flat roofs?I see some low slope hip roofs though.Andy.