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  1. gatorfan

    Air Admittance Valve

    Am I correct in reading the 2007 Florida Building Code (specifically section P3114) that air admittance valves (AAVs) are permitted to replace any external vent? What are people's thoughts on these devices? Seems like there are some people that really distrust them. Then again, there are lots...
  2. gatorfan

    Insulating Floor, No Sub-Floor

    Hi all, I'm slowly renovating our house, built in 1910. The home is built with stem walls and piers over a crawlspace. The first floor decking is all heart pine, but they are nailed directly onto the joists with no sub-floor beneath. A few questions: The crawlspace is extensively...
  3. gatorfan

    Shoring Piers

    Hi all, New to the forum, but we recently bought a 1910 house so I'm sure you'll be seeing a lot of me! First major project is the foundation. It's a crawlspace with stem walls and one row of supporting piers running down the long axis of the house. Both the stem walls and the piers were...
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