Discussion Forum
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screws for shear panels
Does anyone know of any testing that has been done on shear panels using screws instead of nails? I often hear that sheetrock screws are too brittle for the…
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Which soil supports house?
My two-and-a-half story house has an ordinary inverted T strip foundation (no slab). I’m digging out some of the (heavy clay) soil in the crawlspace under the house to…
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bearing capacity of wet clay
My two-and-a-half story house has an ordinary inverted T strip foundation (no slab). I’m digging out some of the (heavy clay) soil in the crawlspace under the house to…