by admin | May 26, 2023
Grade generally refers to the ground level or the elevation at any given point.
by admin | Jan 19, 2022
a length of timber or steel supporting part of the structure of a building, typically arranged in parallel series to support a floor or ceiling.
by admin | Jan 19, 2022
Refers to the direction in which weight passes through the base of your home. A healthy load path will see weight beginning at the top of the home, passing through to the footing, and finally moving on to the foundation itself and the soil that lays beneath it. A...
by admin | Jan 19, 2022
In the framing of a deck or floor system, a rim joist is attached perpendicular to the joists, and provides lateral support for the ends of the joists while capping off the end of the floor or deck system. … It is also confusingly called a header (header also...
by admin | Jan 19, 2022
A layer of plain or reinforced concrete. Usually of uniform thickness but sometimes of variable thickness, and supported by beams, columns, walls, other framework, or on the ground.
