[Greenbuilding] Advanced Framing/OVE in Midwest?

[RONALD CASCIO]

Obviously, you appear to have missed the operable term here Bruce; "would 
joke around".

Ron


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Donelson" <abetterbuilder at frontiernet.net>
To: "RONALD CASCIO" <roncascio at verizon.net>; "Chris Green" 
<pojeros at telus.net>; <Greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 10:54 PM
Subject: RE: [Greenbuilding] Advanced Framing/OVE in Midwest?


>
>
> You've got it. The guys that framed our house would joke around and say 
> that
> when the "big one" hit (we live in a coastal hurricane zone) the worst 
> that
> would happen is that the house might pull off the foundation and roll down
> the hill, essentially in one piece.... at which point we'd roll the house
> back up the hill, set it back on the foundation, put the furniture back in
> place, and move back in.
>
> The racking strength on the walls/roof is quite nice.
>
>
> Actually, if it falls off the foundation, it is probably toast. Having a
> toilet sticking up out of the floor, and losing most of the underfloor
> utilities, as well as porches or garages will generally put the repair 
> cost
> higher than the replacement cost. And the mudsill is often the weakest 
> link
> in the assembly, as they pointed out. Seismic anchors can help this
> tremendously, and they are not all that tough to install. We use a few 
> extra
> SSTB24's with PHD5 anchors from Simpson Strong-Tie for this. There catalog
> is free, and we keep a copy on the job site and in the office. We also use
> anchors a lot when we have insufficient wall area for the opening area, 
> like
> alongside garage doors. Fat square plate washers add lots of strength to 
> the
> mudsill assembly, also. They make it harder to split the mudsill along the
> line of bolts, which can be the main place of building failure.
>
> Bruce Donelson
> A Better Builder
>
>
>
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