Framing and Structural

Framing – Nov. 2024

Rule #65 of home inspections: If anyone *can* do their own framing work, anyone *will* do their own framing work. We’ve all heard about the “good bones” of a house, and well, the framing members are quite literally the bones of the house. Here a homeowner has installed a new window in a wall but failed to install a header across the opening to [...]

jltdesign2024-12-19T09:19:07-08:00November 1st, 2024|Framing and Structural, Snaps from the Field|

Structural Inspection – Oct. 2024

I’m Melting! Melting! Well, no, this building isn’t coming to the same fate as the Wicked Witch of the West, but its split-face block wall does have serious issues with water penetration. Split-face block walls absorb a lot of water and it lifts the paint as it tries to escape. The source of the water penetration may be from improper flashing details or even [...]

jltdesign2024-12-19T09:20:32-08:00October 1st, 2024|Exterior, Framing and Structural, Snaps from the Field|