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Red cone is the zone of influence where the loads of the home distribute through the soil. https://www.kurtzresidential.com/blog/bathroom-ventilation monthly 0.5 2025-05-21 https://www.kurtzresidential.com/blog/tall-piers monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://www.kurtzresidential.com/blog/soil-bearing monthly 0.5 2024-12-19 https://www.kurtzresidential.com/blog/new-lumber monthly 0.5 2025-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/62da183c-2689-4e13-9eae-f6f391409433/Old+Versus+New+Alt.png Blog - Is Modern Lumber a Problem for New Homes? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.kurtzresidential.com/blog/blueprints-and-beyond monthly 0.5 2024-12-14 https://www.kurtzresidential.com/blog/wedge-anchors monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/a83a83d2-d03a-48a6-9098-1ec0a60ccc96/Anchor+bolt.png Blog - Bolted Down and Broken Up: The Wedge Anchor Saga - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/d09dec27-b218-4b1e-8e23-634740f904a4/2024-11-19-12_49_49_761.jpg Blog - Bolted Down and Broken Up: The Wedge Anchor Saga - Make it stand out Image taken from a pre-drywall inspection in Zebulon, NC showing a wedge anchor placed 1-15/16” from the edge of the foundation. This condition was observed house wide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/cc434a52-9c5f-465d-83a1-1182c647624e/Wedge+Shear+Highlight.png Blog - Bolted Down and Broken Up: The Wedge Anchor Saga - Make it stand out If you have a 1/2” by 4-1/8” anchor spaced between 1-9/16” and 3-1/8” from the edge of the foundation, you need to multiply its capacity by 0.2. So, if that anchor has 1,000 lbs of shear strength, it now only has 200 lbs. Big difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/b7d64ce1-4cc8-4a6e-9707-4c444c26cf7c/Wedge+Tension+Highlight.png Blog - Bolted Down and Broken Up: The Wedge Anchor Saga - Make it stand out You can see the same bolt in tension is more lenient. This is because when a bolt is in shear, the force is perpendicular to the bolt. This places additional tensile forces on the exterior face of the foundation. When the bolt is in tension, it is being drawn upwards. So, by comparison a 1/2” by 4-1/8” bolt placed between 1-9/16” and 3-1/8” from the edge of the foundation will have its capacity multiplied by 0.65. 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The result is differential movement, which pushes and pulls on the bottom chord. This ends up creating cracked drywall tape and nail pops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/1659c846-2ad3-461f-878a-b54f1e5ea011/Loose+Drywall.png Blog - Why Your Ceiling is Playing Tug-of-War: The Truth About Truss Uplift - Make it stand out No glue or fasteners within 18” of the wall! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/3f28c692-58f1-4594-aa86-7d12fd54b055/Screenshot+2024-07-02+164126.png Blog - Why Your Ceiling is Playing Tug-of-War: The Truth About Truss Uplift - Make it stand out Slotted clip stabilizes the top of wall and has a groove cut into it to allow the truss to move. https://www.kurtzresidential.com/blog/duct-drama monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/21514da7-c143-4587-890b-799bb572631a/Table+and+Graph+1.png Blog - Duct Drama: When Your HVAC Turns Your Home Into a Vacuum - Make it stand out Notice that bioaerosol levels become higher inside as the HVAC gets turned on and raised further when invasive sampling occurs in the crawlspace. Remember, these are averages. Houses in the Piedmont of North Carolina that are older likely see much higher levels, particularly with poorly sealed HVAC. https://www.kurtzresidential.com/blog/foundation-wall-failure-modes monthly 0.5 2024-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/9953be06-6076-4faa-adab-5f3cab74c044/Screenshot+2024-06-30+130956.png Blog - Digging Deep: Adventures in Foundation Follies (Part 2) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/9cd6eeef-093c-42fc-be5a-15c10b756ae7/Screenshot+2024-06-30+134256.png Blog - Digging Deep: Adventures in Foundation Follies (Part 2) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/8a43954b-54d1-4b53-b0e3-d988d00e182f/Screenshot+2024-07-01+083724.png Blog - Digging Deep: Adventures in Foundation Follies (Part 2) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/afeed6d7-9626-4d86-9f8b-fc403cb60950/Screenshot+2024-07-01+091624.png Blog - Digging Deep: Adventures in Foundation Follies (Part 2) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.kurtzresidential.com/blog/foundation-wall-failure-modes monthly 0.5 2024-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/753ba992-3fb5-4d38-919a-08571de2d4bf/Screenshot+2024-06-23+193542.png Blog - Digging Deep: Adventures in Foundation Follies (Part 1) - Make it stand out The black circles are rebar that run through the length of the footing. The green is often called ‘transverse’ rebar and run through the width of the footing. The red is bent rebar that extend into the shear key. In higher loading conditions, additional rebar is often placed at the top of the footing to address areas of tremendous tension. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/661e6cb8fafbf2792738438d/158cab9b-ea84-462b-9918-d4c01bb61c65/Screenshot+2024-06-24+141409.png Blog - Digging Deep: Adventures in Foundation Follies (Part 1) - Make it stand out Note the ‘heel’ and ‘toe’ of the footing. They both resist the wall overturning. The heel has dirt piled on top, using the total weight of the dirt to anchor it in place. The toe extends past the wall far enough to distribute the remaining overturning forces over the bearing soil. If the toe is too short, the wall can rotate. Summary So, here we are, venturing deep into the labyrinthine world of construction, where foundation walls and footings reign supreme. In this first installment, we've glimpsed the quirks of sliding footings, the dramas of insufficient bearing capacities, and even the occasional somersaulting wall—each a testament to the unpredictable dance between construction plans and Mother Nature's whims. 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