tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post176533347053362397..comments2024-02-23T01:09:56.509-08:00Comments on Garden Porn: Samples of some stone wall building techniquesDeviant Deziner, aka Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469269749640113223noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post-386555493635421572007-10-14T10:53:00.000-07:002007-10-14T10:53:00.000-07:00We have to build by the book or the book is thrown...We have to build by the book or the book is thrown at us.<BR/>When constructing a project there are regular scheduled inspections that one must pass and be signed off on prior to starting the next phase of any job.<BR/>One of the first sign off inspections by the Building department is the structural steel sign off.<BR/>The inspector comes out and inspects the steel to make sure that it is in compliance with the code and the approved design.<BR/>He checks to make sure the size is correct, the spacing is correct, the dolbies are in place and that the soil under the steel is properly prepared to compaction specifications.<BR/><BR/>I've been around masonry all my life and I believe it is in my DNA ( 4th generation mason ) and I have never seen so much steel and bureacracy in my life here in building sites in California. <BR/><BR/>..... welcome to left coast.Deviant Deziner, aka Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10469269749640113223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879533546985256779.post-88342107168288673442007-10-14T05:26:00.000-07:002007-10-14T05:26:00.000-07:00Never ever did I see that kind of prep work and st...Never ever did I see that kind of prep work and steel structure go into a wall built on Maui and I saw a lot of walls built there. Even a plain concrete footing was unusual.<BR/><BR/>That may be beginning to change as it gets more built up, but I bet the requirements will vary depending on who the developer is.Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.com