Recent content by spitfire557

Mission accomplished. Was much easier than I had envisioned. You can see in the one photo was I was saying about the original rim joist resting on top of the top block, and the addition's rim joist being bolted to foundation wall. Ended up sistering 5' of the original rim joist and put a 4x6...

Finally had time to get back down there and secure the joist hangers. Not only did they only use one or two nails per hanger, but they used roofing nails. Needless to say, I finished off the rest of the hangers with appropriate hanger nails and removed/replaced what roofing nails I could. The...

Appreciate the response. Did you mean double the rim joist width across the crawl space opening?

I definitely agree that I'm most likely overthinking it. There's been a ton of good ideas in this thread and I appreciate the responses. Still torn as to the route I'm going to take, will try to get back into the crawl space this weekend to finish up nailing the hangers and ponder some more.

I'm a relatively small framed guy so squeezing through a 16" opening is no issue for me. I did it quite comfortably when it went through the subfloor the other day. I could always box the joists out though, and make it nicer for the next guy though.

Very good point. I suppose I'm just less intimated by cutting a hole through my floor versus cutting a hole through my foundation.

Actually, just had a brain fart leave my head and realized I could put the trapped door in closet of my daughter's room, which is also built above the crawl space. Her closet has laminate hardwood so it would be much easier than working with/around tile.

I feel like that could backfire pretty easily though. Almost like playing a game of Jenga with my foundation. LOL I'll do some more research on it tonight, but I'm leaning towards the trapped door. Or if not that - I'll probably hire a foundation guy to do the work while I cringe upstairs. I...

Appreciate everyone's responses. I will definitely be nailing the rest of those hangers, hadn't considered that until now. And yes - the master bedroom is lower than the rest of the house. I have no clue why they did it like that and it makes just about everything more difficult (I posted...

Hello all. My house has an addition built onto it which is above a crawl space. The original portion of the house has a full basement. For whatever reason, they never made an access point into this crawl space. We are currently renovating this addition (master bedroom/bathroom) and I need access...

Appreciate everyone's response. My biggest concern with excavating the soil and leaving the wall up, is that even the bottom course of the wall is above the foundation height of the addition, so it would inevitably slope towards the house. I am curious about using a drainage system and keeping...

We have about 15' of yard until it hits the road. The lowest point (road) is about 12" below the addition's foundation height. So not much slope at all. And yes, that is just a planter, not a legitimate retaining wall. I'm thinking my best option is to dismantle a portion of the retaining wall...

Hello all. This question pertains to an issue I have with grading around my house, not my garage - so hopefully that's okay. We purchased our house several years ago and I've been slowly chipping away at a number of issues we've uncovered. My current issue at hand is some grading near our master...

I appreciate the info! I didn't even consider changing the oil but I'll be sure to do that.

Well I'm a bit a dummy when it comes to digesting the specs on the motor, so I apologize for saying 7hp. In all fairness, the side of the compressor clearly says "7hp Peak" LOL. I did another Lowes run today, and my final plan is to go with 12/2 to the receptacle that I posted in the OP. I...