Hello, Since you always have so many projects going on at the same time and the videos for all of these projects are mixed together it would be nice if you could include the project name and topic in the video name so projects or topics that are of most interest are easier to find. Keep up the great work, always nice to see how your methods evolve. Happy Holiday's!
Placing the V-shaped stilts upside down, would have halved the amount of cold bridges (and eliminated the reaction forces in the LVL). Ground screws could also be considered as an alternative for those concrete pads.
7:00 Have you compared these deck spacers to the Maine Deck Bracket? Is there a reason to choose one over the other? Is it cost or construction sequence?
Hey, Steve. Interesting project as usual. I’m going to be building on a 40 degree slope and am considering the “stilts” approach. Are you going to get into the details of how to “seal the green box” on the underside of the elevated sections of the house? You said you’re going to use Zip R9, but it still seems a little tricky turning the corner from vertical to horizontal, sealing penetrations, insulating, etc. Will the Zip be the sole air barrier, then? Will the joists be fully insulated top to bottom? I’m guessing there are some tricks to getting this right and I’d love to have you walk us through it in a video.
By Asheville standards, that's a pretty flat lot. A realtor in that area has an expression "If it's cheap, its steep". The design would fit well in Asheville. I understand the stilts being V's provide stability, but shouldn't there be V's also in the orthogonal direction resisting the current stilts from laying over in the downhill direction? Is the connection to the concrete bulkhead what keeps it all from flopping over downhill? If you hadn't taught me about sheer walls, I wouldn't be asking this stupid question.😂
It's not a stupid question. I'm missing a "beafy" connection between the volume on stilts and the main volume. But in general, I would make the stability of the floating volume independent from the main volume (in case of any rebuilds afterwards).
@@stevenbaczekarchitect9431 I know it was engineered, i was just wondering about the details of the engineering. This house is in Missouri, home of the New Madrid Seismic zone. I believe eaarhquakes in that region have shifted the course of the Mississippi River.
As long as the garage/bedroom portion is secure to the ground and doesn’t slide up/down the hill (and I’m sure it is secure), all that the “flying” part of the house really needs is for the joists to be attached in such a way that they can resist tension, and carry it all the way back to the garage/bedroom section.
@@kc9scott Yeah. I guess they ascertained that the bridge that connects the floating part to the slab on grade part stabilizes the floating part under normal static conditions and wind loading. During an earthquake, the bridge and the pivot points at the bottom of the stilts will experience some tension but apparently nothing they can't handle. If my house, no structural damage during a major New Madrid earthquake would have been discussed. Insurance will cover it if such a rare event were to occur would not be the right answer for me. It's a pain rebuilding after a natural diaster. My hometime has been devastated by two hurricanes that were supposed to be 1 in 100 year events. People who never experienced it don't give it much thought. A picture was taken in my hometown after Katrina of a lone surviving ICF house surrounded by a neighorhood of slabs.
Hello,
Since you always have so many projects going on at the same time and the videos for all of these projects are mixed together it would be nice if you could include the project name and topic in the video name so projects or topics that are of most interest are easier to find.
Keep up the great work, always nice to see how your methods evolve.
Happy Holiday's!
i ORGANIZE THEM ACCORDING TO THE "PLAYLISTS"
Awesome work and engineering.
Thank you for joining in
Very curious to know how you will insulate the floor and finish the underside?
Stay tuned
Placing the V-shaped stilts upside down, would have halved the amount of cold bridges (and eliminated the reaction forces in the LVL).
Ground screws could also be considered as an alternative for those concrete pads.
Well our structural engineer favored this approach
I thought about doing a cantilever house on a lake lot. Can only put down foundation so close to the lake.
Works well
7:00 Have you compared these deck spacers to the Maine Deck Bracket? Is there a reason to choose one over the other? Is it cost or construction sequence?
These are far simpler to install
Hey, Steve. Interesting project as usual. I’m going to be building on a 40 degree slope and am considering the “stilts” approach. Are you going to get into the details of how to “seal the green box” on the underside of the elevated sections of the house? You said you’re going to use Zip R9, but it still seems a little tricky turning the corner from vertical to horizontal, sealing penetrations, insulating, etc. Will the Zip be the sole air barrier, then? Will the joists be fully insulated top to bottom? I’m guessing there are some tricks to getting this right and I’d love to have you walk us through it in a video.
Yes, will have a number of Buildshow Videos on this
Kind of interesting but a basement would be handy. There is a large office building in downtown Hartford known as the ' Stilts Building'. thanks.
Basement was about $100k more
By Asheville standards, that's a pretty flat lot. A realtor in that area has an expression "If it's cheap, its steep". The design would fit well in Asheville.
I understand the stilts being V's provide stability, but shouldn't there be V's also in the orthogonal direction resisting the current stilts from laying over in the downhill direction? Is the connection to the concrete bulkhead what keeps it all from flopping over downhill? If you hadn't taught me about sheer walls, I wouldn't be asking this stupid question.😂
It's not a stupid question. I'm missing a "beafy" connection between the volume on stilts and the main volume.
But in general, I would make the stability of the floating volume independent from the main volume (in case of any rebuilds afterwards).
It does lean against the portion with the crawlspace. Obviously this was fully engineered
@@stevenbaczekarchitect9431 I know it was engineered, i was just wondering about the details of the engineering. This house is in Missouri, home of the New Madrid Seismic zone. I believe eaarhquakes in that region have shifted the course of the Mississippi River.
As long as the garage/bedroom portion is secure to the ground and doesn’t slide up/down the hill (and I’m sure it is secure), all that the “flying” part of the house really needs is for the joists to be attached in such a way that they can resist tension, and carry it all the way back to the garage/bedroom section.
@@kc9scott Yeah. I guess they ascertained that the bridge that connects the floating part to the slab on grade part stabilizes the floating part under normal static conditions and wind loading. During an earthquake, the bridge and the pivot points at the bottom of the stilts will experience some tension but apparently nothing they can't handle. If my house, no structural damage during a major New Madrid earthquake would have been discussed. Insurance will cover it if such a rare event were to occur would not be the right answer for me. It's a pain rebuilding after a natural diaster. My hometime has been devastated by two hurricanes that were supposed to be 1 in 100 year events. People who never experienced it don't give it much thought. A picture was taken in my hometown after Katrina of a lone surviving ICF house surrounded by a neighorhood of slabs.