joey_martin

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  1. Others I don't know. But for my template, the layout page index, and the revision index are separate, live entities that exist on the pages. If I add or subtract a page to my plan set, the index on the cover page updates automatically and I don't have to think about it. The revision index is also live, and per page. I note any revision on the cover page, but also each sheet has a live index of revisions for me to notate as needed.

  2. I'm not concerned about the liability. I carry E&O that I have never had to use, and well thought out planning and con docs take care of that stuff.

     

    As for Scott, he is using backhanded sarcasm to insinuate that, even though my plans look good, there is no way I have thought through the engineering, or have taken into account the various loads, especially the trusses even though the plans clearly state that the trusses are shown for illustration purposes only, and the truss company is to provide all truss plans and drawings.

     

    As for the builders, I state on the plans that if a change is made they need to contact me, or assume any/all liability for said change.

  3. You are correct Scott. But again, if there are no girders resting on headers, and the retaining walls are designed and detailed to exceed code based on soil conditions, even without any steel at all (yes..some places build retaining walls up to 96" in height without any steel at all!!! e-gats), then you are golden.

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    No need to supply more than they want,

    I should state for the record, that this is an issue for me. I rarely...if ever...produce a set of plans based on what the jurisdiction want's to see. The purpose of a good set of home plans, as I see it, is to convey your design ideas to the builder. Of course you need a permit, and there will be items that need to be included in order to obtain that permit, but to suggest that we should do no more than that is a great disservice to everyone involved in the process. 

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  5. I received the stamp from AIBD as a part of a seminar years ago. I stamped a sheet of paper and scanned the image in to be added to my plans.

     

    As for my templates. It's not that I am being selfish with them, but I offer them as a part of the training sessions I do, so the folks that have taken training with me have "paid" for them, so providing them to other for free doesn't seem right.

     

     

  6. You're not going to be able to import the layout (paper space) files into Chief and get what you want. You need the actual CAD files (model space), and even then, it's not really a job for Chief. You will most likely need a 2D CAD program to make this work the way you are envisioning.

     

    I have learned to pass on these types of jobs. I am simply not set up for 2D CAD any longer. 

  7. Just a few examples....  footing widths are not specified (Page S1.0) and there are no shear transfer details,  window headers (See Schedules) are not spec'd and hip sizes are not called out (See Roof Plan - Truss Roof) and there are not king posts under ridge beams (No Ridge Beams) spec'd out.  Location of vertical steel in retaining walls (Page S1.1) is not spec'd......   plate heights in sections (Page S3.0)are not called out and there are only 2 sections ,  for a house this size and complex,  it seems more than 2 sections will be needed.