Estimating number of beams in a 17' wide brownstone
I am about to begin a gut rehab on a 17′ wide 57′ deep brownstone – 3 floors + basement. Any rule of thumb on approximating the number of beams perfloor. I am assuming all joists will need replacing but trying to guesstimate how many we are talking about.
I am about to begin a gut rehab on a 17′ wide 57′ deep brownstone – 3 floors + basement. Any rule of thumb on approximating the number of beams perfloor. I am assuming all joists will need replacing but trying to guesstimate how many we are talking about.
Where is everyone’s level of trust these days? Don’t hire an incompetent and untrustworthy architect, engineer or contractor and save yourself some headaches. You shouldn’t have to be worried about this kind of crap. Let your people do their jobs. Not everyone is trying to screw you over. If you don’t feel like that, you’ve obviously chosen the wrong people.
So once you pay a tradesman you relieve yourself of responsibility for educating yourself on what things cost? No wonder most people on here get taken for a ride by their tradesmen. Educate yourself OP, its your best defense.
You can’t call up your engineer and get a size and call the lumber yard (or have him call the lumbe yard)? Why not? It’s just a piece of wood.
Alex-
An architect here…we are not in the business of pricing material nor installation. That is what bids from contractors are for and you don’t want an architect price estimating anyway….they are never right.
You are paying your architect, they should do this research for you. Don’t get a big headache about it yourself. Make them work for their fee.
OP: I am hoping to be pleasantly surprised rather than sorely disappointed
Why assume all joists need replacing? We were amazed at the condition of the joists in our 150+ year old house. The wood looked like it was cut yesterday. Joists were about 18′ apart in our 16.5″ wide house. Joists like like they were 4′-5′ wide.
Why assume all joists need replacing? We were amazed at the condition of the joists in our 150+ year old house. The wood looked like it was cut yesterday. Joists were about 18″ apart in our 16.5″ wide house. Joists like like they were 4′-5′ wide.
sorry i meant 3″ x 10″ x 18′