No Cripple Wall Retrofits And Damage

Learn why seismic retrofits of homes built after 1940 are different from retrofitting homes built before 1940. These homes rarely have cripple walls and can be connected directly to the foundation with steel.

Here you will see what this steel looks like, how it is installed, and how to figure out how much steel you need. Once retrofitted, these homes withstand earthquakes better than any other type of house.

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[jjf]

Great info. A 6:02, for a single story approximately 1175 sq feet home, how many feet apart should the L90 shear transfer ties be nailed?

[chrisc]

Great video! This helped me understand what I can do to retrofit my home with 1 cripple wall and 3 sides without a cripple wall.

At 6:14 in the video, you show an example where a new sill plate was added to accommodate new foundation anchors and shear transfer ties. My home will likely require this solution as well since my sub-floor sits directly above the sill plate, I don't have top plates, and I don't have end\rim joists. My floor joists are on hangers and their connection to the sill plate is variable depending on which hanger you are looking at. I have 2 questions here. First, what lumber is being used for the new sill plate? It looks like a 2x8. Second, what bolt is being used for the new foundation anchor (or what would you recommend)?

Thanks so much :)

[bayarearetrofit]

Multiply the square footage by the weight of the house. Search for "house weights" on the website. Please subscribe to the channel.

[farhaddadkho]

Very much appreciate your videos. I have a off-grid cabin in Eastern Washington and due to heavy snow during from Oct-Apr and how it was built since 1990, the structure has shifted and moved on each corner from 1-4 inches. I’ve extended the metal roof so the snow does not push against the side of the structure and this last year put in French drain about 3 feet deep. But my question is how can I plum this structure back to the foundation specially in the areas that it’s moved. I can send you pictures if you can massage me?

[pearubu]

Howard, your videos are so helpful. I'm in the middle of my own retrofit, and I have an issue with some of my crawlspace vents. They're only 18" from the end of the foundation wall. This means I can't install a URFP plate using Simpson's specs, which are to place the edge of the URFP between 9" - 12" from the end of the foundation. The URFP is 10.5" wide, so if I placed the plate centered on this section of foundation, it would leave me with only 3.5" distance to the end of the foundation and 3.5" to the concrete edge of the vent. I can certainly install 8 foundation anchors elsewhere on this wall to achieve the 9, 000 lbs of force resistance required per the formula you provided. But this wouldn't follow the Simpson (and LADBS) guidelines exactly. How important is it to put foundation anchors 9" - 12" at the end of a foundation wall?

[BYEBILLS]

Any videos showing how this is done? is the wood pressure treated? I have to go this route because i have drain lines, gas lines and copper pipes running along with the joist blocking the traditional way with the urfp plates. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[JJ-yrtf]

subscribed to your channel. where does one buy earthquake quality shear transfer ties? one commenter suggested finding a plasma cutter to cut thick quality sheet metal to size. your thoughts?

[MichaelLernerAtHomebodies]

How do I know how many thousands of lbs my structure needs to resist. You used 16000 lbs as an example - where did you get that number?

[chrissilkwood]

Great video! Just one note/question, for the problem you came across at 6:30 in the video, would a girder tie down works as well? My fear is that 2x10 bolted and strapped to the foundation would break/snap along a line above the bearing plates should the house move at 90 degrees of the red arrows, i.e., the floor joists taking half of that 2x10 with it as the move together in unison. The girder ties I am thinking of are Simpson-Tie H10S, HM9, or an like an LGT2 if the could custom make one for 1 5/8" opening. I know MiTek makes one (but it looks weak, 18-20 gauge).

[kylerutledge]

My house has no sill plate and the joists rest directly on top of the foundation. I will need to use the sidewall sill plate as in min 6:14. After determining the amount of needed hardware for each side of the house, does the layout matter. Can you apply all the needed hardware in one segment along the middle of the house? Or is it best to be in segments: like some close to the corners, and some in the middle? Or does it matter as long as it is all there? On one side, I have Windows and chimney so segments might be best there. My house is about 34x40 feet.

Also about minute 7:06 plywood is used on the parallel side with the floor joists. Is that OSB? What plywood is used and what thickness?