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There are so many things wrong with the “footing” in this picture. You cannot expect to pour concrete over a small, deficient footing and call it done. There is no reinforcing steel, the footing does not extend below the frost line (12” deep here in the Atlanta area) and there is way more than too much compressible debris in the bottom of the hole. Call us before to help you design the job right… or call us after to help you to design a repair for your failed footing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5367ffa7e4b0dbc1364e48a8/1480530444976-K371G56D7WKETCYY2ZSU/image-asset.gif Picture of the Week https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5367ffa7e4b0dbc1364e48a8/1421944255668-8P3QVQBFD3PJEML08BQV/car.png Picture of the Week I admire creative engineering everywhere! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5367ffa7e4b0dbc1364e48a8/1424088091751-A2ON39LAF8RV95OKO7VQ/image-asset.jpeg Picture of the Week You don't need a mechanic to fix this car problem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5367ffa7e4b0dbc1364e48a8/1422276592007-KUFBQKF977KJFL9C98P6/019.JPG Picture of the Week Yet another car-jack holding up a beam under an old house near Turner Field in Atlanta. Go ahead...just grab the nearest thing and shove it up under the house for additional support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5367ffa7e4b0dbc1364e48a8/1418919600542-8PGCXCP2GONWUR3RBBNB/020.JPG Picture of the Week Just a funny plaque I saw on the front corner of a house I inspected a few weeks ago. I appreciate the sarcasm! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5367ffa7e4b0dbc1364e48a8/1421092427589-I02WH912YTC7T9TM4KOU/032.JPG Picture of the Week You don't really need to be an engineer to know that this steel building connection is not acceptable...right? https://www.grubbeng.com/enineering-jargon daily 0.75 2017-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5367ffa7e4b0dbc1364e48a8/1418920310501-KM6S6ZZBIZHA18NHFAS8/image-asset.png Engineering Jargon LVL (laminated veneer lumber) beams are becoming more and more common in residential and commercial construction. This type of beam is very strong because it consists of the best fibers of a tree and, because of the laminated ply makeup (the plies are shaved from a tree, adhered together, pressed and baked), there are no knots that transmit through the entire member. Knots are weak spots in conventional lumber that you buy at the lumber store. A 2x10 LVL (actually 1 ¾”x9 ¼”) is about twice as strong as standard 2x10! But beware… most LVL’s cannot be used outside because they drink up the water which degrades the wood and the adhesives. I have designed many repairs for moisture damaged LVL’s that were not installed with the proper protection. 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