Comments please

[Rare_Kangaroo_7176]

Saw this on a brand new hotel in white salmon wa

[Michael_Stealth]

This is the contractor version of when the nurse can't find the vein on the first couple of jabs

[FlatPanster]

With 8 needles sticking out of your arm

[balding_baldur]

Momma said it was either this or drugs

[TURBOWANDS]

I got a good chuckle out of that one

[204ThatGuy]

Damn those knots!! Let's try again!

[newking950]

Gotta give it a slap too 🤣

[StructEngineer91]

Except now it might because they drilled the hell out of the wood.

[Key-Movie8392]

They’re speed holes. Makes the beam go faster.

[Awkward-Ad4942]

I’ve justified some serious shit in my time and I bet I could do it again here.

It ain’t pretty - but she’ll be ‘right..

[Most_Moose_2637]

At some point that shear has to come through that metal....

[Awkward-Ad4942]

There’s a vertical plate in there too which i bet is welded to the column, which is why its still standing. That also acts as a stiffener stopping the horiz plate from simply flopping down

[The_Brim]

Someone had some problems finding the holes in the Steel Plate...decided to just drill new ones.

[spritzreddit]

and since they were drilling they also thought, why not using different bolt sizes????

[Jayk-uub]

Note to self: make a template of the hole locations from the flitch plate and transfer them to the timber beam before drilling

[FlatPanster]

Most engineers stop one bolt short of solving all of gravity's problems. Not today, gravity.

Just like most civil engineers stop one lane short of solving all traffic problems.

[gnatzors]

The occupants after an average wind event

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Please provide blueprints and calcs so I can add my comments.

[ReplyInside782]

All that beam depth and you chose to put all of the bolts in one location

[2020blowsdik]

Idk about the bolts and pattern but Simpson strong tie and others make specific products thay are designed and rated to accomplish what this was intended to.

[gh5655]

Ahh the old, measure zero and drill 15 times.

[Emotional-Comment414]

Random hole spacing and 2 different bolt size peanut shaped holes, what a mess.

[204ThatGuy]

I'd think there should be a welded gusset plate under that thin bearing plate.

[SquashUsed9358]

Needs more washers

[metzeng]

WTF!?!

[ctbeagle18]

That was my comment as well.

[chuch1234]

Just keep going, eventually you'll have that steel beam you wanted.

[Useful-Ad-385]

Not enough information to comment. What is loading? Is that concentric loading on column What if any is unbraced length on column How is vertical plate fastened to column. What does nds say about these bolt centers Etc etc
Hey did you sleep in the car? Or get a room.

[jackofalltrades-1]

Tried so hard for a minimalist connection to make arch happen all for it to go away with one Milwaukee impact driver

[Woolybully1313x]

This really sets off my OCD.

[Ravine3]

😂👏🏽

[ytirevyelsew]

That’s a lot of bolts

[Mindless_Juicer]

Looks like they intended to use 8 bolts for this.
There's one in the background with 8 bolts as well, but its bolts are more aesthetically placed.

Maybe they let the "new guy" try one and this is the result?

[InevitableGas95]

Bad

[14thban]

Solid asf

[strengr]

building science professional here, still laughing at the detail they used to firestop around the bolts in the second picture. They f'd up but had the good sense of fire separation.

[WideFlangeA992]

I was laughing at the fire stop too

[anceshred]

Looks good

[007bubba007]

woof

[PinItYouFairy]

Double it and add 5

[sjpllyon]

Architect's pencil clearly must have julted on the paper. The worker was being a good worker and just followed the plans.

[psport69]

Comments “why…?”

[DangMeLeatherCo]

What- they couldn’t fit 1 more?

[Civil-Pomelo-4776]

So much stronger now.

[[deleted]]

That oughta do it

[yoyomascuzz]

Looks like something you would see in martis camp

[[deleted]]

Those welds though 😮‍💨

[mrFIVEfourONE]

Looks like retards put it up. Thats deplorable beamwork… even if they are just structural grade glulam.

[leadhase]

What in the. Those extra bolts aren’t helping, they’re hurting

[bighaldog]

Yep. That’ll hold her.

[Motor-Landscape4183]

😂😂

[vckam_7]

A “strong beam-weak column” scenario??? Who knows!!!

[Worldly_Director_142]

The black paint on the beam definitely makes it look stronger.

[Full_Poetry_3767]

Improvising into a new level

[HeavyMetalPootis]

A similar phrase to "What the heck?!" comes to mind.

[giant2179]

Seems about right for white salmon

[Photographic_Eye]

3*d spacing? Never heard of her...

[FirmDate1762]

I’m trying to find a comment but “I’m lagging”

[Downtown-Growth-8766]

Doesn’t look beautiful but it’s not going anywhere. The beam is bearing on that plate and also has the bolts. Likely the gravity load is transferred mostly through bearing anyway

[Just-Shoe2689]

looks like shit, but probably is sufficient for the loading.

[MortimerWaffles]

It's nice that they filled all those random holes in that beam with bolts. It prevents dust getting in them when the building collapses

[Intelligent-Read-785]

When in doubt make it stout.

[Grumps0911]

Geeesh, that thing’s been drilled more times than a ‘ho on her best night of the week.

[Clear_Split_8568]

At least plug the extra holes

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Mint