Email Re: 12 Vickery Road, Victoria, BC (Your Project # 10441) - April 19, 2021

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Re: 12 Vickery Road, Victoria, BC (Your Project # 10441)

From: "John Becker" john@ccpurchasing.com
Sent: 4/19/21 6:05 PM
To: "Anushka Shetty" anushka@buepoint.com
Cc: "Anna Becker" anna.becker@ccpurchasing.com, "buepoint consulting" engineering@buepoint.com, "Mark Buesink" mark@buepoint.com

Hi Anushka,

I read your email. I'm not sure if your observations are questions, but I will treat as such.

Yes, the walls were poured at the time of the site visit, this is due to the Covid restrictions that have been in place for a year
Cold joint from initial pass to second pass? I'm not sure how to answer this question. Are you referring to the wall's expansion joints?
I'm glad to hear that the concrete appears to be satisfactory, we chose to work with Butler Concrete and use their new eco-green cement. I think it looks better and poured better than the Trio concrete we first used.
As for rebar, I had hoped that the number of photos I took showed that rebar was in place per specification. There are still a number of photos on my work phone which sadly I sat on and broke.
Few measurements provided. I had hoped to impress Mark by showing photos of my tape measure demonstrating that my rebar passed other rebar by 36 inches. I remember that Mark had pointed out when I first laid rebar in the footings that I needed to have my rebar pass each other by at least 36 inches. I'm not sure what other measurements I could have provided, all the snap ties are 16 inches apart as is standard and the rebar being placed next to the snap ties both vertical and horizontal would also be 16 inches which is standard. The 4 x 8 sheets of plywood stacked the way they are make a 10 foot high wall and the snap ties make the wall 8 inches thick.
Last point, be assured that the rebar is continuous throughout the project, I'm just a poor photographer who snapped pictures showing the work in progress and some work completed. There are corner bars in every location, they just may be hard to see by my poor photography.
As a final note, Mark pointed out that the rebar in my footings were M10, in previous conversations with him, I informed him that I had removed the M10 and replaced it with the required M15. There is a photograph of rebar with concrete stains sitting on the ground, this was the old M10 rebar.

If this information is helpful, great. If not, please feel free to call me at 250-216-7878 or failing that 236-562-7686 (work phone). I will answer all questions as clearly and honestly as I can.

Cheers,
John

From: "Anushka Shetty" anushka@buepoint.com
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 10:08 AM
To: "John Becker" john@ccpurchasing.com
Cc: "Anna Becker" anna.becker@ccpurchasing.com, "buepoint consulting" engineering@buepoint.com, "Mark Buesink" mark@buepoint.com
Subject: Re: 12 Vickery Road, Victoria, BC (Your Project # 10441)

Hi John,
Please find attached foundation wall review slip
Thanks

Anushka Shetty
Business Administrator

buepoint consulting ltd
203 - 737 Goldstream Avenue, Victoria, BC
office: 778.400.1790
OQM certified by EGBC

On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 12:33 PM Mark Buesink mark@buepoint.com wrote:

Be sure to CC the office. You may get quicker answers then going through me only.

See below for responses.

On Wed., May 6, 2020, 10:08 a.m., anna.becker@ccpurchasing.com wrote:

Hi Mark,

I got 2 different answers regarding the first row of rebar up from the footing, and I'm hoping you can give me the correct answer. Is the first row (e.g. 24 by 24) supposed to be 6 inches up from the footing and then 24 inches thereafter or is it 12 inches for the first row horizontal then 24 inches thereafter?

MB. Look at the foundation wall schedule on the plans. In no location should your rebar be 24" apart as the code doesn't permit that large a spacing. You can start the horizontal bar at any spacing less than half the specified spacing. So if rebar is specified as spaced at 18" start within 9in up.

Also, is it possible to lower the slab floor elevation from 24 inches to footing, to 18 inches?

MB. Sure.

I would like to have the ability to increase my 10 foot garage height to 10 foot 6 inches. This would allow a full 10 foot workspace and 6 inches for my ducting and plumbing that transit across the garage ceiling, including fire barrier. If its not possible, then I will sacrifice 10 foot workspace to 9 foot 6 inches.

MB. We will double check the reinforcing for a 10'-6" wall but that should be doable.

On a side note, I have removed as much M10 rebar and now am using M15. I have removed the centre vertical rebar that you asked me to do and I am proceeding with good progress.

MB. Excellent. :)

Cheers mate,

John

250-216-7878

Attachments:

10441 foundation review - 2021.04.16.pdf