Appearance
2020/10/23

90% of a Frame's Appeal Is in Its Appearance (Part 2: Side Frames) | Finish Quality

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Last time, I wrote about the vertical sides of the retaining wall. With retaining walls, appearance accounts for 90% of the design. This time, I’ll cover the horizontal sides. Last time, I positioned the vertical sides to the left and right of the main measurement line (design cross-section). Next up are the horizontal sides, but this is just the basics! Speaking of the term “level,” in civil engineering, it refers to the horizontal plane…

Appearance
2020/10/15

Appearance Accounts for 90% of a Frame’s Appeal | The Importance of Finishing Touches

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m sure you’re all doing centering (threading) in structural framing—how do you go about it? The standard method is to start by setting the vertical lines. For the vertical lines, you stretch the string vertically. It’s recommended that you align these vertical strings with the main measurement line, if possible…