Remodel 2005: Hold-Downs

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Map of hold-down locations. They're all different.	Wed 07-06: Sawzall vs pipe, pipe lost (shortened and capped).	Fri 07-08: The pipe that was cut, after being shortened and capped	Wed 07-06: Hold-down #6,7: New 4x6 post with new HD6A and old HD2A. The old one is missing its washer and the nut was never tightened. Several are like that.
Wed 07-06: Hold-down #6,7: New 4x6 post. Note armor breaks where it was forced into a slot in the post. And wiring spaghetti tangle.	Wed 07-06: Another electrical armor break at #16, don't know how that one happened.	Fri 07-08: Hold-down #1,2,3; note the original HD2A in position #1	Sun 07-10: Hold-down #2,3 with a HD6A sitting at position #3
Fri 07-08: Hold-down #2,3,4 before drilling	Sun 07-10: Hold-down #6,7. #7 was drilled. HD2A at #6; the stud nut has no washer and has never been tightened.	Sun 07-10: Hold-down #5, drilled, with original HD2A	Sun 07-10: Hold-down #9, drilled, with original HD2A. For demo, 24 inch rod in hole (needs 28 inch below wood) and HD6A.
Sun 07-10: Hold-down #13, hit re-bar and knocked the hole out of line. Need to re-drill.	Sun 07-10: Hold-down #15, drilled minus the new stud. (Alice is blocking unfriendly Sun.)	Sun 07-10: Hold-down #16 (outside house). Note 13 inch joist and plates; needs 15 inch in concrete.	Thu 07-14: Hold-downs #6, 7, 11 finished.
Thu 07-14: Hold-down #10, drilling finished, needs assembly. Door is at right. There's a $100 drill bit concealed by the two extra 2x4's.	Thu 07-14: Hold-down #12 finished. $35 worth of epoxy went down the other hole and vanished, under the wider extra post.	Thu 07-14: Hold-down #1 finished.	Thu 07-14: Wiring in the 1-4 area (living room). They used Romex because there's not enough room any more for the flex armor.
Sun 07-17: Hold-down #11. So how do you tighten the nut on the HD2A?	Mon 07-25: Upstairs #1 HD2A in master bedroom.	Mon 07-25: Upstairs #1 HD2A from below (living room).	Mon 07-25: Upstairs #8 HD2A in master bath.
Mon 07-25: Upstairs #4 HD2A.	Mon 07-25: Upstairs #4 HD2A; through the gap you can see the plywood blocking the arch at #4..#5.	Mon 07-25: Inter-floor (MSTA37) and window corner straps (MSTA30).	Fri 07-29: MSTA48 strap and HD2A at #11.
Fri 07-29: Blocks added between #5..#6 for MST60 straps. Show photo to building inspector.	Fri 07-29: Blocks added between #5..#6 for MST60 straps.	Fri 07-29: Blocks added at #8 for MST60 straps.	Fri 07-29: Blocks added at #8 for MST60 straps.
Mon 08-01: Blocks at #4 (upstairs) for MST30 straps.	Mon 08-01: Blocks at #5 (upstairs) for MST30 straps.	Mon 08-01: Hold-down #5 (HD2A upstairs).	Mon 08-01: Detail of #3..#4 showing electrical protection and hold-down #4 (HD2A upstairs).
Mon 08-01: Detail of #3..#4 showing upper electrical protection and bent MST36.	Fri 07-29: 2 MST60's spanning #5 to #8. The one across #8 goes through a small notch at #6,7 and connects both rooms.	Fri 07-29: MST60 connecting #1 to #2,3, and part of the strap at #4.	Fri 07-29: MST60 over #4.
Tue 08-09: New hold-down #12A, new foundation block below.

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