With the best contractors, which I believe we have the best in South Georgia, there are details which can be improved upon. Picture one shows where a TGI was notched to fit around a clashing j-bolt leaving less than an inch of bearing surface on the sill plate. This was later remedied by adding a 4 x 4 support between the TGI and floor. Picture 2 shows sill plate extensions, cantilevered out under the LVL for support. Initially, this beam missed those sill plates because of a clash with the fireplace foundation. The last picture shows a TGI elevated off the sill plate. All TGI’s were installed flush with the top of the Rim Boards, but this left several off the sill plates. These were later shimmed so the TGI’s were sitting on the sill plate.
Dickman Legacy Lodge 