Queen of Zero Site Supervisor Matt Kulp marks the 18-inch drill bit with black electrical tape for the correct 12-inch embedment of threaded uplift support rods.
Concrete piers are drilled in preparation for threaded rod embedment.
A liquid epoxy will hold the threaded rod permanently in place at the foundation.
Half-inch steel threaded rods are installed 12 inches into the concrete piers.
The half-inch threaded rods spanned from foundation pier to the pressure-treated 2x10 header beams of the Queen of Zero porch construction.
The ResinArt porch posts come in standard sizes, and most of the columns required size modifications on site.
The Queen of Zero framing crew pass a fiberglass ResinArt porch post through the home's second floor window and onto a threaded rod that has been attached to the foundation.
For posts which did not require the uplift attachment, the crew installed L-brackets at top and bottom on the inside of the galvanized steel pipe for concealment.
On the building’s north side, threaded steel rods extend above the header in preparation for installation of the second story porch posts adjacent to Queen of Zero’s primary bedroom suite.