A reinforced building wall includes a foundation and an anchor rod anchored to the foundation; a first stud wall disposed above the foundation; the first stud wall having a first bottom plate, a first top plate and first and second vertical studs operably joined to the first bottom plate and the first top plate; a horizontal first bridge member disposed between the first stud and the second stud, the first bridge member having a first vertical opening; a rod post having one end operably connected to the anchor rod and operably connected to the first bridge member to transfer downward forces from the first bridge member and the second bridge member to the rod post; the anchor rod is attached to an anchor; and the anchor is disposed in an upper portion of the foundation.

A reinforced building wall comprises a foundation; an anchor rod extending from the foundation; a first stud wall disposed above the foundation, the first stud wall including a first bottom plate and a first top place; a second stud wall disposed above the first stud wall, the second stud wall including a second bottom plate and a second top plate; the first tie rod including first and second threaded end portions, the first end portion is operably connected to the anchor rod; a second tie rod including third and fourth threaded end portions, the third end portion is operably connected to the second end portion of the first tie rod; the second tie rod including an outer end portion operably attached to the second stud wall; an intermediate portion of the first tie rod is unthreaded and comprises at least about 75% of the length of the first tie rod; and an intermediate portion of the second tie rod is unthreaded and comprises at least about 75% of the length of the second tie rod.

A reinforced stud-framed wall, including a bottom plate; first and second vertical studs; a member supported on the bottom plate, the member having a compression strength greater than a compression strength of the bottom plate; the first vertical stud having a bottom end supported on the member with a first contact area, whereby a load on the first contact area is spread over a first area on the bottom plate larger than the first contact area; and the second vertical stud having a bottom end supported on the member with a second contact area, whereby a load on the second contact area is spread over a second area on the bottom plate larger than the second contact area.

A half-timbered house having a multi-shell wall structure including a rafter roof having a plurality of rafters and side walls, which in turn each comprise at least one sill resting on a substrate and a plurality of posts. The multi-shell wall structure has two structural frameworks, wherein the first structural framework faces the interior and the second structural framework faces the surroundings.

The present utility model relates to a building structure, and in particular to a self-heat preservation building structure applied to extremely severe cold regions. The self-heat preservation building structure adopts a wood material, and comprises an independent foundation, a floor, a wallboard, a ceiling board and a roof board, wherein the independent foundation is disposed on a hard groundwork, and the upper end part of the independent foundation is provided with spigots for mounting wooden pillars; mortises are disposed in the lower ends of the wooden pillars and configured to mount longitudinal and transverse ground beams, and the upper ends of the wooden pillars are provided with criss-cross straight slots which are configured to mount longitudinal and transverse wooden beams; wooden square beams are mounted between the ground beams and between the wooden beams, and the wooden beams are provided with wooden braces; the floor and the ceiling board are respectively paved on the wooden square beams; the wallboard is spliced with the ground beams and the wooden beams in a mortise-tenon manner; the roof board is mounted on the wooden braces; and the wallboard is provided with a window opening for mounting a heat preservation window and a doorway for a wooden door. The self-heat preservation building structure has the following advantages: (1) the mortise-tenon structure is adopted, and (2) the original ecological environment of the extremely severe cold regions is protected.

The present utility model relates to a building structure, and in particular to a self-heat preservation building structure applied to extremely severe cold regions. The self-heat preservation building structure adopts a wood material, and comprises an independent foundation, a floor, a wallboard, a ceiling board and a roof board, wherein the independent foundation is disposed on a hard groundwork, and the upper end part of the independent foundation is provided with spigots for mounting wooden pillars; mortises are disposed in the lower ends of the wooden pillars and configured to mount longitudinal and transverse ground beams, and the upper ends of the wooden pillars are provided with criss-cross straight slots which are configured to mount longitudinal and transverse wooden beams; wooden square beams are mounted between the ground beams and between the wooden beams, and the wooden beams are provided with wooden braces; the floor and the ceiling board are respectively paved on the wooden square beams; the wallboard is spliced with the ground beams and the wooden beams in a mortise-tenon manner; the roof board is mounted on the wooden braces; and the wallboard is provided with a window opening for mounting a heat preservation window and a doorway for a wooden door. The self-heat preservation building structure has the following advantages: (1) the mortise-tenon structure is adopted, and (2) the original ecological environment of the extremely severe cold regions is protected.

A post installation bracket for installing posts on a base such as a concrete slab is provided. The post installation bracket includes a leveling plate with at least one leveling element and an anchoring bolt securing assembly configured to securely receive a first end of an anchoring bolt, a second end of the anchoring bolt distal to the first end securely anchored into the base. The post installation bracket further includes at least one leveling bolt securely fastened to each of the at least one leveling elements, the at least one leveling bolt used to position the leveling plate and post with respect to the base.

A ventilating sill for elevating a wall partition from a floor surface in order to isolate the wall partition from moisture and humidity that can emanate from the floor surface or be present thereon. The ventilating sill includes a block having a support surface, a base surface, two opposed side surfaces and a plurality of spaced channels extending between the side surfaces forming channeled surfaces. The ventilating sill further includes a pair of slats, each slat extending from each side surface upwardly towards the wall partition at a right angle to the support surface, the slats defining a support area, and being adapted to guide the wall partition onto the support surface and at least one aperture communicating between the support area and an ambient environment for ventilating the support area and draining moisture and humidity therefrom.

A reinforced building wall comprises a foundation; an anchor rod extending from the foundation; a first stud wall disposed above the foundation, the first stud wall including a first bottom plate and a first top place; a second stud wall disposed above the first stud wall, the second stud wall including a second bottom plate and a second top plate; the first tie rod including first and second threaded end portions, the first end portion is operably connected to the anchor rod; a second tie rod including third and fourth threaded end portions, the third end portion is operably connected to the second end portion of the first tie rod; the second tie rod including an outer end portion operably attached to the second stud wall; an intermediate portion of the first tie rod is unthreaded and comprises at least about 75% of the length of the first tie rod; and an intermediate portion of the second tie rod is unthreaded and comprises at least about 75% of the length of the second tie rod.

A holdown connection assembly for attachment to a form used to make a concrete foundation includes a holdown including an elongate plate member having an upper section with a plurality of holes sized and shaped to receive fasteners to attach the holdown to a wood frame member supported by the concrete foundation. A lower section extends from the upper section and is configured to be at least partially embedded in the concrete foundation when the holdown is attached to the wood frame member. A support is configured to be mounted to the holdown to attach the holdown to the form. The support includes a wire member engageable with the holdown for locating the holdown relative to the form when the support is mounted to the holdown and attached to the form.