Planning an addition of two curved walls on a slopeing site. Any tips on laying out?
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a little more info would be helpful.
More information? OK The plan is to add a two story addition with curved walls onto an existing home. The home is a parallelogram on a hillside -drops about 12 feet from the corner where the addition begins. I should have the drawings in a few weeks so I don't know the radius at this point, however the cords are @ 20 feet each. I'm thinking that I might build a mock-up at the first floor level and make use of the plumb bob to set the foundation and forms. Any ideas ?
In a FHB a month or three or four ago there was a short article about a new product. It was a sort of metal plate that you could bend to the shape you need and install studs into it. Looked real promising to me and next time I do angled walls I'll be sure to check it out.
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>It was a sort of metal plate
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Use a garden hose to create the shape.
Is it a retaining wall or a privacy wall? For privacy, T. Jefferson invented a serpetine wall, one brick thick. The curves acted as arches on their sides. Quite stable. They have lasted for over 100yrs