Recent content by donscastle

Looking for software to draft the framing for shed project. Mostly need to draw rectangles (floor, walls, doors, windows, headers) and straight lines (studs). A measuring tool would be nice ... I tried Inkscape - okay but not easy to edit; moving a window for example. Am having some success...

Hello Lincoln county - love your fair! My local lumber yard has about doubled prices now - they advised to wait a month or two before starting the next project; hopefully the prices will break ...

Hello, joined Friday, posted a question, received lots of good information. Thanks for that! I live in middle Tennessee - no/little snow to speak of. My building experience is a chicken coop, several decks and an outhouse; about to work on first set of stairs. My project-in-planning is a...

Thanks everyone for the replies! Definitely glad I found ya'll. Great advice is hard to find and much appreciated.

Hello, New member, been looking at the posts, interesting stuff! My project in the planning stages is a 12 x 20 shed. I have a decent idea of the design I want and will build it myself. 2x4 framing; 16" OC; 4 pitch roof I have come to realize that I cannot lift a framed 20' wall myself; maybe...