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I'm working on soundproofing a room in a detached garage building. The methods I'm using are well known and frequently discussed in acoustic/audio geek circles. But these discussions and even some of the books lack some of the details that could cause issues down the road. So I wanted to run...

Thanks everyone for the advice, I'll be making a few alterations and getting to work next week. It is true the posts are pretty far apart, I should have gone with 5 but I think I will be fine with 4x6 and some extra bracing as suggested. I know I'm overthinking but that's kind of how I roll...

Thanks, it's really helpful to hear about a similar design that has lasted a while.

I saw those. These too -- even less cheap. I'm leaning towards the birds mouth + $.99 hurricane tie like the one in the pic above. Good chance to get some speed square experience.

Actually the one linked above was pretty thorough. It asks about both wet conditions and incised lumber, I went with yes/yes. I'm now leaning towards 16"OC anyway, which adds a couple feet to the allowable span. I absolutely will do that with the plywood, hopefully I can avoid climbing up...

This makes sense. Sadly I'm stuck with the anchors we have in place. I had to make a decision a couple months ago before the concrete guys showed up. Yeah I may go with 16", even if it is overkill. I prefer over-engineering especially when the additional cost is minimal. I will probably be...

It's built on a slab with a stem wall around the perimeter.

I used a handful of span calculators and, this one especially, is thumbs up or thumbs down (for my 2x6 24"OC 8' run) depending on the various inputs, some of which are a best guess. If I go with Doug Fir Larch, #2, L/240, 25lb snow, 10lb dead, I'm golden. It's the best guessing that bugs me...

Stupid Imgur! I corrected the links.

I'm putting together plans for a pair of sheds on both gable ends of an existing shop. These will be my first large-ish external structures. I have a little background in engineering, enough to know that there are rigorous methods for determining what is "good enough" but I also know projects...

One thought would be to put a bend in the conduit before it crosses the wall to avoid gravity leading water through the tunnel. It would take a bit of work. Worth doing? Any suggestions would be most appreciated -- sorry about the last minute cry for help...

We're getting some flatwork done and the final pour is tomorrow. As part of the project, I removed an exterior door from the detached garage and plan to re-frame and re-side the gap. The garage has a foot high stem wall around the entire perimeter. So the concrete guys are going to fill in...

I was referring to something like this, which costs about 1/3 the price of the entire door. For my purpose it seems easy enough to mimic this with flashing and tape. I'll look around to see if I can find a combo unit, though the door I have has a pretty nice threshold already. Again I would...

Thanks for the responses -- the door has already been purchased. It's inswing and has no sill so I'm kind of stuck with all that. Outswing would be dangerous because of the wind here & I really don't need a closer for this application, but could add one if it comes to that. I think I'm going...

I'm currently downsizing a garage door (pics here) so I can install a small prehung door next to it. The door will sit directly on the slab. While I have some experience installing doors, I've never done an exterior door. Since the garage door itself is obviously exposed to the weather, do I...

It's the 13x7 "new room" shown in the drawing. Yes I expect the PC and freezer will generate heat. I do intend to put some kind of mini-split HVAC in both this room and the "office", but as I said I'm concerned about the lack of fresh air in that kind of system. An ERV/HRV seems like overkill...

Wouldn't that be kind of overkill for a 100 sq ft room?

Well I guess Imgur no longer works... Here are the pics again: Plan View: Framed Room:

For starters, I should mention I live in the Pacific Northwest -- where we get a few very hot days and a few very cold days but mostly moderate temps. But lots of rain, so it's one of the few places where vapor barriers are actually recommended... I just finished framing a new "equipment"...

Thanks everyone, figured I would ask. I'll keep it legal. :see: