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I am building a 38' long 12' wide freestanding lean to next to an existing 40x40 metal building in Virginia. Due to the size I have to get a permit and build to code. I don't have much building experience, and have been trying to figure out the code. Local Permit people are not very helpful. it...

After reading many threads here, I am planning on running 6/3 UF-B wire to my shop (170' run) off a 50 amp breaker in the main. Can I use the an AC disconnect (at the link below) for a disconnect in the shop before running the wires into the 125 amp sub-panel ? Thanks in advance. DTim...

I'm building a free standing lean to with a metal roof next to a 40 x 40 steel building. My question is can I tie the 2x6 rafters on the low side directly into the face of the 2x8 header? as opposed to setting the rafters on top of the header ? This will give me a little bit more headroom on...