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    Shop build, wall is out of plumb

    Hello all, hoping to get some advice from those that have been here before. First major build I’ve ever done, had some help, have learned a lot, and made some mistakes. I had to hire some quick help to get the sheathing on, it was windy, and I don’t think he checked plumb before getting it on...
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    Talk me into my shed foundation

    After reading dozens of threads on multiple ways to build a shed foundation, I still can't pick a plan -- hoping for some help deciding. I'm hoping to build a 16x24, gambrel roof, it will hold a mower, some small woodworking tools, space to build surfboards; nothing too heavy. My soil is Texas...
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    Asymmetric car port -- anchor to drive or piers?

    Getting ready to start an asymmetric carport -- 20' wide, 30' deep, peak over the left bay with 12' clearance, 8' clearance on the right bay (wake boat and truck parking). I think I have it fairly well figured out -- 6x6 posts every 10 feet, both length and width, not trying for open span, so...
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    Double check load calc math

    Hi everybody, background user here, hoping to borrow some of the collective wisdom though. I'll probably reach out to an electrician at some point, however, I really want to have as good an understanding as a layman can have. Not a stranger to electrical -- my dad and grandfather were both...
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    32x48, 8/12 pitch rafters? Balloon framed door?

    Hi everybody, after digging around for awhile, couldn't find a consistent answer, so hoping to get some advice from all the collected knowledge here. Wanting to build a shop, and though I don't have building codes, I do have some deed restrictions to follow. East of Dallas location-wise. They...
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    testing

    just checking and the same picture again
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