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Background -- we had our covered pressure treated deck painted around 2017. This included both the framing which was unpainted as I recall and the decking which was actually painted with an unknown paint. They used SW SuperDecks and matched the grey color to the house, so it it was a...

Hi all. I've been planning to build another lean to shed (from an earlier thread) similar to the one below. Only the new one will have a composition roof on it instead of Suntuf. The PT 2x6 span will be longer (11') and the spacing closer together (12"). The whole thing will be about...

I'm working on a lean to shed project. Posts/anchors will be placed in new concrete (on a gravel pad) that I would likely be pouring. I was leaning towards one of the StrongTie cast in place options like the ones below. But there are also J bolts and L bolts which would then be attached to a...

Has anyone come across this before? I'm trying to work out a design and am getting very different answers. Given the same parameters, AWG.org says 10' 4" and WCLIB.org says 14' 6". That's a HUGE difference. One is thumbs up for me and the other is thumbs down. Screenshots below. What...

We had our house re-sided a couple years ago. They did a pretty good job but cut a few corners. I think this is one of them. It looks like, rather than removing this light & flashing around it, they just cut a hole for it and caulked if afterwards. I can't believe I didn't notice this when...

I know there are similar threads on this but I just want to make sure I'm talking about the same situation here. This picture shows a stem wall in a garage that was cut to make room for a new door extending down to the bottom of the pic. As you can see, things are not level, especially left to...

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...

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...

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'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...

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"...

I'm working on prewiring a couple 40A circuits for a future heat pump in a garage, using 8/3 wire. Not going all the way to the panel, just placing a junction box at one end, running through some walls, and then another box not far from the panel. Anyway, this stuff is really expensive. I...

Hi all. First post here. I've searched around for some info on my situation but haven't had much luck. Currently I have a detached garage/shop with a door between the garage and shop. For a number of reasons, I'd like to remove this door. But if I do, the only way to get into the garage...