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I am having a 20x30 detached garage built right now. I have asked the framers to put down a sill seal between the treated bottom plate and the 1 foot stem wall. I kind of got the "Why?" look from them, but they went ahead and did it any way. Well, time comes to frame in the window after its...

Greetings, New detached 20'x30'x10' garage will begin early October and I need to pick out a man-door and window for it. I have about a $500 budget for both. Door will be 36" wide. Window will be a 4'x3' slider. The box stores leave me with options of just Jeld-Wen and Reliabilt for doors and...

Greetings all, How far from the edge of a (yet to be poured) foundation edge should I place these hold-down straps? I found a Simpson document that shows then about 1-1/2" off the edge, right where a second and third stud would be. Is it critical that these be placed this way or is there some...

Quick question... Should a garage door header be the same thickness as the wall it is set upon? For example, if a garage is framed with 2x6 walls, would the header also need to be that thick, or is a 3.5" thick header acceptable? Specifically thinking about a glulam beam here. Thoughts?

New garage build happening this summer and I am trying to get a handle on the best practice for placing an exterior man door. There will be a 1 foot stem wall for this garage. The slab for the garage floor will be a separate pour about a week later from the footings and stem wall. Outside...

We are building a 20x30 detached garage this summer. It will have a 5/12 pitch and 10' floor to ceiling height. Overall height here is limited to 15'. The question is would attic trusses be of any real use in this scenario? I originally thought that it would be nice to have that extra space up...