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I have a rather unique lot, it is cut into the side of a hill (see topo map) and does not leave me much flat land to build a garage. So, I want to dig it into the hillside off the side of my driveway. 30x40 with a second story that will be a gameroom. Southeast WI location. I'm thinking the...

Looked at a very large garage today. What kind of roof is this? Anything to look for as far as issues with it? The outside is a flat rubber roof which I assume is directly above this stuff here in the pics.

OK... I've been framing my 12x16 gambrel shed. I will have a loft area that hangs over the shed to form a porch. I framed up the loft floor with 2x8s spanning the 12' width. I put 5/8 floor sheathing down. I started to build the Gambrel trusses. Set the first (temporarily) to get a sense of...

I'm in the process of planning (overthinking) my 12x20 shed. Is there anything wrong with the following layout? 2x12 along the 20' dimension (3 of them along the 12' dimension). Then 2x6's 16 o.c. between. The blocks will be the post support pier...

I have paint adhesion problems all over the house. I scraped the walls down in one of the bedrooms, mudded, textured, and painted. Now one room looks good. I'm looking for opinions on how to do this. The picture below is my next project area, a hallway. I ended up with an ugly room for...

I'm allowed up to a 12x16 shed on my property. Max height 15'. My wife is not a big fan of the "barn" looking sheds so I decided to dust of my Sketchup skills and design something that fits the house better since it will be about 10' behind the house. Ill likely be building this myself. I...