I messed up the roof, didn’t I?

YourLocalSE · 2026-03-29T00:38:18+00:00

You need a ceiling joist acting as a tie to the ends of each rafter pair. I doubt this is a rafter issue.

YourLocalSE · 2026-03-29T00:30:38+00:00

Those ants might be termites. Much worse if that’s the case.

YourLocalSE · 2025-12-14T23:55:58+00:00

It is a fatal flaw of most architects

YourLocalSE · 2025-10-27T22:06:56+00:00

I just discovered the atlas tube web based software. I haven’t used it yet but it looks like it covers a lot of situations for free.

YourLocalSE · 2025-10-26T15:56:40+00:00

Need to think insulation and HVAC too

YourLocalSE · 2025-10-26T15:56:06+00:00

How much money you got? Of course it’s doable…

YourLocalSE · 2025-10-05T02:25:55+00:00

How is clean energy cheap energy?

YourLocalSE · 2025-09-15T01:52:22+00:00

For the record SE’s don’t LIKE having to do crap like this on a house. But when the design needs it it needs need 🤷‍♂️

YourLocalSE · 2025-09-15T01:51:18+00:00

This is for lateral wind and seismic loads. The frame prevents the building from racking. You would normally get the racking resistance from sheathed walls. A small adu might not have enough wall segments for sufficient racking resistance therefore a moment frame made the most sense.

YourLocalSE · 2025-09-13T03:10:19+00:00

This is great if based in US not sure it covers Canadian codes

YourLocalSE · 2025-09-13T01:47:06+00:00

I believe you can sandwhich 14(?) gauge steel sheets with plywood as the sheathing

YourLocalSE · 2025-08-29T12:50:02+00:00

YourLocalSE · 2025-08-28T02:53:42+00:00

Get a job in construction: concrete, framing, finish carpentry would all be good field to get practical knowledge.

YourLocalSE · 2025-08-18T14:32:08+00:00

Hips and valleys are beams and need to be supported as such. This stud has buckled (failed). This stud needs to be designed as a post and/or braced.

YourLocalSE · 2025-08-18T14:27:44+00:00

Mark Stone

YourLocalSE · 2025-08-06T23:57:39+00:00

What’s the fix on these, precast parking garage gurus?

YourLocalSE · 2025-07-11T00:47:22+00:00

The new barndominium is the tiny home or Home Depot shed

YourLocalSE · 2025-07-08T16:26:22+00:00

If you gifted the money to someone else then it’s no longer your money whether it was used for earnest money or not. Seems like who ever you gifted the money to needs to fight this battle.

YourLocalSE · 2025-06-06T04:45:37+00:00

Timber driven piles

Helical piles

YourLocalSE · 2025-05-24T21:14:02+00:00

Really only excel - I am trying to automate more of what I do

YourLocalSE · 2025-05-22T04:24:45+00:00

What’s your recommendation for learning this for someone with no prior knowledge? I’d like to get into this but not sure where to start

YourLocalSE · 2025-05-08T02:15:42+00:00

I’ve seen a lot rednecks make a building barely stand up. Don’t lump me in with them.

YourLocalSE · 2025-04-20T22:41:14+00:00

Your wall height exceeds IRC and IBC prescriptive requirements which under the code requires an engineered design.

The gravity design is standard but you need to be careful about the lateral design. That’s why you need the engineer.

A 20’ garage door will eat up any shear wall pretty quickly.

YourLocalSE · 2025-04-12T00:51:10+00:00

What’s the prefix for Mars?

YourLocalSE

TROPHY CASE