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I am attempting to help my son and DiL with a bathroom fan installation. A can-style light is in place and connected to a wall switch. I am unfamiliar with the construction details of a gambrel style home. House was built in 1987. Bathroom window is the small casement window on the second floor. Gable end of the house makes the most seems to me for the vent location; the other side is similar distance, but much higher off the ground. I am unsure of the headroom available above the sloped ceiling. Ideally would land above and to the right of the window on the gable end. Thoughts and insights? Thanks.

I undertook this deck rebuild project in 2021, to replace the one I had originally built in 1988. My original deck (16X8) was built pre-Internet, so little guidance was available. I made a lot of mistakes, but it worked OK, until it didn't. Frost heaves pushed up the concrete pilings, which were undersized anyway, and caused one of them to tilt. Deck beams were undersized, too. Oh, and my ledger board was turning into sawdust due to water intrusion.

I had a company install the sleeved helical metal posts (7 feet long), and built on those five posts. Dimensions are 16X14, with notched corners and wraparound steps. I used a Kreg jig and hidden screws to give a smooth surface, and full length decking to eliminate butt joints. I applied joist tape, Z flashing on the new ledger, used LedgerLOK structural lags into the studs. Structural screws on the beams and post attachments, blocking between the joists. Joist hangers everywhere. Got the plans from decks.com

We use it constantly, weather permitting, including occasional SoloStove fires in the winter (properly isolated from flammables).

If I were to do it again, which I'm not, I would increase the 2x10 joists/beams to 2x12, as they are at the span limit at 14' long. I made a slight miss with the top stair rise, but oh well. We don't have a building department, nor inspectors.

All in costs were $4,500, when lumber was high, and nothing hired except the metal posts. Ran the electrical with guidance from a co-worker who is a licensed sparky.