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What do you guys think? Feels solid as a rock. Overall I’m fairly satisfied with the results for my first deck, but I do regret half ass-ing the foundation by using deck blocks. This is a floating deck with no ledger. At the time, due to time constraints, I justified this choice because this deck is built on lot fill; basically sand. It drains extremely well. I hope that, to a degree, this moderates the risk of frost heave (I am in a northern climate), but only time will tell and having completed the project I do regret not pouring proper footers

I wouldn’t necessarily mind having to re-build due to aesthetic issues… I am mostly concerned that any heave could result in an unsafe structural defect, but I plan to inspect the deck annually for any changes that appear to be destabilizing

28x12/14
Max height off grade 30”
2x6’ joists w/ spans <6 ft
All joists 12 OC’
3 2 ply 2x8 beams
Maximum beam spam >4 ft
Simpson metal connections at all post-beam connections
Hurricane ties at all joist beam connections

I am planning to have a railing system installed around the perimeter and two small sets of stairs installed

Thanks to this community for all the knowledge that makes projects like this possible

Hey. My gable roof has an awkward 12 inch or so wide flat section. Since the corners are so close together I can’t really father the edge since they touch. It’s awkward getting up there especially where the beams are interfering

Is the best way to get this reasonably smooth just to do a bunch of swipes with a long blade perpendicular to the length of this section? My goal would be just to have it be as flat as possible. I’ll probably have a bunch of tool lines all parallel to each other but those can then be scraped and sanded down

Does that sounds right or would anyone recommend another approach?

Is this normal for this time of year in Zone 5?

Also unsure if we should cut back the old growth. Don’t remember if it grows on new or old wood. Not seeing anything bloom on the old wood currently

Finishing a small space above the garage. Wasn’t till after hanging some drywall I realized a setup like this can develop condensation issues in a colder climate like ours

It’s a gable roof with soffit vents, baffles, ridge vent. Rafters are insulated with a vapor barrier over the top. The room is sealed off from the rest of the house, we’re thinking of using it as a small flex office with a little space heater and window AC.

I’ve heard heating a space like this can cause problematic condensation in the winter. We’re only going to run a small space heater and it’s only about 100 sq ft, and when the doors closed no moisture from the home will flow into this space.

Do you think we’ll have issues with moisture in here?