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This is for framing the walls in particular. … Another option is the Simpson Strong-Tie framing screws which appear to be rated as superior to nails in shear (e.g. model SDWS16300) and plus have the withdrawal strength benefits. …

The context is building a wall which has three king studs at the end (it will be joined to by another wall so has two studs to screw that wall's end king into plus one for the interior sheathing). Des …

If building a 12x10 flat-top roof with 10ft joists spanning the 10-ft dimension, what is the proper way to cut the plywood and position the blocking? I'm assuming I should cut the 4x8 sheets to be 4x5 …

I'm working on a flat top roof structure, but was advised at the end of https://diy.stackexchange.com/a/262338/135898 to at least keep it to a 1/8-in to 1/4-in per foot slope rather than being perfect …

For exterior exposed load bearing timbers and support beams, is western red cedar sufficiently weather resistant or is ground contact (GC) pressure treated a significantly superior option? There will …

I want to attach a short 4x4 to a 2x12 joist which will be part of a treehouse's floor. The 4x4 will be hanging down and not touching the ground, so the force will be pulling and not the usual force o …

If using ground contact timbers and joists for the structure of a deck (in this case a treehouse), is it a good idea to use joist tape to help protect against rot over the course of many years, or doe …

In preparing to build a guardrail with posts on the outside of the deck, I see a diagram in the Simpson PDF (bottom left diagram on page 3 of https://ssttoolbox.widen.net/view/pdf/xeuwdrqaen/T-C-GRDRL …

Talking with a GC there are two recommended options - the first being more expensive but easier (unless experienced at toe nailing): Install joist hangers first on both sides of the gap and then lowe …

At 0:38 of this FineHomeBuilding video https://youtu.be/zEleTgfifS0?t=38, it says one valid way to create a positive slope for making a sill pan for a window is to angle the rough sill by 5 degrees to …

Is there a readily available alternative to plywood that I could use for the walls and floor of a treehouse that would be waterproof (from a will-not-be-damaged-by-water standpoint rather than a perfe …

I'm wondering if shrinkage or warping will be a concern here such that I should let it dry first. It'll be covered by 30lb roofing felt, then roll roofing, then that sealed with Henry's 884 and 887 Tr …

I'm planning to build a 2-tree treehouse and will be constructing tri-beam supports as seen in this video (or more accurately each side will be braced to the tree separately due to slight lean, but th …

I'm trying to figure out which is the correct mating angle out of Option A and Option B seen below (or perhaps something else different altogether) to properly help support the spreader beam using kne …