How To Build a Shed

I am a carpenter, and know how, but anyone have any useful tips i could figure into my design, plans? It’ll just be 8×12, wood clapboard siding, wood trim. Maybe any ideas for doors, windows? Im still unsure of what I’ll use.

I am doing the same but a 10×14 shed. been going to the home improvement stores looking at their rejects, Stuff people ordered and returned, got a fiberglass door with a window for 50 bucks. some guy ordered it and trimmed 5 inches off it and no one wanted it so got a 400 dollar door (before up-charge for trimming it) for 50 bucks. I have my eye on a window. its still to new, ill try again in a week or so and see if i can get it for 50 bucks as well. I am going to key the door same as house (actually will be taking knob off door to garage which is keyed same as the house but we never use)

May want to run power and tv out there so can go out there and hide.

i want to design a truss, but the client don’t want any typified A-frame truss, instead he wants a box type i mean a lattice girder lean to type truss which is spanning 40′ , i hope you’d understand the problem he want a truss lean to type but it should be box lattice girder with vertical diagonal top chord and bottom chord type, for a span of 40′!!!! can any body help me to design this type of truss and i’m unable to design the truss also the truss can be using hollow box section, tube section, or angle sectin


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Hi all, I have recently qualified as a domestic electrical installer, I am wanting to know if there is a way i can work out how much to charge for jobs, I was told by someone that I should charge between £35 – £45 per point e.g. socket or lighting rose ETC, and depending on the situation and design of the property. Can anyone shed some light on how to work this out?? Thanks in advance


As you are just starting out, I suggest that you start with a low charge to get the work and experience. All the jobs are different, i.e. wooden floors, hard floors, big lofts, small lofts. So until you gain experience you will have to grin and bear any losses you make. The important thing is to do a good job and get known. Make a small profit and expand. Good luck

I have a Profile Design aero drink bottle and bracket but can’t work out the best way to attach it to my aero bars – the instructions are unclear. Can anyone shed any light?


Here is a picture of one mounted.

http://www.amazon.com/Profile-Designs-Aerodrink-Bottle/dp/B000EZ1BBI

I have been in the HR field for the past 7 years, I have a BS in Advertising. I love decorating and it comes with such ease, I want to get into the more technical aspect of design. Should I return to school and is this a good field? If you or someone you know is n this field, please shed some light.

Interior design is a lot more than interior decorating. If interior design really is something that interests you enough that you are wanting to switch careers, you must get a degree or diploma in it from an accredited school. The programs run from two to four years depending on the school and the exact program. Usually the private colleges are quicker because you don’t have to take phys ed, humanities, and other non-core classes. No matter how you do it, it is an intense program, and no matter how good the college or university you attend, you will still have to keep learning forever after graduation because there are always new products, new technologies, new construction methods…

Interior design is actually the profession that bridges the gap between decorator and architect. The architects are responsible primarily for the exterior and structural aspects, and the decorator embellishes the interior. The interior designer plans the interior, weighing practicality (function) with aesthetics, while respecting building codes, fire codes, and more. It is a very technical field and it is also a unique field because it is really the only industry so closely linked to construction where women out-number men 3-1.

In terms of job availability and pay, there is a wide fluctuation from one geographic location to the next, so you’ll really have to investigate this from where you are. It is a wonderful field to start your own business in if you are certain you have what it takes to make it work — this requires some way to support yourself for the first while as you’re building up your business, endless patience, the ability/energy to work 7 days a week, and the guts to go find clients. From experience I can say that in the first year at least it will be very rare that clients would seek you out — you would have to actively pursue each one to end up with a signed contract.

Where I am, working for a design office, very recent interior design graduates with real talent and skill earn about double minimum wage and that increases after they pass the 6 month mark with a company, then usually again at the one year mark. A designer employed by a firm with several years experience is making a comfortable salary — certainly not rolling around in money, but way above the poverty line.

If you opt to work on your own, your salary will fluctuate greatly for at least a few years. Some months you’ll just scrape by (hopefully) and other months you’ll be paying off debts twice as fast as you had anticipated.

Whether you choose to work for yourself or for someone else’s firm, interior design is a very competitive industry and you have to be able to sell yourself. You have to be self-motivated, and you have to be exceptionally perceptive/observant.

The interior design programs include various art courses (colour theory, drawing, etc); theory classes like art history, professional practice and lighting principles; industrious courses like furniture making; and technical classes such as drafting — both manual and using AutoCAD. If interior design is what your true calling, it will become a way of life rather than a career.

I hope I have answered at least some of your questions. Good luck!

For my IB Environmental Sciences class, I must design an experiement that measures and traces the flow of a particular nutrient in a closed ecosystem.

Here is what the Science Lab Planning Worksheet looks like:

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Planning (a):
1) Research Question:
2) Hypothesis/Prediction:
3) Independent Variable(s):
4) Dependent Variable(s):
5) Control Variables:

Planning (b):
1) Materials:
2) Apparatus:
3) Procedures/Protocols:

Notes:

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If anyone could shed some light on this for me and assist me in coming up with ideas for a good experiment for this, in addition to assisting me with the above outlined sections, I would greatly appreciate it!

I will give a good amount of points to the best answer, so please be as thorough and detailed as possible when responding!

You have a lot of leeway with this, since you can choose whatever nutrient you want. Some nutrients, like water, are easy to track since they can be measured very well in the environment, and you automatically have a good idea of how much water each organism holds. I would first research different types of nutrients before you start this project.

Good luck!

Does anyone know, when were lines first placed on the Ford Mustang GT and what are the classic design of the lines?

See my husband and I are ina controversy. We have a Mustang GT 2006. He wishes to place the 2 wide lines on the car, because he says that this is the classical design for a Mustang GT. I on the other hand prefer no lines, but if he is going to put lines on the mustang I prefer that hey be the one that is 1 wide line in the middle and 2 thin lines on each side of the wide line. He (my husband) says that this is not part of the classical design.

Can anyone please shed some light on this matter?

Your right for the side of the GT, he’s thinking of the Shelby’s 65-68 over the roof

The symbolism appears to be that a swallow comes from the navy and represents 5000 miles travelled. A sparrow has a religious reference in the bible. Is there any difference in design except that a sparrow has a solid tail and a swallow a forked tail. Please correct me if i’m wrong, I would love to hear from anyone who can shed some light on this, especially on the diffence in designs between the two.

You’re rigth about the swallow tattoo, it is from the Navy and it represents 5000 miles, but they can also represent love when you get them in pairs. Swallows can also be a symbol of loyalty because they fly home every year.
Sparrows represent freedom, which is why a lot of criminals have them tattooed when they get out. Sparrows are also thought to drive away evil.
In design they are very similar but swallows have forked tails and sparrows have rounded heads.

Any type of Stainless Steel, 18/10 , AISI 316, etc… I’m looking for more information on how to figure out an approximate cost for "designing in stainless steel". If I were a manager overseeing a designer designing kitchenwares for Alessi, how do I estimate how much the manufacturing or production cost is going to be (Obviously, I would just talk to the manufacturer to find out the total cost, but I don’t have a "manufacturer" to ask). Feel free to give an example, or pick something on the market and shed some light on it. I appreciate any comment or speculations (even keywords to search from).

How bout "HUH?"……

I’m a bit perplexed on this one. I always thought that the larger the sensor, the easier it is to get better image quality. In terms of absolute resolution, if not sharpness. Today I was told image quality has nothing to do with sensor size. It’s all about the sensor design. Can someone shed some light on this?
My opinion is that sensor size is important, but not the only affect on IQ. Right, wrong?

All else being equal, a larger sensor will collect more light and end up with a better image. Not everything is equal though. Companies can put different pixel density, or use different color filters. A couple of high end Fujifilm cameras have a sensor with two different size pixels. That makes a difference.