My neighbor in Springfield said to use a 2x6 header for my shed door and it was way too heavy.

He insisted it was the only way to do it right, so I built the whole frame with it. When I tried to hang the door, the whole wall sagged and I had to take it all apart. Has anyone else had a bad piece of building advice that cost you a day's work?

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matthewp5216d ago

I saw a guy at the hardware store last week insisting a new homeowner needed pressure treated wood for every single interior wall. It's that strange confidence in bad advice that gets me. People seem to forget that a shed isn't a house, and overbuilding can cause as many problems as underbuilding. You end up with a heavy, expensive fix for a problem that didn't exist.

allen.oscar16d ago

Ever wonder if some of that bad advice comes from people who only know one way to build? They learn one method for decks or sheds and then apply it to everything, even when it makes no sense. It's like they're stuck on a single setting.