Lol no one answered it so I figured it out elsewhere.  I wasn't satisfied with the adhesion of my mortar.  I am solving the problem by fulling grouting all of the cells, and possibly applying surface bonding cement afterwards.  I'm required to grout my CMU anyway since it is 6 inch.

FWIW I think I was just ignorant about the properties of mortar.  I examined another wall built by someone else and it had pretty similar properties, I guess I was thinking a block wall magically was strong before it's grouted.  It seems without any other reinforcement block walls aren't good for much except in compression.

Version 3.5.6 - 03.21.2024

- Added built-in "Taped" and "Green Taped" gypsum materials for all wall types.
- Updated and added additional tool tips within the Global Settings.

What problem? How do you solve?

Doing this will make your house more stuffy and mold will appear on the pieces of wood. This will cause your wood to rot faster

Today's cabin video  

Hi there Gearadrift, 

The shed and gable dormer framing options are actually in the booklet (on page 11) just under the Rafter Framing detail. 

Best to ya and wishing you all the best on the new project! 

Hello, I recently purchased plans for the 1.5 story 20x30 and would like add a shed dormer. I did a search of the forums and read an older post by John Raabe that said he had a plan that included shed and gable dormers for the 20x30. The link on the post took me to the country plans page where I ordered my plans set. I didn't see the dormer options, is that something that is available?
I spoke with my builder and he would like to have the dormer included in the plans.
Thank you in advance, plan kit received is great I've been looking it over and getting excited to break ground.

We're back at the cabin and hoping to get the sawmill fixed and...well, I'll explain it here:

Medeek Wall Plugin **Tutorial 47** - Custom Glass Garage Doors (w/ Webcam)

https://youtu.be/EOZ_GB0hfWc

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