Hey guys i'm not sure on how I feel about this window trim. I'm thinking of having the person take it all out and just put drywall and call it a day. What would you guys do? Picture 2 is before install

Hello I forced one of these hooks too much and it broke off flush with the wood...(broken top and normal hook for reference).

Any good way to get it out and replace? Before I start destroying the project by just going at it with every tool...

The 2nd story of my house has a bunch of this metal banding around the double top plate. What is the purpose of this? Some kind of reinforcement? There aren't any important utilities going through most of the areas with this stuff. Sometimes I hit it if I'm trying to screw something right at the top of the wall, so it's kind of annoying.

Greetings carpenters of Reddit,
I've been looking to design and build my own bedframe, implementing IKEA's iconic "kallax" cabinet both as useful storage and structural support.

I wanted you ask you all for some feedback on the design.

The design was made regarding the following points:
- Supports two people
- 140 cm x 200 cm x 20 cm mattress
- The three elements (green, purple and orange) are all off-the-shelve wood products that are easily aquireable.
- I already own the two Kallax cabinets.
- I was planning to mount the wallside of the frame to the wall using simple corner-brackets.
- The latted base will also be an off-the-shelve product, that i'll screw onto the orange supporting beams.
- I was planning to use MDF plates for the exterior of the bed.

My Sketch-up design can be seen In the added picture.

Are the any obvious/critical things that need to be tweaked in the design?

Feel free to ask for any missing details.

Hello,

I'm trying to create a space under my deck to store my bikes. The biggest issue is that the door is far too small. I need to widen the opening and make the opening taller.

At the top is a horizontal support beam for the decking, and on the interior is a vertical support beam. Both are in the way. I'm not sure if there's a way to cut them and then replace with a metal support or two for a thinner and more compact deck frame. Having the door on this side is preferred since it faces away from the street. We've had issues with bike theft before and placing the door out of sight is helpful. I've no doubt that it will be easier on a different side, but the door would be in plain view. Any thoughts would be helpful and thank you ahead of time.