I have been helping a friend fix up his lake house, and this summer we replaced the front deck. One major problem was the rim joist, looked just like that. House has t-111 that the previous ownercovered with vinyl siding. No flashing at all, and the vintyl was installed wrong too. Thd house is in NC.
Remind them that we used to use asbestos for insulation on pipes."The neighbors or my old deck was built this way".
Good for a shed....If you want to live in a shed, then that is up to you.....
What's wrong with "the same construction"? assuming it is properly waterproofed? Or do they not realize how a cantilever is constructed?