I'm starting on a seemingly straightforward project that has led to multiple questions. My first question led to a second question and I was about to post a third question. I decided to stop and ask Meta for guidance.
Each question is very specific. I want to ask narrow, objectively answerable questions about each step of a project rather than a broad subjective question about the entire project.
Is asking multiple questions the correct approach here?
Yes.
Each question should be about one specific problem (with the necessary background) otherwise it runs the risk of being too broad.
There's nothing wrong with posting a follow-up question, but it's probably best to wait until you've got an answer on the previous one first. After all the answer could have a material impact on the question you want to ask next. I'll try to illustrate with a trivial example.
Q1. How do I lay a concrete slab on this site?
Q2. How do I fix a shed to the concrete slab?
At first glance it would appear to be OK to ask question 2 at the same time as question 1, but if the answer is say:
The slope is too steep to take a concrete slab, you need to build a platform.
Then the second question is redundant.
