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Procrastinate no more: Sheds: The Do-It-Yourself Guide for Backyard Builders will get you fired up and hammering before you're even back from a lumber-shopping spree.
—National Post

Even if it's never before occurred to you to build [a shed], reading this book may provide a sudden rush of inspiration.
—Globe and Mail

The fourth edition of this classic guide is expanded and updated to include 23 sheds to suit all needs and tastes. It covers all of the issues, from design principles, obtaining permits and safety to basic construction skills, precise explanations of what to buy, how to cut it, where it goes, what to do if it goes wrong and more. By following the book carefully with patience and care, even inexperienced DIY builders can succeed.

The how-to section is heavily illustrated with plans, assembly cutaway drawings, specifications and finished sheds. The projects list materials, tools, a daily schedule and step-by-step directions. A primer on construction covers framing, foundations, roofing, insulation, windows and more. The designs are based on a basic 8x10 shed.

In addition to the new designs are the basic sheds (e.g., gardening, firewood), and the more elaborate ones like the Irish Garden Shed, Japanese Boat Shed, a shed on posts and special-use sheds like a pool shed and a wood shed. The authors help the DIY builder think through all of the issues involved in the project, including intended use, size, cost, placement, degree of difficulty and much more.

This new edition will inspire homeowners to create the ideal functional addition to their property. It will help them decide on the right plan, finesse it for their needs and tastes, shop for materials, organize their time, and put together their one-of-a-kind shed.

ISBN-13: 9780228102465

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Firefly Books - Limited

Publication Date: 05-15-2020

Pages: 240

Product Dimensions: 7.90(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.70(d)

David and Jeanie Stiles are the authors of 25 "how-to" books which have sold more than one million copies. Their work has appeared in newspapers and such publications as Architectural Digest and Better Homes and Gardens, and has been featured on HGTV, the Discovery Channel and "The Today Show." They divide their time between New York City and East Hampton, New York, and their one-room cabin retreat in the Hudson Valley.

Table of Contents


Introduction


Chapter 1: Designing Your Shed


    Building Permit

    Getting Ideas Onto Paper

    Drafting and Evaluating the Design


Chapter 2: General Shed Construction Primer


    Materials

    Timber Framing

    Setting the Offset Stakes

    Foundations and Footings

    Doors and Door Height

    Windows

    Skylights

    Cutting Rafters

    Eaves, Soffits and Rakes

    Slope and Types of Roofing

    Cupolas

    Insulation and Electricity

    Finishes

    Shelves, Bins, Hangers, Pegs, Etc.

    Safety

    Moving Sheds


Chapter 3: The Basic 8 x 10 Shed


    Materials Needed

    Tools Needed

    Daily Schedule

    Step-by-Step Instructions

      Groundwork

      Floor Framing

      Wall Framing

      Roof Framing and Sheathing

      Siding

      Track and Trim

      Roofing

      Shutters

      Door

      Shelf

      Ramp


Chapter 4: More Basic Sheds


    11 x 10 Saltbox Shed

    8 x 10 Shed with Wraparound Windows

    Simple Garden-Tool Shed

      Materials

      Step-by-Step Instructions

    Recycling Shed

      Materials

      Step-by-Step Instructions

    Firewood Shed

      Step-by-Step Instructions


Chapter 5: Irish Garden Shed


    Step-by-Step Instructions

      Cutting the Logs

      Groundwork

      Timber Framing

      Bracing

      Framless Windows

      RafterTruss

      Walls

      Roof

      Floor

      Door


Chapter 6: Japanese Boat Shed


    Step-by-Step Instructions

      Pole Framing

      Hip Roof

      Shoji Sliding Doors

      Double Doors

      Side Door

      Ornament


Chapter 7: 9 x 10 Storage Shed on Posts


      Materials

      Post and Beams

      Knee Braces

      Floor

      Wall and Roof Framing

      Sheathing and Trim

      Roofing

      Doors


Chapter 8: More Special-Use Sheds


    10 x 11 Potting Shed

    Work Shed

    Victorian Shed

    Pool Shed

    Play Shed

    Pavilion Shed


Chapter 9: Inspirations

Glossary of Shed Terms

Further Reading

Index