Sheds

"She Sheds provides inspiration, tips, and tricks to help create the hideaway of your dreams"--

"All the expert advice you need to build a shed from start to finish, from evaluating storage needs to basic construction to putting the finishing touches on the roof. Features five new sheds. This well-illustrated guide offers a range of buiding options, with complete instructions and plans for five different styles of shed, including a post-and-beam shed, a traditionally framed shed and a small garden storage shed. From designing a shed to match your storage needs to selecting framing materials for economy and durability, constructing shed foundations, installing windows and doors, and building stairways and ramps, this is a complete, no-nonsense guide to building a shed."--

Shows how to build five complete sheds. With detailed coverage of materials options and construction techniques.

Real-world plans for very handsome tiny buildings you will actually want to build, use, and enjoy.

A single blueprint for a garage, gazebo or shed can cost a consumer far more than the cost of this book. With more than 50 detailed plans with complete instructions, this book offers an amazing value for homeowners. More than 1,000 color photos and detailed, step-by-step instructions leave nothing to chance, allowing homeowners to easily save thousands of dollars, even if they only build one or two projects. This definitive book will be a treasured resource for years.

From the bestselling author of The Small House Book, comes a collection of designs for tiny homes with “instant curb appeal.” (The New York Times) From internationally recognized small living expert Jay Shafer, who has been featured on CNN, Oprah, Fine Homebuilding, and This Old House, a revised edition of his bestselling book, Tumbleweed DIY Book of Backyard Sheds and Tiny Houses. Ranging in size from 100 to 120 square feet, these tiny backyard buildings can be used as guest cottages, art or writing studios, home offices, craft workshops, vacation retreats, or full-time residences. This book is filled with photos, elevation drawings, and door/window schedules for constructing six of the handsome little buildings, plus an extensive how-to set of instructions that can be applied to any backyard building project. This revised edition contains many new photos of buildings designed by Jay Shafer. Praise for Jay Shafer and Tumbleweed Tiny Houses: "... guru of the small house movement." —John Blackstone, CBS "Move-in ready gems." —Better Homes and Gardens “Astounding." —Oprah Winfrey "A visionary designer ..." —Domino Magazine "100 square feet of bliss." —Thelma Guiterrez, CNN

This guide to building a shed covers the issues involved in design such as use, size, cost, placement and difficulty in the introduction. It then describes the construction of a simple 8 x 10 foot shed from the foundations to the roof. The core section includes a materials list, step-by-step illustrated instructions and a working schedule, as well as new information on timber framing and, should the need arise, moving the shed to an alternative location. Special-use sheds are also included, with designs for a pool shed, a smaller garden tool shed, firewood shed, potting shed and a boat shed.

The Joy of Sheds is a shed miscellany that chronicles man’s need for a small space on his own. It’s a humorous look at every aspect of the shed experience, mixed with shed facts and some practical information too. Many famous people have created in sheds. Inventor Trevor Baylis thought up the clockwork radio in a shed, George Bernard Shaw wrote Pygmalian in one and Dylan Thomas would compose poetry in his. The average UK male does not tend to devote his shed to poetry, though