Barns, Sheds, & Outbuildings: Complete How to Information & Design Concepts for Ten Buildings

by Wagner, John D.; Dekorne, Clayton

• ISBN13: 9781580110754
• ISBN10: 1580110754
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Creative Homeowner Pr

Summary

Written with the do-it yourselfer in mind, Barns, Sheds, & Outbuildings gives the reader the information needed to plan, build, and finish a wide variety of utility buildings, from the simplest garden shed to a huge gambrel dairy barn or a backyard artist's studio. The book includes design and planning information to help the reader locate the building, decide on its design, and decode architectural plans and building codes. It also guides the reader through building foundations, from simple shed foundations to poured concrete slabs. It also explains framing walls and roofs, including long sections on pole buildings and old-fashioned timber-framing techniques; and closing in the framing, including all types of roofing and siding, as well as door and window installation. Chapters cover the basic wiring and plumbing needs of the building, and the options for interior and exterior finish work. Ten design concepts of various buildings are presented with photographs and detail views.

Author Biography

John D. Wagner is the award-winning author of eight books, including the Creative Homeowner books House Framing and Drywall.
Clayton DeKorne, former editor of Tools of the Trade and The Journal of Light Construction, is a freelance carpenter and writer.

Table of Contents

PART 1 How to Build Barns, Sheds & Outbuildings	6	(162)
Planning	8	(12)
Building Permits & Codes	9	(1)
Site Evaluation	10	(3)
Temporary Power	13	(1)
Design	14	(3)
Drawings	17	(1)
Reading Blueprints	18	(2)
Tools & Materials	20	(16)
Tools	21	(5)
Fasteners	26	(2)
Lumber	28	(4)
Plywood & Panel Products	32	(2)
Ladders, Scaffolds & Fall Protection	34	(2)
Foundations	36	(16)
Types of Foundations	37	(1)
Site Preparation	38	(4)
Concrete Basics	42	(2)
Perimeter Footings	44	(2)
Slabs	46	(2)
Piers & Posts	48	(2)
Wall Foundations	50	(1)
Skid & Trench Foundations	51	(1)
Basic Framing	52	(32)
Framing Systems	53	(1)
Building Loads	54	(2)
Floor Framing	56	(4)
Subfloor	60	(1)
Rough Openings in Floors	61	(1)
Wall Framing	62	(4)
Rough Openings	66	(1)
Rib Constuction for Sheds	67	(1)
Pole Building Design	68	(2)
Setting Poles	70	(2)
Wall & Floor Framing	72	(4)
Timber Framing Design	76	(5)
Building a Shed from a Kit	81	(1)
Stairs	82	(2)
Roofing	84	(14)
Roof Types	85	(1)
Roof Measurements	86	(2)
Basic Gable Framing	88	(3)
Shed Roofs	91	(1)
Framing the Gable End	92	(1)
Finishing the Overhang	93	(1)
Trusses	94	(2)
Gambrel Roofs	96	(2)
Closing In	98	(30)
Sheathing Walls	99	(1)
Vertical Siding	100	(4)
Horizontal Siding	104	(2)
Metal Roofing	106	(3)
Roof Sheathing	109	(1)
Flashing	110	(2)
Finishing the Roof	112	(4)
Installing Doors	116	(6)
Installing Windows	122	(3)
Ventilation	125	(3)
Wiring & Plumbing	128	(22)
Wiring Basics	129	(2)
Working with Wire & Cable	131	(2)
Receptacles & Switches	133	(1)
Setting Up Service	134	(1)
Basic Wiring Plans	135	(1)
Roughing in Cable	136	(2)
Installing Outdoor Cable	138	(4)
Plumbing Basics	142	(2)
Working with Pipe	144	(3)
Roughing In Plumbing	147	(1)
Sinks & Toilets	148	(2)
Finishing	150	(12)
Rough Storage	151	(1)
Stalls & Partitions	152	(2)
Creating Living Space	154	(2)
Drywall	156	(1)
Trimwork	157	(3)
Paint & Stain	160	(2)
PART 2 Designs	162	(36)
Garden Tool Shed	166	(3)
Backyard Storage Shed	169	(3)
Gambrel Shed	172	(3)
All-Purpose Garage	175	(3)
Livestock Barn	178	(4)
Artist's Studio	182	(3)
Pole Barn	185	(3)
Three-Bay Garage	188	(3)
Gambrel Barn	191	(3)
Timber-Framed Garage	194	(4)
Resource Guide	198	(2)
Glossary	200	(3)
Photo Credits	203	(1)
Index	204	(3)
Metric Conversion	207