Sheds : The Do-It-Yourself Guide for Backyard Builders

by Stiles, David

• ISBN13: 9781554072248
• ISBN10: 1554072247
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-11
• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

Summary

Easy-to-follow shed designs with loads of color examples.The new edition of this classic do-it-yourself guide for backyard builders now contains more material and photographs than ever.Sheds helps the do-it-yourself builder think through all the issues involved in designing and building a shed: intended use, size, cost, placement, degree of construction difficulty, and much more. Following a chapter on construction basics, the authors preview each step of building a beautiful and useful shed -- from foundation to cupola, and everything in between.Sheds contains: Material lists Cost estimates Step-by-step illustrations New tips and hints Detailed instructions Schedules 16 pages of color.Packed with detailed illustrations, plans and commonsense advice, this new edition of the classic book on building a shed is like having a professional carpenter beside you, making the project easy to control and successful.

Author Biography

David and Jeanie Stiles are the authors of 15 do-it-yourself books and write frequently for magazines and newspapers. They divide their time between New York City and East Hampton, New York. For a total escape, they retreat to a one-room cabin they built overlooking a pond in the Hudson Valley.

David and Jeanie Stiles are the authors of 15 do-it-yourself books and write frequently for magazines and newspapers. They divide their time between New York City and East Hampton, New York. For a total escape, they retreat to a one-room cabin they built overlooking a pond in the Hudson Valley.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Designing Your Shed Building Permit

Getting Ideas Onto Paper Drafting and Evaluating the Design

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

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

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

Irish Garden Shed

Step-by-Step Instructions

Cutting the Logs

Groundwork Timber Framing

Bracing Framless Windows

Rafter Truss Walls

Roof Floor Door

Japanese Boat Shed

Step-by-Step Instructions

Pole Framing

Hip Roof Shoji

Sliding Doors

Double Doors

Side Door

Ornament

9 x 10 Storage Shed on Posts Materials

Post and Beams Knee Braces

Floor Wall and Roof Framing

Sheathing and Trim Roofing Doors

More Special-Use Sheds

10 x 11 Potting Shed Work Shed

Victorian Shed

Pool Shed

Play Shed

Pavilion Shed

Inspirations

Glossary of Shed Terms

Further Reading

Index

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