subject: Build Your Own Shed-Why Good Shed Plans Are Critical To A Successful Woodworking Project [print this page] Build Your Own Shed-Why Good Shed Plans Are Critical To A Successful Woodworking Project
The range of options to acquire your extra storage space will include outdoor storage sheds and the choice of wood storage sheds, metal or vinyl. Metal storage sheds such as those manufactured by Arrow sheds are incredibly popular because of the ease of assembly and the low maintenance nature of Arrow sheds.
Vinyl sheds from Suncast and Rubbermaid are also very handy solutions which are low maintenance and easy to assemble with lots of choices of accessories such as shelving, lockable doors and rigid floor frames.
Wooden Storage Sheds
Many people though enjoy the challenge of building their own traditional wooden shed and like the labor of love that goes with the feeling of achievement from finishing off a wood shed with it's own individual characteristics and personality. Your shed's personality and uniqueness will come from your choice of roof, how many windows, your choice of timber and many other factors.
Shed Plans
Because of the huge diversity of choice, limited only by your imagination, you can choose to build a gambrel type shed, a lean to shed, a saltbox shed or any combination of all of these.
The humble 10 x 12 shed is very popular with gardeners and do it yourself buffs but regardless of the type or style of shed you go for you will do yourself a big favour by getting a good set of shed plans. A good set of shed plans should provide you with step by step instructions, an accurate bill of materials and good diagrams and/or illustrations.
Choosing Shed Plans
When you are choosing your shed plans you should really insist on the precise plans that you need and not settle for some bastardized version that you may have to adapt to suit your needs.
There really is no need any way to compromise on your shed plans purchase as you will get practically any type of shed plan in various sizes from any good supplier of shed plans. When you decide to build your own shed your shed plans will be a silent partner in your project and in times of stress, and there will be some, it is good to know that you can rely on your plans and that the dimensions, drawings and bill of material s is accurate.
If you know what sort of plans you are after then I would recommend you check out this site which has a very good range of storage shed plans and which I have found to be very good in the past.
