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Outdoor storage sheds -your perfect answer!
Do these problems seem all too familiar?
You have to leave your car outside your garage, even in terrible, damaging weather? Do you stand in a cutting icy wind to scrap ice off the windshield, or run to your car during a storm?
You go through the aggravation of searching for the tool you need right NOW!, because you have no storage space for your tools?
You looked around at pre-fab sheds available, but you couldn't find one to fit all of your needs?
Well, the answer to these problems is to build your owngarden tool storageshed, or actually, any type of shed you need. Even if you are not a carpenter, you can build exactly the shed you want using step by stepeasy shed plans.
How to Build Your Own Garden Tool Storage Shed - Ten Steps:
1) Decide where you will put your newgarden shed.The available space guides your choice of size, whether it's an8x8 shedor something much larger. Also, if you need to supply water and electricity, make sure they are available for your site.
2) Do a preliminary rough sketch of what you want youroutdoor storage shedto look like, outside and inside. Then take your sketch to your local home improvement store and get them to draft up some plans. Obviously they are hoping you will buy your building materials from them. They will also create a materials list, required tools list, and step by stepshed instructionsfor how to build youroutdoor storage shed.
3) Collect your materials on the list. Purchase the materials in one trip if possible, so you have everything there at the start, and through the job. There is nothing worse than being half way through the project and having to rush off to buy a forgotten item.
4) Lay your foundation. You will be putting down a wood plank or concrete foundation, depending on which type of shed you build. Yourgarden shed planshould have this advice for you.
5) Anchor the floor to the shed. Again, follow your plans for the best advice on this part of the job.
6) Put up the side walls. You will find it much easier to first construct the walls on the ground. Once they are together, then position them on your base. Hopefully you have a set of clear and easy shed plans, and they will explain the process well.
7) The roof is next. Build your first truss. and then use it as a template for the rest of them. At last your shedis really taking shape.
8) Build the end walls. Follow your plans carefully to get a perfect result.
9) Now you are ready to fit the trim. This is where you can put your own personal touch on your shed. You might decide it's worth spending a little more than what is called for on the basic plans to create a unique finish.
10) You're down to the last couple of jobs - painting and the roof. Treat the wood against the weather and rotting. Varnish, paint or stain will do the job required; it's your personal choice. And, last but not least, lay the shingles on your roof. There are many styles and colors you can choose from to give it that final personal touch, perhaps even match the roof of your home.
Well, there you have it in ten steps. If you follow your step by step shed plans carefully, it really can be that easy to build your ownoutside storage shed.So, get sketching today and create the best garden shed design of your dreams.
