| Every one needs a shed for storing away those | | | | the timber store again. |
| tools, mowers, ladders, painting equipment, etc that | | | | Timber framing sizes are critical too because they |
| we don't want to clutter our house up with. And with | | | | need to be of the right proportion to make sure |
| the possibility of thieves scouring our neighborhood | | | | they are strong enough to take the weight of your |
| looking for easy pickings it's important to have | | | | roof and resist any wind or snow load. You don't |
| somewhere to lock away our valuable equipment | | | | want all your hard work collapsing in the next fierce |
| that's going to give us peace of mind when we're | | | | storm do you? |
| not at home. If you want to build one yourself you | | | | With a detailed plan you will get a list of every piece |
| need a plan for building a shed. I have built quite a | | | | of timber and all the fittings and hardware that you |
| few sheds myself and even though I could do it | | | | will need to complete the project. All you will have to |
| without a plan I would still seek out a detailed plan. | | | | do is take the cutting list to your lumber supplier and |
| Here's why you need a plan. | | | | get them to cut it all to size for you. Your plan will |
| Firstly, a good plan will take out all the guesswork | | | | also indicate what strength rating the framing needs |
| about ordering the right size and quantity of | | | | to be. |
| materials. Building materials are expensive and you | | | | Along with the blueprint there might be instructions |
| don't want to finish up with a whole lot of stuff left | | | | to guide you through each step of construction. So |
| over that you may never use. | | | | even if you don't have a lot of building knowledge or |
| On the other hand you don't want to get three | | | | skills you will feel confident that you can put this |
| quarters of the way through constructing your shed | | | | shed together without much trouble. |
| only to find that you calculated your material list | | | | Who knows, by the time you have finished your |
| wrong and you have run out of an essential supply. | | | | shed you will feel so confident and pleased with |
| This can be really frustrating when you're on a roll | | | | yourself you may go on to make all sorts of handy |
| with the project and now you can't progress any | | | | and decorative objects. A kennel for the dog? |
| further because you have to stop and run down to | | | | Garden furniture perhaps? A pergola? |