| Most every spring lately, my wife plants a small | | | | Or, perhaps you live in an area where it gets hot in |
| garden -- lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and | | | | the summer. In that case you will want to include |
| such. Of course, this makes it necessary for her to | | | | roof venting so that the heat will not damage the |
| have shovels, hoes, a wagon and other assorted | | | | shed's contents. It is also not a good idea at all to |
| gardening essentials; she even bought a small tiller | | | | attempt to save money by using cheap lumber that |
| (yeah, right, guess who ends up doing the tilling). | | | | will quickly rot. Instead, use pressure treated wood |
| Naturally, she also has an assortment of topsoil, pots | | | | and seal it with a premium quality finish. |
| of all kinds, bags of fertilizer, etc., etc., etc. If you | | | | Security is another issue do-it-yourselfers often do |
| happen to find yourself in a similar situation, and you | | | | not consider. Sheds are a great temptation for |
| do not want your garage used as housing for all this | | | | people looking to steal things to sell at flea markets |
| stuff, you may need to do a bit of shopping for a | | | | and other venues (of course, not as easy as just |
| good set of outdoor garden shed plans. | | | | picking things up out of your yard, which is probably |
| I hate to break it to you, but, even though a garden | | | | where the stuff is now). So, be sure and use a good |
| shed building project is not overly complicated and | | | | heavy door with a solid lock. |
| can actually be enjoyable, there are many things that | | | | It would also be a good idea to choose a set of |
| must be considered when building such a structure. | | | | plans for a shed that is a little larger that what you |
| For example, if you live in a northerly climate, you | | | | need now. Believe me, it does not take long for it to |
| need to consider the amount of snow that you get. | | | | fill up! |
| Snow is very heavy, and most shed plans provide | | | | An outdoor shed is a great addition and worth the |
| for a fairly flat roof pitch; some even provide for | | | | investment. Remember, a good set of outdoor |
| small spec lumber which can collapse under the stress | | | | garden shed plans will make the job much easier and |
| of heavy snow. | | | | will save you a lot of headaches, time and money. |