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How To Build a Storage Shed / Garden Shed
These free shed plans are for a 8x8 barn style storage shed, garden shed. Once you have decided on the type of storage shed , you will need some storage shed plans.

If you have decided to build an 8x8 gambrel roof storage shed take a look around at my free storage shed plans. If you decide to build this type of storage shed, start by cutting all your material then assemble your shed.

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I hope this blog helps you building your storage shed / garden shed. I have put lots of pictures, and will try to explain the steps, to build this 8x8 gambrel roof storage shed.




After looking at many pre-built storage shed kits and local storage shed builders sheds, I decided to build my own from scratch.
The material cost was around $950 from a building supply store.
I built the entire storage shed myself in about three days.
Building your own storage shed can be a very satisfying process, you will have a well built storage shed that will outlast any wood or sheet metal kit shed.

Make sure you stop by or call your zoning department before you begin your project.
Find out whether your storage shed will be allowed by zoning regulations.
Storage sheds greater than 120 sq. feet generally require a permit, but temporary buildings generally do not.

How to build a storage shed, step-by-step instructions will take you through these stages.
Framing, the floor will be first, then the walls and then the roof.
Roofing, adding the roofing paper and shingles.
Exterior finishes, including trim and paint.

Many of the tools needed to build your storage sheds are common to most households.

Thanks for visiting my blog, I hope my free shed plans helped you out with your storage shed project.



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* auger - A tool for drillingholes in wood, consisting of a bit with a spirally inclined plane and a handle.
* baluster - A rod supporting a stair or porch railing.
* bar clamp - A long metal bar with an adjustable clamp.
* batten - A strip of wood, or a board, used to bridge or seal a gap between two other boards.
* beveled cut - An angle cut.
* bit- That part of a drill or auger which actually makes the hole.
* block plane - A small hand tool used to shave off or smooth lumber.
* box nail - A thin shank , flat headed nail.
* centers - The measured distance between the center of one stud or joist, rafter, etc. and its neighbor.
* chalk line - A string coated with chalk dust, used to mark long, straight lines.
* chisel - A straight or beveled edge tool used for paring wood.
* combination square - A 12 inch long measuring toolwith a sliding head, which can be adjusted at different lengths. The head has one at a 90 degree -right- angle to the blade and the other edge at a 45 degree angel.
* common nail - A flat headed nail with a heavier head and thicker shank than a box nail.
* counterbore - To bore a hole in order to recess a screw head. The hole is often filled with a wooden plug.
* countersink - To drive a nail or screw until the head is below the surface of the wood.
* finishing nail - A headless or nearly headless nail.
* gusset- A flat brace joining two boards, often a triangle of plywood joining two rafters at the roof peak.
* jamb - The inner framework of a door facing the edge of the door.
* rafter - A timber extending from roof peak to wall top.
* skid - A foundation board for small building, like a little storage shed or dog house
* wood clamp - Two wooden jaws with a adjustable threaded steel rods running through them.