Sheds: The Do-it-yourself Guide for Backyard Builders

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Firefly Books, 1998 - House & Home - 182 pages

Shed the illusion that the building in you're your in which tools and backyard equipment are stored must be, by definition, a boring and ugly necessity. The revised and expanded edition of Sheds contains absolutely everything you need to know to design, build and enjoy the ultimate backyard shed.

Award-winning designer David Stiles helps you think through the issues involved in shed design, such as use, cost, placement and "degree of difficulty." Following a chapter on construction basics, he guides you through each step of building a simple 8 x 10-foot shed -- from foundation to cupola and everything in between. This core chapter includes a material list, step-by-step illustrated instructions and a daily labor schedule, as well as new information on timber framing and moving your shed to a different location.

The book then presents several basic sheds, along with a number of more complex special-use sheds, including a pool shed, an Irish garden shed, even a Japanese boat shed. The all-new storage shed on posts allows you to situate your building of a slope.

Packed with detailed illustrations, plans, commonsense advice and an inspiring selection of color photographs, Sheds is like having a consultant at your side as you work. Whether you are an average amateur builder or an ambitious expert, this book has something for you.

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Page 23
... ALUMINUM FLASHING IXI EXTERIOR TRIM PAINT ( GREY , 1 " x1 " STOP ROUGH OPENING ( RO ) NOTCH OUT TO FIT SIDING Figure 2.14 - Hinged window and frame WINDOW FRAME CUT FROM 1X6 8 THICK CLEAR PLASTIC OR GLASS 1 " x1 " WOOD STRIP CAULKING ...
Page 24
... ALUMINUM DRIP EDGE TO SIDES . " ALUMINUM STEPPED FLASHING ( BENT ) SECTION . Figure 2.15 Skylight construction 12 " ALUMINUM FLASHING .. ( BENT ) STALL 4. INSTALL STEPPED FLASHING UNDER SHINGLES NOTE : FOR CLARITY , SHINGLES ARE NOT ...
Page 174
... aluminum strip flashing that goes over windows and doors Eaves cap : aluminum strip that protects the edge of the roof Eaves : edges of a roof that usually project beyond the sides of the building Expansion joint : a fiber strip ...

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Contents

Designing Your Shed
4
General Shed Construction Primer
9
The Basic 8x10 Shed
47
Copyright

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Sheds: The Do-It-Yourself Guide
David Stiles
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Common terms and phrases

12 feet 1X6 FASCIA 2½-inch 2x4 CCA 2x4 studs allow aluminum asphalt shingles attach Basic 8x10 Shed battens beams bird's-mouth boards bolts bottom plate CAULK CDX plywood cedar 10 feet cedar shingles clerestory collar tie concrete construction corner posts cupola curb David Stiles deck screws diagonal door East Hampton eaves exterior plywood FASCIA TRIM Figure FLASHING floor frame floor joists foundation front GABLE FASCIA GABLE TRIM galvanized ground hinges hole HOMASOTE inside Install interior Japanese Boat Shed knee braces lap joints latch logs lumber mark mortise and tenon MUNTIN notches offset stakes overlapping panels pieces pine Plexiglas poles posthole pressure-treated purlins RABBET rafters rake rear posts REBAR ridge ridgepole ROOF FRAMING Saltbox Shed plan sheet shelf shiplapped cedar side sill skylight slope SOFFIT square Step-by-Step Instructions sure table saw TAR PAPER timber framing top plate TRACK trusses WALL FRAMING window wood WOOD SHINGLES

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About the author (1998)

David Stiles is a designer'/builder and together, with his wife Jeanie, has authored fifteen books, including Sheds: The Do-It-Yourself Guide, Revised Edition (Firefly 1998), The Treehouse Book (which won the ALA Notable Children's Book Award), and Playhouses You Can Build (Firefly 1999). A graduate of the Pratt Institute and the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy, David is the winner of two awards from the New York Planning Commission for his designs for The Playground for All Children. David and Jeanie's articles have appeared in several magazines and newspapers including House Beautiful, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living, Home Mechanix, Rebecca's Gardens, and The New York Times. They have appeared on numerous television programs, including Lifetime Television Our Home and the Discovery Channel's Home Matters shows. They divide their time between New York City and East Hampton, N.Y. where they live in a barn which they renovated themselves.

Bibliographic information

TitleSheds: The Do-it-yourself Guide for Backyard Builders
Illustrated byDavid R. Stiles
Edition2, illustrated, revised
PublisherFirefly Books, 1998
ISBN1552092925, 9781552092927
Length182 pages
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House & Home / Design & Construction
House & Home / Do-It-Yourself / General
House & Home / Outdoor & Recreational Areas
House & Home / Reference
Technology & Engineering / Construction / Carpentry
  
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