Let's Build this Shed: Step-by-Step Building of a 4x8' Lean-to Shed

Have you ever dreamed of adding a storage shed to the back yard—a place for the lawn mower, the trash barrels, the spreader, the yard tools and maybe some seasonal items that just clutter up the garage? Do you have that creative urge to build something but are afraid that it won't look good or come out right? Or that you may start something and never finish it? Or even that you don't know where to start?A shed is a great place to start. You don't want your first project to be remodeling the bathroom or finishing the basement or even building a piece of furniture. If your building skills are limited to assembling a piece from IKEA or painting a room, take the next step—build a shed. But not just any shed. Build THIS shed. Sheds are a great place to start. Many of your basic carpentry skills are put to use—measuring, leveling, nailing, screwing, cutting, mitering, and don't forget purchasing. If you make mistakes, you can easily correct them. If you nail a stud in the wrong place you can easily pull the nails and move it. If you misalign a row of shingles, the roof is small enough to correct the next row without it showing. The shed doesn't have to be perfectly level or plumb. This book takes you from start to finish. It starts with a full shopping list and estimated cost (in USD) that you can take to your building supplier. The book is then laid out in sections, subsections, numbered steps, and non-numbered comments. Each section has a cut list and/or materials list to get you started. There are no photographs, only illustrations created in Adobe Illustrator and accurate to 1/8". Illustrations are clearer and more reproducible than photos and can be corrected, where photos cannot be. So let's get going. It's not hard. And let's have some fun.