Ultimate Guide to Barns, Sheds and Outbuildings: Plan, Design, Build

Written with the do-it-yourselfer in mind, Barns, Sheds & Outbuildings gives readers the information they need to plan, build, and finish a utility building. This revised and expanded edition presents a variety of buildings, from the simplest garden shed to a huge gambrel dairy barn to a backyard artist's studio. Part One begins with design and planning information to help potential builders locate their building, decide on its design, and decode architectural plans and building codes. Individual chapters detail the basics: building foundations, from simple shed foundations to poured concrete slabs; framing walls and roofs, including long sections on pole buildings and old-fashioned timber-framing techniques; and closing in the framing, including all types of roofing and siding as well as door and window installation. Other chapters cover the basic wiring and plumbing needs of barns, as well as options for interior and exterior finish work. Part Two presents 12 design concepts, with photographs and detail views, of various buildings that readers can build.

John D. Wagner is the award-winning author of eight books, including the Creative Homeowner books House Framing and Drywall. John resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Clayton DeKorne, former editor of Tools of the Trade and The Journal of Light Construction, is a freelance carpenter and writer. Clayton lives in Burlington, Vermont.