Storage Shed Plans Guide
The rental storage business is booming. Why is that? It seems like everyone has extra “stuff” lying… [more]
Wooden Skid Foundation
A wooden skid foundation is very simple. It’s two or more treated wood beams or landscape timbers set… [more]
Storage Shed Foundation
Your storage shed foundation provides a level, stable structure to build upon and protects the building… [more]
Shed Building Materials
The shed building materials used for outdoor buildings is most commonly lumber or wood. The type of wood… [more]
Choosing a Site For Your Shed
The thing to consider when choosing a site for your shed is at your local building and zoning departments.… [more]
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Storage Shed Plans Guide
The rental storage business is booming. Why is that? It seems like everyone has extra “stuff” lying around. What do you do with that stuff? Some people just let it piled up, and it ends up taking away valuable space. If you’re like me you like to have things somewhat organized. Think about it; do you want to pay someone else a monthly storage container rental fee to store those things, or would you rather invest a little money up front, and build your own shed? The word “storage” … [Read More...]
Wooden Skid Foundation
A wooden skid foundation is very simple. It’s two or more treated wood beams or landscape timbers set on a bed of gravel. The gravel provides a flat, stable surface that has good drainage which helps to keep the timbers dry. Once the skids are set, the floor frame is built on top of them and is nailed to the skids to keep everything in place. Building a skid foundation is just a matter of firstly preparing the gravel base, then cutting, setting, and leveling the timbers. The timbers you … [Read More...]
Storage Shed Foundation
Your storage shed foundation provides a level, stable structure to build upon and protects the building from moisture and erosion. So when considering which storage shed plans you are going to use to build your shed, the first thing to consider is the foundation. In following posts we will be looking at how to build five of the most common types of shed foundations. All but the concrete pier foundation are built on top of the ground and can lower and rise a few inches during seasonal freezing … [Read More...]
Shed Building Materials
The shed building materials used for outdoor buildings is most commonly lumber or wood. The type of wood used is pine or related softwoods or cedar. These are naturally rot resistant and are generally less expensive than most other rot resistant woods. For pine to be rot resistant, it must be pressure treated, with a chemical mixture called Chromated Copper Arsenate. Pressure treated lumber is cheaper than cedar, but it's not as good looking, so you may want to use it only in areas where … [Read More...]
Choosing a Site For Your Shed
The thing to consider when choosing a site for your shed is at your local building and zoning departments. It’s very important to find out if your storage shed will be allowed by zoning regulations and what specific restrictions apply to your property or location. For example, zoning laws govern such things as the size and height of the shed and the percentage of your property it occupies, it’s location, and position relative to your house, neighboring properties and so on. On the … [Read More...]
