These tips may be helpful to some of you, especially those who have not built anything before. The shed building tutorial provided on alwasely.com website should only be used as a guidance to help you build a shed or a barn of your choice.
The size of the storage shed you plan to build will depend on your specific needs. However, to avoid some of the mistakes that most beginners make prior to starting your shed building project, see tips below:
- Building your shed on a flat surface saves so much time and efforts. If your backyard is slopped, then you may need to use two support columns (i.e. 4-in x 4-in) .
- Wood come in different sizes. For example, a 2-in x 4-in x 8-ft size wood means, 2-inch thick, 4-inch wide and 8-feet long. However, what matters are the actual dimensions. In the example given above, pay attention to the wood specification (Common: 2-in x 4-in x 8-ft; Actual: 1.4687-in x 3.4687-in x 7.9375-ft).
Why actual dimensions matter?
- Great question! It is very important to measure the actual dimensions before starting to cut the wood. That way you know exactly how long each piece of wood should be when constructing the shed building frame.
Determining power tools and materials needed before hand is an excellent idea. Some of you may already have some of the power tools which is great. However, if you need to buy new power tools and obviously the materials needed to complete the shed building project, it may be less expensive to purchase already built shed from your local home improvement center (Lowes, Home Depot, etc.).
If you decide to build it yourself, check out the shed foundation instructions.
