Is building a shed your next DIY project? The Hometalk community can guide you as you plan this exciting project. You'll need to consider your space, budget, and materials. We've got the projects to inspire you, the slideshows to get your creativity going, and the video tutorials to give you a run-down of the step-by-step process.
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If you are thinking about building a shed or workshop you can get some great tips from this DIY Doctor project. DIY Doctor offers free help on all aspects of home improvement all over the UK and how to build a shed or workshop is just one of the many thousands of projects we have available. Read on to see how to build your shed properly.
My garage was starting to get cramped so I decided I needed a shed for the lawn/garden equipment.
This custom shed was designed to complement a a 1920s jerkinhead-roofed Florida bungalow with Craftsman and Tudor influences. The owners were exploring ideas to hide a pool pump in the backyard. They decided that our shed styles were the perfect solution for maintaining the historic look of their property, gaining useful space for gardening, and hiding the pool pump.
I've waited long enough for my Garden Shed. I have no place to keep my small garden tools together so I decided to create a Garden Tool Cabinet. It won't be a true cabinet because it will be open, but it will be a home for all my garden tools.
I wanted a greenhouse so we found windows on Craigslist, not quite enough but we already had some smaller ones.
This is our pride and joy. It is our outdoor kitchen that my husband and I built. (yes, he says I am a wonderful helper). Our vision was to have a covered patio area for entertaining and cooking. First picture shows the frame and roof completed. Then the more we looked at it we decided we would like to have a half wall going around the sides and maybe a wood buring fireplace. The blocks came from a local church built here in the 1940s. Man, was it ever a stinker to clean off all the concrete. After we got the old concrete off I took some stain and blotted on the blocks to give the wall a little color. Well, you would think one be happy with what we had. A few night out in the Oklahoma air and we knew that in order to beat the mosquitos, we would need to go to one step further. That step would be screen in the kitchen and add a screen door and it had to have a doggie door! One last detail was added last summer, I dreamed of finishing it off with a porch and honey said ok. So, finally we were done. It has everything one needs to entertain family and friends! Grill, icebox, cable tv, running water. Who could ask for anything more!
We needed storage for our garden tools, etc, so this is what we came up with!
If you are thinking about building a shed or workshop you can get some great tips from this DIY Doctor project. DIY Doctor offers free help on all aspects of home improvement all over the UK and how to build a shed or workshop is just one of the many thousands of projects we have available. Read on to see how to build your shed properly.
My garage was starting to get cramped so I decided I needed a shed for the lawn/garden equipment.
This custom shed was designed to complement a a 1920s jerkinhead-roofed Florida bungalow with Craftsman and Tudor influences. The owners were exploring ideas to hide a pool pump in the backyard. They decided that our shed styles were the perfect solution for maintaining the historic look of their property, gaining useful space for gardening, and hiding the pool pump.
I've waited long enough for my Garden Shed. I have no place to keep my small garden tools together so I decided to create a Garden Tool Cabinet. It won't be a true cabinet because it will be open, but it will be a home for all my garden tools.
I wanted a greenhouse so we found windows on Craigslist, not quite enough but we already had some smaller ones.
This is our pride and joy. It is our outdoor kitchen that my husband and I built. (yes, he says I am a wonderful helper). Our vision was to have a covered patio area for entertaining and cooking. First picture shows the frame and roof completed. Then the more we looked at it we decided we would like to have a half wall going around the sides and maybe a wood buring fireplace. The blocks came from a local church built here in the 1940s. Man, was it ever a stinker to clean off all the concrete. After we got the old concrete off I took some stain and blotted on the blocks to give the wall a little color. Well, you would think one be happy with what we had. A few night out in the Oklahoma air and we knew that in order to beat the mosquitos, we would need to go to one step further. That step would be screen in the kitchen and add a screen door and it had to have a doggie door! One last detail was added last summer, I dreamed of finishing it off with a porch and honey said ok. So, finally we were done. It has everything one needs to entertain family and friends! Grill, icebox, cable tv, running water. Who could ask for anything more!
We needed storage for our garden tools, etc, so this is what we came up with!
Still not sure what kind of shed to build? Check out our slideshows for help.
Many of us have the same problem. We need more storage. Hobby supplies fill our closets, and our clothes get stuffed in drawers. Garden tools, lawnmowers, and camping gear land in the garage. Before we know it, the garage is full and our car is parked in the driveway or on the street.
Many of us have the same problem. We need more storage. Hobby supplies fill our closets, and our clothes get stuffed in drawers. Garden tools, lawnmowers, and camping gear land in the garage. Before we know it, the garage is full and our car is parked in the driveway or on the street.
DIY video tutorials will get you on your way to building your own shed.
My brother needed a greenhouse for his ever growing collection of plants, luckily we had a load of pallet wood and since he's a builder, he managed to recover plenty of wood from a construction site rubbish pile. We had to buy the plastic and the wood for the trusses, so I prefer to call this the half recycled Greenhouse.
Hi all this project is about making a workshop space from scratch!The whole goal of this project was to make a rain free area for my DIY things and to explore miniature architecture projects.
Every little girl should have the playhouse of her dreams. When our daughter turned 3, we wanted to build her just that! Now she has somewhere to make memories that will last a lifetime. You can get the full set of plans, complete with a cut list and detailed instructions, to build your little one something she will never forget.
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Hi all this project is about making a workshop space from scratch!The whole goal of this project was to make a rain free area for my DIY things and to explore miniature architecture projects.
My dream of owning my own she shed has been fulfilled. Hubby, our oldest son, and son in law worked hard and tirelessly to build it in just 2 months. They worked around rain and their own work schedules.
With this weeks hash tag of proudest DIY I'm not sure where I can even start. Over thirty years ago I started building Custom Furniture as a hobby and now it is part of my business revenue. A bit over ten years ago I left the corporate world of Biotechnology and started my own carpentry and remodeling business, this is also about the time I did a 960 foot addition onto my home. For that big project I hired a framing crew to dry it in but did all of the interior my self, insulation, drywall, hardwood flooring, tile, trim electrical, HVAC plumbing etc. It is still a work in progress, but coming along nicely. Looking back a couple of years I started a small 200 sq foot cabin on our acreage in New Mexico. I would think this HAS to be the one. Not only did I design it from scratch, I have done 99% of the building single handed, the 1% comes from my sweetie of one of my girls holding up the other end of a board now and then or helping with a little paint.
So I decided that I needed an area to carry out my projects, and after consulting with the Memsahib it was agreed that I could spend a bit of money and time on a new shed! I loosely used plans from the family handyman but increased the size of the shed and sacrificed a bit of the patio area. This is sited next to my seating/firepit area but was built before that (last xmas) Update to PART 2 http://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/sheds/update-interior-shots-of-mancave-she-shed-as-promised-11929527
What started out as a playhouse my husband and I built for our kids got transformed over the summer into a garden shed for me to tinker in and be close to my garden!
A 35 year career 2nd grade teacher, Barb Kingery from Illinois designed her dream potting shed herself. The potting shed design is an adaptation of plans that were in the 2005 July/August Handyman magazine. Barb purchased the red door at an antique store, and the builder turned it into a Dutch door as well as building the carriage doors. Every item including the brass and crystal chandelier was bought at garage and yard sales driving out in the country hunting for gardening themed items. The interior items cost her around $300.00. She contracted the work that had to be done by any outside labor. Functional in every way this potting shed coverts into a playhouse for grand kids to play school and store when not in use planting the fall bulbs.You can learn more about gardening projects at www.gagasgarden.com.
Hi all this project is about making a workshop space from scratch!The whole goal of this project was to make a rain free area for my DIY things and to explore miniature architecture projects.
My dream of owning my own she shed has been fulfilled. Hubby, our oldest son, and son in law worked hard and tirelessly to build it in just 2 months. They worked around rain and their own work schedules.
With this weeks hash tag of proudest DIY I'm not sure where I can even start. Over thirty years ago I started building Custom Furniture as a hobby and now it is part of my business revenue. A bit over ten years ago I left the corporate world of Biotechnology and started my own carpentry and remodeling business, this is also about the time I did a 960 foot addition onto my home. For that big project I hired a framing crew to dry it in but did all of the interior my self, insulation, drywall, hardwood flooring, tile, trim electrical, HVAC plumbing etc. It is still a work in progress, but coming along nicely. Looking back a couple of years I started a small 200 sq foot cabin on our acreage in New Mexico. I would think this HAS to be the one. Not only did I design it from scratch, I have done 99% of the building single handed, the 1% comes from my sweetie of one of my girls holding up the other end of a board now and then or helping with a little paint.
So I decided that I needed an area to carry out my projects, and after consulting with the Memsahib it was agreed that I could spend a bit of money and time on a new shed! I loosely used plans from the family handyman but increased the size of the shed and sacrificed a bit of the patio area. This is sited next to my seating/firepit area but was built before that (last xmas) Update to PART 2 http://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/sheds/update-interior-shots-of-mancave-she-shed-as-promised-11929527
What started out as a playhouse my husband and I built for our kids got transformed over the summer into a garden shed for me to tinker in and be close to my garden!
A 35 year career 2nd grade teacher, Barb Kingery from Illinois designed her dream potting shed herself. The potting shed design is an adaptation of plans that were in the 2005 July/August Handyman magazine. Barb purchased the red door at an antique store, and the builder turned it into a Dutch door as well as building the carriage doors. Every item including the brass and crystal chandelier was bought at garage and yard sales driving out in the country hunting for gardening themed items. The interior items cost her around $300.00. She contracted the work that had to be done by any outside labor. Functional in every way this potting shed coverts into a playhouse for grand kids to play school and store when not in use planting the fall bulbs.You can learn more about gardening projects at www.gagasgarden.com.
Our shed-building discussion boards are a great place to get help for your project.
I am extremely limited on space in my house and need to move the washer/dryer and water heater to the shed that is attached to my screened in back porch. Has anyone done this and if so what did you do to prevent the water pipes from freezing in the winter. I plan to use pex and the shed is insulated and underpinned. I can also use a thermostat heater in it in the cold periods of winter.
It sounds crazy but only one corner of the shed is on the ground.If I try to put anything around it to cover it up it still will not be the same height.We we told by the company that they had to add 16" to level it.It is a 12X20 shed so it sticks out like a sore thumb.We also don't want animals to be able to get under it.Excuse our yard it is a work in progress. We tore off our deck, pulled out bushes and had a tree cut down.Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
Hi, I'm a senior on a fixed income and hoped to be able to bring in money to pay my space rent in my senior mobile home park without giving up my privacy and needing to share my main home. I have a barn style 10'x10' shed that I thought would work for someone needing a cheap place to live. I planned to add a door to the guest bathroom from my California room (which has a separate entrance.) I live in San Diego while the weather is mild it can get down to 42 at night in the winters at times. If someone has ideas that would work for free materials to use for insulation as well as room set up it would really help me. One idea I had was to get larger sheets of cardboard from Costco staple gun them between the wood and to try to find free packing peanuts to pour inside. then painting the cardboard a cream color to make it appear more spacious. There is a built in bookshelf I thought could be turned into a closet. Please pardon the mess in the pictures. I haven't had time yet to clear out the space. thanks
Here is a collection of new projects in the world of DIY shed building.
I needed a place to keep my seeds and gardening tools. We didn’t have a lot of money for the project. A friend offered us some larger pallets and that’s when it took off! We had to go with the flow. It was on a slope, we had no plans and we were trying to do it as cheap as possible!
I've been in the process of building a small 200 sq foot off grid cabin on our land in Northern New Mexico for some time now and earlier this week made some advances in the comfort and esthetic departments. http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/building-a-tiny-off-grid-cabin-in-new-mexico/ Our cabin is completely off grid and we use a home made sawdust composting toilet, being a guy I'm a bit more flexible in my needs...my sweetie and my two young daughters however insisted on a bit more refinement. Our cabin has a small closet area that can and has housed the "sawduster". The females however insisted on a bit more privacy. It was easy to locate this sawduster into the woodshed and it served us well there for a year or more but the fact that the woodshed was quickly built from scraps left over from the cabin build it is not entirely secure when it comes to small furry local neighbors of the chipmunk and misc. rodent nature. These local residents loved it as well, for their living and elimination needs. This proved to be unacceptable to the females in my life...so plan B went in to effect. Earlier this week during on our visit I began construction on the woodshed addition that will be the new and improved bathroom. With a pile of new dedicated lumber and building materials a few hours each day have provided a more secure structure. This first step resulted in a dried in chippy proof location...on our next visit I will get the windows in and install a small PV lighting system...future visits will cover the tile work, T & G interior siding, Exterior lap siding etc. But for now it is a big improvement. Another bonus for this trip was the addition of some crushed stone to keep the mud down when the rains and snow arrive.
When we moved to our house on November, 4 years ago, found an old shed out of place. It was attached to the house, in front of a bedroom and bathroom windows! During the Winter months the whole family worked in the proyect of fixing this issue and when the weather wormed up in early Spring we transformed that space in one of our favorite places in the house.
Every little girl should have the playhouse of her dreams. When our daughter turned 3, we wanted to build her just that! Now she has somewhere to make memories that will last a lifetime. You can get the full set of plans, complete with a cut list and detailed instructions, to build your little one something she will never forget.
My husband built my She shed last spring. It's 12x12. 144 sq ft. I use it to just go relax in and I also do some crafting in there. I love it.
I wanted a workshop of my own to do my furniture and woodworking projects. We decided to built one ourselves - my husband is pretty handy!
I needed a place to keep my seeds and gardening tools. We didn’t have a lot of money for the project. A friend offered us some larger pallets and that’s when it took off! We had to go with the flow. It was on a slope, we had no plans and we were trying to do it as cheap as possible!
I've been in the process of building a small 200 sq foot off grid cabin on our land in Northern New Mexico for some time now and earlier this week made some advances in the comfort and esthetic departments. http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/building-a-tiny-off-grid-cabin-in-new-mexico/ Our cabin is completely off grid and we use a home made sawdust composting toilet, being a guy I'm a bit more flexible in my needs...my sweetie and my two young daughters however insisted on a bit more refinement. Our cabin has a small closet area that can and has housed the "sawduster". The females however insisted on a bit more privacy. It was easy to locate this sawduster into the woodshed and it served us well there for a year or more but the fact that the woodshed was quickly built from scraps left over from the cabin build it is not entirely secure when it comes to small furry local neighbors of the chipmunk and misc. rodent nature. These local residents loved it as well, for their living and elimination needs. This proved to be unacceptable to the females in my life...so plan B went in to effect. Earlier this week during on our visit I began construction on the woodshed addition that will be the new and improved bathroom. With a pile of new dedicated lumber and building materials a few hours each day have provided a more secure structure. This first step resulted in a dried in chippy proof location...on our next visit I will get the windows in and install a small PV lighting system...future visits will cover the tile work, T & G interior siding, Exterior lap siding etc. But for now it is a big improvement. Another bonus for this trip was the addition of some crushed stone to keep the mud down when the rains and snow arrive.
When we moved to our house on November, 4 years ago, found an old shed out of place. It was attached to the house, in front of a bedroom and bathroom windows! During the Winter months the whole family worked in the proyect of fixing this issue and when the weather wormed up in early Spring we transformed that space in one of our favorite places in the house.
Every little girl should have the playhouse of her dreams. When our daughter turned 3, we wanted to build her just that! Now she has somewhere to make memories that will last a lifetime. You can get the full set of plans, complete with a cut list and detailed instructions, to build your little one something she will never forget.
My husband built my She shed last spring. It's 12x12. 144 sq ft. I use it to just go relax in and I also do some crafting in there. I love it.
I wanted a workshop of my own to do my furniture and woodworking projects. We decided to built one ourselves - my husband is pretty handy!
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