Sheds: The Do-It-Yourself Guide for Backyard Builders by David Stiles

Sheds: The Do-It-Yourself Guide for Backyard Builders by David Stiles

Easy-to-follow shed designs with loads of color examples.

The new edition of this classic do-it-yourself guide for backyard builders now contains more material and photographs than ever.

Sheds helps the do-it-yourself builder think through all the issues involved in designing and building a shed: intended use, size, cost, placement, degree of construction difficulty, and much more. Following a chapter on construction basics, the authors preview each step of building a beautiful and useful shed -- from foundation to cupola, and everything in between.

Sheds contains:

• Material lists
• Cost estimates
• Step-by-step illustrations
• New tips and hints
• Detailed instructions
• Schedules
• 16 pages of color.

Packed with detailed illustrations, plans and commonsense advice, this new edition of the classic book on building a shed is like having a professional carpenter beside you, making the project easy to control and successful.

[Review of earlier edition: ] It would be great to see what the Stiles' own backyard looks like, since they're the prolific authors of several books on building playhouses, treehouses, sheds, etc--About.com: Pool and Patio (01/01/2009) [Review of earlier edition: ] Covers all project parts from the foundation to the crowning cupola with everything in between.--Joy Kraft"Cincinnati Enquirer" (04/28/2007) [Review of earlier edition: ] You'll get the materials lists, estimated costs, and step-by-step, illustrated instructions to build a truly attractive outbuilding for gardening, storage and more.--From House to Home (06/01/2007) [Review of earlier edition: ] Even if it's never before occurred to you to build [a shed], reading this book may provide a sudden rush of inspiration.--Carolyn Leitch"Globe and Mail" (08/24/2007) [Review of earlier edition: ] Procrastinate no more: Sheds: The Do-It-Yourself Guide for Backyard Builders will get you fired up and hammering before you're even back from a lumber-shopping spree.--Shari Kulha"National Post" (06/13/2013) [Review of earlier edition: ] Step-by-step advice on planning and building sheds ... along with dozens of hand-drawn illustrations, safety tips, advice on tools and materials and a labor schedule.-- (04/08/2007)

How to Build Treehouses, Huts, and Forts (Lyons Press) is another book by David Stiles. He and his wife, Jeanie Stiles, have written twenty-one books on construction projects, all of which have won awards. NBC's The Today Show, HGTV, and the Discovery Channel are among their many television appearances. Stiles Designs can be found at stilesdesigns.com.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780228102465
ISBN 10	0228102464
Title	Sheds: The Do-It-Yourself Guide for Backyard Builders
Author	David Stiles
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Firefly Books Ltd
Year published	2020-04-27
Number of pages	240
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.