Garden Shed Plans – Woodworking projects

Nov 152011

Garden Shed Plans

If you are looking for garden shed plans or indeed any type of shed plans you have indeed come to the right place. This website is all about the humble garden shed and the best place to source garden shed plans, which just happens to be in my opinion ‘My Shed Plans’. This is en ebook, or information book that you can download immediately and which has over 12,000! shed plans and other woodworking projects to choose from.

Only garden shed plans?

Definitely not. As mentioned earlier, this information pack includes a huge diversity of not only shed plans, but plans for chairs, steps, garages, workshops, dog kennels, decking, fencing, planters …the list seems endless! Indeed garden shed plans are only a part of this extensive list of projects for around the home and garden.

Shed Plans – do I need them?

The short answer is – most definitely! The old adage comes to mind, with a new twist…Failing to plan is planning to fail. I am a joiner and have been in the building trade for over 30 years, I can say with painful experience that unless you have built many garden sheds before now and so are some kind of an expert, a shed plan is absolutely essential to a successful project such as building a garden shed. At the end of the day you want something that you can be proud of and that is ‘fit for purpose’. No use at all if it looks fine but at the end of the day collapses at the first sign of bad weather, or as soon as someone slams the door shut !

Thinking ahead – Garden shed plans

A very good reason why you should start with a reliable set of shed plans before building your garden shed or garage or whatever, is simple economics. In this ‘austerity age’ that we live in we are all trying to make our limited funds stretch out just that bit further. There is no cash to throw away on projects that don’t work out. Buying a good set of shed plans such as you have with My Shed Plans ebook, can save you a bundle of cash in the long term, and here’s why..

Stops you from throwing away your money ! Yes that’s right. I have seen many projects where the builder has totally underestimated the amount of timber it would take for a project such as a garden shed, because they have not understood the simple things like the lengths the timber is supplied in. For instance, don’t plan to build a shed that is nine foot long when the timber merchant supplies timber in lengths of eight foot ten inches. The result is that you will have a wasted length of about 16 inches, which when multiplied by the amount of lengths needed ends up costing you a packet !

Following a guide such as My Shed Plans can stop you with ending up with a whole load of timber that is not long enough to be re-used, which means you end up throwing it away. You might as well be throwing your money into the fire!

Shed Plans – Foundation work

Apart from the appearance of the garden shed or whatever you are considering

building, there is one other thing that is fundamental to a successful building project, and that is the foundations. Sounds simple I know, but you would be amazed how many projects have literally collapsed because the foundation has not received due consideration in the planning stage. Yes even the humble garden shed needs a proper foundation and unless you are familiar with this particular work, then Good easy to follow shed plans such as the ones My Shed Plans has to offer, is absolutely essential. This ebook not only provides the essential plans you need to construct a beautiful building, but also provides blueprints and easy to follow plans for every stage of the construction – including of course the foundation.

Easy To Follow building Plans

One of the truly great things about My Shed Plans, is that they are laid out in such a way that both the amateur DIY individual and the professional carpenter can follow them. With plenty of diagrams and pictures to back-up the written word, these shed plans inspire you to build something that you will be really proud of. Even a tree house for the kids is not out of the picture for this shed plans information pack.

Save time with – ‘My Shed Plans’

There a great video on the official My Shed Plans homepage that shows two guys building a complete 12 x 10 shed in just 33 minutes. Fair enough, they had all the mod-cons such as nail guns at their disposal. However would you not be more than happy if you could spend a full day, but at the end of it had something that you could be proud of ? I know I would, heck even a couple of days is fine if you produce a good result at the end of it.

As for myself, I know that I will never need to search the internet again for a suitable garden shed plan or even a plan to build a good timber garage, all the information I will ever need is right here in the My Shed Plans ebook.

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Nov 152011

Ignore Shed plans at your Peril !

As mentioned in another post, to fail to plan is in fact planning to fail, and even if shed plans come into that category. As with all things in life where we want to bask in some kind of a success story, we must plan ahead. If you have an exceptional imagination then you can sometimes plan the whole thing out in your head, most of us mere mortals however have to resort to having it all written down on paper (or the pc these days) before we can go ahead with the project with any confidence of success. Being a builder I know how fraught with problems it can be if you proceed with a project without knowing clearly what the finished result is meant to be. It is no different when building a storage shed and shed plans are just like any other building plans – except perhaps in their simplicity.

Shed Plans – First Lesson

Study the plan carefully BEFORE you begin any building work. Most guys (and I’m guilty) when they get a box of tricks to be assembled simply rip open the box, scatter the goods around the floor, and then proceed to begin construction…you know where this is going right Only after disaster and a few shouting matches do they resort to reading the instructions. Oddly enough the article by then may be damaged beyond repair! Shed plans are just like any other plans when it comes to constructing or putting together something, if you don’t read them they will do you no good whatsoever. So learn from this, when you are building a storage shed or garden shed make sure first of all that you are following a shed plan and secondly that you take time to read it thoroughly before construction begins.

Be sure the Shed Plans are reliable!

Yes I know it sounds like common sense, but be sure that the shed plans you are following are in fact good plans. Has the supplier of the shed plan blueprints got ‘form’ in building sheds or garages, or do you know of some-one who has followed their advice and successfully built a Garden shed for instance? The ebook connected to this blog for instance – My Shed Plans – has a huge number of

satisfied customers willing to testify as to the Shed plans authenticity and reliability when it comes to building a storage shed that will not fall down in the first storm that comes along!

You want to be sure that the supplier of your shed plan, just like the supplier of the physical timber etc needed, is supplying you with a product that is fit for purpose and that in fact is ‘bringing to the table’ a plan that can be relied on throughout the construction process.

After reading the shed plan – the construction process.

Ok, so you’ve bought and studied the shed plans and are now anxious to get on with the build ! Yes that’s understandable, but there are a few other things to take into account. Fortunately My Shed Plans has a routine all worked out following simple steps that make sure your project will be a huge success. No need to be daunted by the scale of the potential job because whether it is a small garden shed, a huge storage shed or indeed a double garage, My Shed Plans has it covered and lays it out in plain English with loads of pictures just how to proceed.

Shed Plans – Planning material delivery

Again an obvious discipline but one that is so often overlooked, is to be sure that you have an area for delivery all sorted out. Make sure that this is not the same area as the construction site ! Yes you can be sure that this happens more often than you would think when it comes to shed plans or any planning project. I’ve often had to remove tons of material from the site before I can even start the project. This is because the plans have not been followed to the letter and the construction materials end up being a major hold-up.

Place construction materials not only in the right spot, but also in the right order so that the material you want to use first is at the top of the pile – common sense storage shed planning.

Final Words – on My Shed Plans

There are loads of plans and blueprints out there it’s true when it comes to any construction projects let alone shed plans. However, how reliable are they and do they have a no-nonsense money back guarantee? My Shed Plans ebook comes with all of the above – and then some! Filled with ALL the information you need to complete a successful project that you can be proud of.

The sheer number of projects it includes simply blows the mind and covers not only shed plans but indeed plans for just about any form of garden or home construction that you care to think about.