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Backyard Shed and Barn GuideSo yeah, I've been running this little do-it-yourself sheds and barns website since 1999, and it's taken me all that time to write something more about the topic: The Backyard Shed and Barn Guide. This downloadable PDF report will get you started on the right track to building your own backyard shed or barn. It comes complete with excellent plans for building three different pole-framed sheds (from 10'x14' through 10'x22'), as well as a beautiful 22'x22' pole barn. You can read more about the The Backyard Shed and Barn Guide here. |
Blokes and Sheds
Mark Thomson
Paperback
- 122 pages (January 1998) Harpercollins Australia
Review: While I've read a bunch of books about sheds, I've never truly enjoyed reading any more than "Blokes and Sheds". This brilliant and witty collection of stories and photographs of Australian shed owners provides a rare glimpse into the mysterious world of Oz-style backyard sheds. Just what do these guys do in their sheds, anyway?
"Blokes and Sheds" has been a best-seller in Australia, having gone through a whopping ten printings since the mid-nineties. It's easy to see why. It's a fun read, whether you're swinging in the hammock or lounging in a lawn chair in your own shed. No matter if you've built your shed from scratch or from a kit, you need to check out this unique book.
American Country
Building Design:
Rediscovered Plans for 19Th-Century Farmhouses, Cottages, Landscapes,
Barns, Carriage Houses & Outbuildings
by Donald J. Berg
Paperback
- 160 pages (October 1997) Sterling Publications
Barns and Backbuildings:
Designs for Barns, Carriage Houses, Stables, Garages & Sheds
with Sources for Building Plans, Books, Timer Frames, Kits, Hardware,
Cupolas & Weather Vanes
by Donald J. Berg (Editor)
Paperback
- 96 pages 1 edition (August 1998) Donald J Berg
Review:
This best-selling sourcebook provides information about barn
and backbuilding plans from a variety of firms. Renderings and
floorplans are just the start. You'll find sources for everything
from unique hardware through weathervanes and cupolas. Sections
on siting and plan selection offer excellent insight. A great
way to browse for shed and barn stuff off-line.
Barns, Sheds &
Outbuildings:
Placement, Design and Construction
by Byron D. Halstead (Editor), Castle Freeman
Paperback
- 240 pages (January 1995) Alan C Hood & Co
Building a Multi-Use
Barn:
For Garage, Animals, Workshop, Studio
by John D. Wagner
Paperback
- 224 pages (July 1994) Williamson Publishing
Building Backyard
Structures: Sheds, Barns, Bins, Gazebos & Other Outdoor Construction
by Paul Levine, Tom Bengal, Dan Thornton (Contributor)
Paperback
- 192 pages (May 1997) Sterling Publications
Building Small Barns,
Sheds and Shelters
by Monte Burch, Fred Stetson (Editor)
Paperback
- 248 pages (December 1982) Storey Books
Complete Plans for
Building Horse Barns Big and Small
by Nancy W. Ambrosiano, Mary F. Harcourt (Contributor)
Hardcover
- 240 pages 2nd edition (May 1997) Breakthrough Pub
Gardener's Solar
Greenhouse : How to Build and Use a Solar Greenhouse for Year-Round
Gardening
by Ray Wolf
Review: With 40 pages of plans, this book explains how to build a "partially submerged" solar greenhouse. Includes comprehensive details on siting, foundations, and even recipies. Please note that this book is out of print and is very difficult to find.
Great Garages, Sheds
& Outdoor Buildings: 101 Projects You Can Build
by Connie Brown
Paperback - 96 pages (September 1996) Home Planners
How to Build Small
Barns & Outbuildings
by Monte Burch, Ben Watson (Editor)
Paperback
- 280 pages (August 1992) Storey Books
How to Design &
Build Sheds
by Paul Ehrlich, Robert J. Beckstrom (Editor), Sally W. Smith
(Illustrator)
Paperback
- (December 1996) 96 pages
Outdoor Shelter Plans:
Overheads, Sheds and Gazebos
by Roger S. Grizzle, Ortho Books, Gretchen Jacobson, Ron Hildebrand
(Illustrator), Gretchen Jacobsen (Editor)
Paperback
- 112 pages (May 1993) Ortho Books
Sheds & Garages
by Sunset Books (Editor)
Paperback
- 128 pages (August 1996) Sunset Pub Co
Sheds: The Do-It-Yourself
Guide for Backyard Builders
by David Stiles
Paperback
- 142 pages (May 1993) Camden House Pub
Small Barn Plans
by Craig Wallin
Paperback
- 152 pages (2002) Homestead Design
NEW REVIEW: Chock full of good stuff. Twelve barn designs with floor plans elevations, cross-sections, floor and roof framing plans, and structural details. Sizes from 300 sq.ft to 36 x 36. Written for the owner-builder.
Storage Sheds (Quick
Guide)
by Jim Barrett
Paperback
- 80 pages (May 1994) Creative Homeowner Press
pole building ...
Low-Cost Pole Building
Construction
by Doug. Merrilees, Ralph Wolfe, E. Loveday
Paperback
- 192 pages Revised edition (June 1980) Storey Books
Monte Burch's Pole
Building Projects:
Over 25 Low-Cost Plans
by Monte Burch
Paperback
- 208 pages (September 1993) Storey Books
Practical Pole Building
Construction:
With Plans for Barns, Cabins, & Outbuildings
by Leigh Seddon, Susan Williamson (Editor)
Paperback
- 186 pages (July 1985) Williamson Publishing
post and beam and timber framing ...
Build a Classic Timber-Framed
House:
Planning and Design, Traditional Materials, Affordable Methods
by Jack A. Sobon
Paperback
- 208 pages (February 1994) Storey Books
Building the Timber
Frame House:
The Revival of a Forgotten Craft
by Tedd Benson, James Gruber (Contributor), Jamie Page (Illustrator)
Paperback
Reprint edition (March 1986) Scribner
The Craft of Modular
Post & Beam:
Building Log and Timber Homes Affordably
by James Mitchell
Paperback
(December 1997) Hartley & Marks
Notches of All Kinds:
A Book of Timber Joinery
by B. Allan MacKie, Allan MacKie, B. Allen MacKie
Paperback
Rei edition (March 1997) Log House Pub Co Ltd;
Timber Frame Construction:
All About Post-And-Beam Building
by Jack Sobon, Roger Schroeder
Paperback
- 208 pages (June 1984) Storey Books
Timber-Frame Home:
Design, Construction, Finishing
by
Tedd Benson
Hardcover
- 234 pages 2nd edition (May 1997) Taunton Press
Wood and Wood Joints:
Building Traditions of Europe and Japan
by Klaus Zwerger
Hardcover
- 248 pages (May 1997) Birkhauser (Architectural)
roll around in the dirt ...
The Potting Shed
(Smith & Hawken)
by Linda Joan Smith, Hugh Palmer (Photographer)
and yeah ...
Walden
by Henry David Thoreau
Hardcover
- 307 pages Rep edition (January 998) Konemann