Review\nComplementing the step-by-step instructions, materials needed and plans are lots of illustrations along with some colour photographs... While I haven't made any decisions yet regarding a shed in my future, I am enjoying perusing the pages in this book and discovering sheds - and features of sheds - that look promising. -- Glenn Perrett ― Toronto.com Published On: 2021-04-29\n[Review of earlier edition:] Covers all project parts from the foundation to the crowning cupola with everything in between. -- Joy Kraft ― Cincinnati Enquirer Published On: 2007-04-28\n[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 Published On: 2007-08-24\n[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 Published On: 2013-06-13\n[Review of earlier edition:] Step-by-step advice on planning and building shed, from a simple home for tools to an elaborate Japanese boat shed with a veranda. ― Staten Island Advance Published On: 2007-04-05\n[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. ― The Modesto Bee Published On: 2007-04-08\nThe humble, and not so humble, shed is one of the most convenient ways of expanding the area of the home. The authors have again revised, updated and expanded their guide in this 4th edition. Most Highly Recommended ― Fire Reviews Published On: 2021-01-25\nProcrastinate 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. 
--National Post 
Even if it's never before occurred to you to build [a shed], reading this book may provide a sudden rush of inspiration. 
--Globe and Mail 
The fourth edition of this classic guide is expanded and updated to include 23 sheds to suit all needs and tastes. It covers all of the issues, from design principles, obtaining permits and safety to basic construction skills, precise explanations of what to buy, how to cut it, where it goes, what to do if it goes wrong and more. By following the book carefully with patience and care, even inexperienced DIY builders can succeed. 
The how-to section is heavily illustrated with plans, assembly cutaway drawings, specifications and finished sheds. The projects list materials, tools, a daily schedule and step-by-step directions. A primer on construction covers framing, foundations, roofing, insulation, windows and more. The designs are based on a basic 8x10 shed. 
In addition to the new designs are the basic sheds (e.g., gardening, firewood), and the more elaborate ones like the Irish Garden Shed, Japanese Boat Shed, a shed on posts and special-use sheds like a pool shed and a wood shed. The authors help the DIY builder think through all of the issues involved in the project, including intended use, size, cost, placement, degree of difficulty and much more. 
This new edition will inspire homeowners to create the ideal functional addition to their property. It will help them decide on the right plan, finesse it for their needs and tastes, shop for materials, organize their time, and put together their one-of-a-kind shed.

Sheds: The Do-It-Yourself Guide for Backyard Builders

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Stiles, Jeanie

Stiles, David

Gardening & Landscape Design

Firefly Books

Describes and illustrates with drawings and photographs complete instructions for creating functional juvenile furniture, featuring fifteen basic projects designed, built, and tested for safety and durability

EASY-TO-MAKE CHILDREN'S FURNIT

Home Improvement & Design

Pantheon

Tree houses capture the imagination of the child in all of us, and they have never been more popular than they are today. This inspirational yet thoroughly practical guide shows even the most inexperienced weekend carpenter how to design and build a lifetime of memories for the entire family. With more than 200,000 copies of their popular Weekend Project Books sold, David and Jeanie Stiles have become America's First Couple of do-it-yourself woodworking. In Tree Houses You Can Actually Build, they explain basic building procedures through clear, simple instructions and non-technical line drawings that illustrate every step of the project, from the earliest sketches to the final cedar shingle. The authors outline five basic designs that can be adapted to virtually any set of conditions, and throughout the book, they emphasize safety for both adults and children. In addition to line drawings, the book contains a section of full-color photographs highlighting a variety of tree house projects, plus helpful building tips based on interviews with their owners.

Tree Houses You Can Actually Build: A Weekend Project Book (Weekend Project Book Series)

Stiles, Jeanie Trusty

Reference

Mariner Books

A dreamer's handbook for kids―and parents―offering practical results
All kids love the idea of a hideaway―a place that is theirs, no parents allowed. But how on earth can they actually build one? In Forts for Kids, an inspirational yet practical guide, David Stiles, the most trusted authority on DIY building projects, shows them how.
Assuming no previous experience from the fort builder, the book starts with the basics for kids and their parents: how to buy wood, and essential skills such as sawing and nailing. It includes a brief history of forts and more than twenty projects ranging from the simple (a blanket and umbrella fort) to the more challenging (a stockade fort). The book even includes forts made of snow, sand, or branches. An accessories section features projects that can be made in just a few hours, such as a slide, swing, catapult, periscope, cannon, and water balloon launcher.

Forts for Kids

Children's Books

LYONS PRESS+

This guide to building a shed covers the issues involved in design such as use, size, cost, placement and difficulty in the introduction. It then describes the construction of a simple 8 x 10 foot shed from the foundations to the roof. The core section includes a materials list, step-by-step illustrated instructions and a working schedule, as well as new information on timber framing and, should the need arise, moving the shed to an alternative location. Special-use sheds are also included, with designs for a pool shed, a smaller garden tool shed, firewood shed, potting shed and a boat shed.

Sheds : The Do-It-Yourself Guide

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Stobart Davies Ltd.

Shed the illusion that the building in you're your in which tools and backyard equipment are stored must be, by definition, a boring and ugly necessity. The revised and expanded edition of Sheds contains absolutely everything you need to know to design, build and enjoy the ultimate backyard shed. 
 Award-winning designer David Stiles helps you think through the issues involved in shed design, such as use, cost, placement and "degree of difficulty." Following a chapter on construction basics, he guides you through each step of building a simple 8 x 10-foot shed -- from foundation to cupola and everything in between. This core chapter includes a material list, step-by-step illustrated instructions and a daily labor schedule, as well as new information on timber framing and moving your shed to a different location. 
 The book then presents several basic sheds, along with a number of more complex special-use sheds, including a pool shed, an Irish garden shed, even a Japanese boat shed. The all-new storage shed on posts allows you to situate your building of a slope. 
 Packed with detailed illustrations, plans, commonsense advice and an inspiring selection of color photographs, Sheds is like having a consultant at your side as you work. Whether you are an average amateur builder or an ambitious expert, this book has something for you.

Crafts & Hobbies

Camden House Pub

Remember the handcrafted mischief of the gangs on The Little Rascals, Gilligan's Island, and The Swiss Family Robinson? This cleverness is back in the old-fashioned fun of Treehouses and Other Cool Stuff You Can Build. Imagine building an old-fashioned go-cart, an A-frame treehouse, a portable lemonade stand, a seesaw, a scooter skateboard, a tub fiddle, and even the ultimate in entertainment-an erupting volcano. Also included is a useful section on carpentry tips and tools such as: Sawhorse, Saw Guide and Crosscutting, Ripping Wood, Pilot Holes and Drilling Screws, Toolbox. Author bios David and Jeanie Stiles have been writing "how-to" books together for the past twelve years. Most recently, the couple built a treehouse on The Today Show in Rockefeller Center in New York. They divide their time between New York City and East Hampton, where they live in a renovated barn.

Treehouses and other Cool Stuff: 50 Projects You Can Build

Gibbs-Smith

Live large by building small! Do you daydream about downsizing your living space? Or perhaps you long for a more eco-friendly and sustainable way of life. The tiny house movement continues to gain popularity as more and more people look to simplify their lives and reconnect with nature. Building Small is your key to joining the tiny house revolution with designs for homes as well as a range of backyard buildings including workspaces and sheds. There's tons of practical how-to construction advice including best practices, common pitfalls and tips for the do-it-yourself carpenter. Within these pages you'll find: • Complete plans for seven tiny houses • Strategies for outfitting your tiny house with lighting, water, heating and waste removal • Ideas for floor layout and interior design • Success stories and inspirational photos of tiny homes Whether you're considering a timber-framed cottage or a modular cube-style home, Building Small offers a wide range of approaches for planning and building your small structure.

Building Small: Sustainable Designs for Tiny Houses & Backyard Buildings

Popular Woodworking Books

A treehouse is a wonderful idea, but how in the name of creation do you actually build one? In this delightfully illustrated handbook, David Stiles, the unofficial world grandmaster of the treehouse, shows how. Not assuming anything about the treehouse builder, Stiles starts with the basics: how to nail, how to buy wood, what kind of screws and nails to use. Then it's on to an A-frame design so simple that it can be built in a weekend out of four sheets of plywood, followed by lean-tos, a tree hut, and a Tarzan-style jungle hideaway. There are also forts of every description, including a 21-foot-tall lookout tower modeled on one George Washington built to keep an eye on the redcoats. Stiles also adds a design for a snowball catapult, an igloo and even a Nerf-loaded cannon. Written for children, with an adult peeking over their shoulder, Stiles's TREEHOUSES, HUTS, &amp; FORTS is a dreamer's handbook, offering practical results.

How to Build Treehouses, Huts and Forts

Build your own treehouses, swing sets, skate ramps, Ninja courses, and more! Kids and families of all ages are rediscovering the great outdoors, including their own backyards. It is more important than ever to be able to entertain our kids at home, teach them about nature, and give them a great time building, exercising, staying in shape, and working together. All of these actions help foster independence, confidence, and growth. In Do-It-Yourself Backyard Playgrounds, authors Jean and David Stiles offer user-friendly plans (all hand-drawn by David) and step-by-step instructions to help you build something great in your own backyard. They offer a range of easy, timeless projects that can be made in an afternoon--trolley ride, treasure chest, circle swing, lemonade stand--alongside more ambitious projects, like the warped wall and treehouse. Learn how to build a complete Ninja adventure course and see how the treehouse can double as a home base for the adventure course that radiates from it! &nbsp; The book includes photos of projects (during construction and completed), and explanatory step-by-step illustrations.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Backyard Playgrounds: Build Amazing Treehouses, Ninja Projects, Obstacle Courses, and More!

Skyhorse

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Sheds: The Do-It-Yourself Guide for Backyard Builders

EASY-TO-MAKE CHILDREN'S FURNIT

Tree Houses You Can Actually Build: A Weekend Project Book (Weekend Project Book Series)

Forts for Kids

Sheds : The Do-It-Yourself Guide

Sheds: The Do-It-Yourself Guide for Backyard Builders

Treehouses and other Cool Stuff: 50 Projects You Can Build

Building Small: Sustainable Designs for Tiny Houses & Backyard Buildings

How to Build Treehouses, Huts and Forts

Backyard Playgrounds: Build Amazing Treehouses, Ninja Projects, Obstacle Courses, and More!