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Building a shed / Joseph Truini.

Truini, Joseph. (Author).

Summary:

From the Publisher: This well-illustrated guide offers a range of building options, with complete instructions and plans for four popular projects: saltbox potting shed, garden storage shed, storage barn, and lean-to tool locker. Author Joe Truini walks the reader through each step, from evaluating storage needs to basic construction to putting the finishing touches on the roof.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781561589661
  • ISBN: 1561589667
  • Physical Description: 218 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
  • Edition: Completely revised and updated.
  • Publisher: Newton, Conn. : Taunton, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Before You Build -- Evaluating your storage needs -- Design considerations -- Working plan -- Finishing school -- Siting the structure -- Code concerns -- Hiring help -- Construction Methods -- Choosing a foundations -- On-grade foundation -- Frost-proof foundations -- Wall-framing techniques -- Shed floors -- Roof framing -- Stair and ramp construction -- Building Materials -- Siding -- Roofing -- Doors -- Windows -- Lean-To Shed Locker -- Timber-frame foundation -- Wall framing -- Roof framing -- Siding and trim -- Roofing -- Doors -- Interior shelves -- Garden Shed -- Solid-block foundation -- Floor framing -- Wall framing -- Hip-roof framing -- Exterior trim -- Asphalt roofing -- Fiber-cement siding -- Saltbox Potting Shed -- Solid-block foundation -- Wall framing -- Roof framing -- Roofing -- Dutch door -- Entry deck -- Potting bench -- Colonial-Style Shed -- Skid foundation -- Flooring -- Gable-end trusses -- Walls -- Roof framing -- Roofing -- Windows and exterior trim -- Gambrel Storage Barn -- Site prep and footings -- Wall framing -- Roof framing -- Roofing -- Windows and exterior trim -- Door installation -- Resources -- Index.
Subject:
Sheds > Design and construction > Amateurs' manuals.
Genre:
Handbooks and manuals.

Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 4 total copies.
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Swansboro Branch Library 690.89 TRU (Text) 36015000980702 Adult Nonfiction Available -