"Shows homeowners how to build up, expand, refresh and accessorize their outdoor spaces using the most contemporary techniques, tools, and materials while following the most up-to-date codes"--Provided by publisher.

"From basic storage sheds to playhouses, gazebos, and workshops, there's a growing trend toward standalone spaces as attractive alternatives to home additions. Build the outdoor structure of your dreams by doing all or part of the work yourself. This essential do-it-yourself guide will help you make your dreams a reality."--

If it seems like new sheds are popping up just about everywhere you look these days, that's probably because they are. From art spaces to music studios to quiet hideaways, sheds are not just for garden tools anymore. This new updated edition has everything you need to know to build a shed of your own, offering complete plans for sheds of all types and sizes, along with thorough information on how to design and build them.

This is a hardworking but approachable guide to building the most popular outdoor structures, including decks, sheds, greenhouses, pergolas, trellises, raised planting beds, benches, and seating-plans included. Complete plans, including technical illustrations and even cutting and shopping lists, will lead you through the building process, punctuated by clear step-by-step photographs and how-to descriptions. If you value entertaining, recreating,...