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Archives for October 2017

Workshop with Clerestory

Designer: Stiles Designs, Inc. Size: 16'-6" x 18' Price: $19.95 This 16 1/2 ft. x 18 ft. workshop features a clerestory that floods the building interior with light, high ceilings, lots of storage space for tools and equipment, and a ‘lumber room’ that runs the full length of the structure. Double doors on both ends allow long boards to be rip-cut without running into a wall. Plans include nine (9) pages of illustrated instructions for … [Read more...]

Firewood Shed Plans

Designer: Stiles Designs Size: 8′ x 8′ Price: $9.95 A sturdy woodshed to stand the test of time. The walls are made of pressure-treated (P.T.) Southern pine boards spaced 1-inch apart, allowing air to circulate to the interior. A south-facing woodshed brings in maximum sunlight to season the firewood. The woodshed is big enough to hold more than a cord of wood. 5 pages include construction plans, materials list and instructions. The hand … [Read more...]

Potting Shed Plans

Designer: Stiles Designs Size: 10′ x 11′ Price: $19.95 This sturdy garden shed design is typical of many barns found in the northeast part of the United States, where farmers started with a simple gable-roofed structure and later added a shed roof off the rear. It features a large skylight and an overhang for covered outside storage of bikes, firewood and garden equipment. This shed is built using simple lap joint, timber-frame … [Read more...]

Cordwood Shed

Designer: Stiles Designs, Inc. Size: 9′ x 7′ Price: $19.95 The most outstanding feature of this shed is the fact that it is built using short pieces of logs. Not only are these readily available, but they provide good insulation as well. We used long-lasting locust from trees that were blown down during a hurricane; however, any type of hardwood will do if you treat it with a wood preservative once the shed is built. Buy This Plan … [Read more...]

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