The Shed Builder Blog
Workbench Ideas
Do you have a workbench in your workshop? I don't mean just a big table but a real carpenter's workbench with vises and bench dogs. Such benches were available in almost every rural home in the past. Today you'll often meet hobbyists who don't even know what a workbench really...
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Attaching Wooden Boards to a Steel Guardrail
A couple of years ago we had builders made steel railings for our second floor terrace. At that time we didn't have exact idea how the finished guardrail should look so we left it that way. It was looking like this:
Not too safe I think. It was so-so OK...
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The Top 11 Shed Improvements from Instructables
This is a collection of interesting and useful guides for improving your shed. From the electricity to shelving, these guides will give you tons of ideas and step by step instructions. Have a look:
1. Add window to a shedURL: http://www.instructables.com/id/Add-Window-to-Shed/
This great and very detailed guide will show you...
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Pole Shed: What Is It and How Can You Build One?
Pole sheds are simpler and cheaper than your typical sheds. This is the main reason why people often prefer them. Most pole sheds have no foundation other than the concrete deck piers that support the vertical beams. The floor itself is typically just the compacted ground. Of course, if you...
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Robust Shed Shelves from Aspenite / Sterling Boards (or Plywood)
Last year we built an attached shed on the north-west side of the house. The supply of materials in our town is limited so we had to make some choices about the materials for building the walls. We used tongue and groove paneling for most walls, but there is one...
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