| Building your own backyard storage shed with your | | | | after building codes is that if you make your shed |
| own two hands is a fun and exciting project that will | | | | with a wooden floor and not on a concrete slab you |
| leave you feeling proud of the finished project. | | | | need to use treated lumber so that it will resist |
| However the life of your new backyard shed can be | | | | moisture,insects and rot! Failure to do this will render |
| cut short and your life filled with frustration if you | | | | your shed useless in a very short period of time as |
| neglect to build it correctly. The DIY shed building tips | | | | the floor will rot out quickly, especially in climates |
| below will cover a few of the things you must do to | | | | where the snow melts in spring! |
| make your shed last a long time! | | | | In addition to the floor of your shed make sure that |
| One of the most important things that you need to | | | | you use treated lumber for all the framing studs. |
| do when starting your shed project is to make sure | | | | While this may seem like overkill you would be |
| that you follow all local and state building ordinances. | | | | surprised at the amount of water, mud and other |
| If you build your shed with out following local and | | | | wood wrecking compounds that will fall from your |
| state ordinances you may wind up with an illegal shed | | | | tools and heavy equipment just by taking them in |
| that you will need to tear down or move. So check | | | | and out of the shed! If your budget does not allow |
| with local officials before you build and avoid the | | | | you can get by with the wall studs being standard |
| potential hassle! | | | | lumber but still use treated lumber along the floor! |
| The most import thing that you need to remember | | | | |