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I'm also planning a scratch built shed from wood. There are a few designs you can find on the internet with varying details. A timber construction book from the local library is a good starting point for general timber frame walls and roofs.
eg :http://www.theclassicarchives.com/images/articles/free-backyard-garden-shed-plans-4-isometric.jpg
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I found the Haynes 'Garden Buildings Manual' helpful - quite a bit of detail and guidance without being too prescriptive, and covers some related areas such as decking.
ISBN 1 84425 352 4 if you're looking in a library catalogue
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Anyone know of a good open source for shed designs. I need a starting point.
Was originally just going to whack a new roof, window and door on this, but the brickwork is fucked, to the point where I think it might be dangerous. Rough plan is to knock down the front and side walls, possibly remove the slab and re-pour (incorporating ground anchors) , and build a wooden structure up from there.
Is standard design to build sleeper walls like this and build up from there, or would I be ok building directly on to the concrete base, fixing uprights in place with something like these?
I'd ideally like to incorperate some kind of drainage into the slab, to that wet bikes don't create a wet room effect inside and rot the wood over time.
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