How to build a shed at home in few easy steps in 2022

Building a shed is not a piece of cake. It would help if you had perfect measurements, tools, and enough knowledge about how to build a shed. You need to follow safety measures along with creating a shed perfectly.

Materials are the foremost important thing you need. Without materials, there is no point in trying.

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It would take approximately four days to build 

1. There are 14 steps to build a shed you’ll need to follow. 
2. The height of the shed would be 6’-11.”

How to build a shed at home in 10 easy steps 

Step-1  How to build a shed foundation 

• Dig a footing trench approx 1’x1′ deep and wide. 
• Fill the trench with concrete 
• Now add mortar to hardened concrete and add bricks 
• A single layer of bricks should be enough 
• Keep count of bricks in your foundation. It should count up to 135 bricks 
• Your foundation should measure 10’-7 ½” on each side

Step -2 floor frame assemble

• Line up the floor’s plywood sheet by marking the 9′ joist every 11″ 
• Use 8×5″ Phillips wood screws in order to secure the joist.
• The corners should be at 90%

Now when your frame is stable, install it on the foundation.

Step 3 add sheeting to the floor 

• Use a 4″ x8″ plywood sheet to cover the floor and cut the excess
• Use 2″ Philip head wood screws on the plywood to stabilize them.
• It’s better to use construction adhesive underneath the plywood sheet.

Step -4 frame the walls 

On the floor, we have a common joist and rim joist, but on the wall, we have studs and bottom and top plates, four each. Each of them should be 3 ½” wide and 10′ long.

• Lay out is somewhat similar to the floor layout, so follow that 
• You need to screw the wall using flat head woods

Step -5 assemble the roof frame

• Use 10′ pressured lumber to assemble the beams 
• Connect the beams with flat head Philip wood screw
• Build the rafters by using 2×4 or 2×6 
• Cut the rafters, collar ties, and ridge board as per your need or directions. 
• Rafters should be 18 and measure 6’-11″ long. 
• Try to space the raters at 1’-1′ ¼”. Also shown in the diagram above. 

Step -6 Attach exterior siding to the side walls.

•   Install wall trims by using 1×3 pressure-treated lumber. You’d need two boards cut to 5’x10 ¾” and two boards of 8’x ½”, and the last one cut to 10.’
• Install starter course 9’-5″ long from where the pressure treated lumber with cross-section 1/4″ x 3/4″.
• You should use 1/2 “x 6” siding boards for installing exterior sliding. 
• You can use 2×3 pressure lumber for the window. You’ll need a total of 4 boards, two of 3’-9″ and the other two of 3’-4″.

Step -7 cover your roof frame with plywood. 

• Get a ladder, a hammer, plywood, and some wooden screws.
• For the roof sheathing, the measurements should be 9/16″. You should also have four sheets of 4’x6′-11″ and two of 2′-5 3/4″ x 6′-11″.
• After placement, secure the plywood with 2″ flat head wood screws.
• Now decorate your rooftop as you like to,  you can try rooftop shingles to give a fresh look to your rooftop.  

Step- 8 Assemble the window

• Need a total of four boards, two horizontal with the measurement of 3′-3/4″ and two vertical measures to 2′-9 3/4″
• Use 2×3 pressure-treated lumber to assemble the outer frame of the window 
• Make the inner frame using 2×2 pressure treated material and secure it using a 3″ flat head wood screw. 
• Now lastly, install the glass in the window. 
• Install the window by installing the two hinges (3″) with 6x 1″ wood screws. 

Step- 10 build the doors. 

• Use 2×4 pressure-treated lumber to build the door frames and use a 5″ wood screw to fix it. You need four boards; Two of them should be vertical, 5′-11 3/4″, and the other one should be horizontally trimmed pieces. 
• Use a 9/16″ plywood sheet measuring to 2′-7 3/4″ x 5′-11 3/4″.
• For door trim, use 1×3 pressure-treated lumber and screw it up with wooden screws. There are four pieces, 2 of them measure 2′-2 3/4″, and the other two measure 5′-11 3/4″.
• Cut and install the first course, which is 2’-2 ¾”. Don’t forget to use 1/4 x ¾”
• Now DIY, decorate with your father anytime. 

Don’t forget to have a ventilation vent.