Shed 10'x12' Garden Plans

These wood working plans include:

The following drawings:

• Front Wall Elevation showing framing of the rafters and the door opening.
• Concrete Slab Foundation a section showing anchor bolts and slab profile.
• Concrete Block Foundation a section showing the anchor bolts, sill plate and footings.
• Wood Foundation a section of the sub-floor framing and foundation.
• Floor Plan showing the layout of the four walls including the position of the door and window.
• Corner stud detail is included.
• Framing a Window an elevation of the framing of a typical window with the names of its components.
• Rafter Layout a roof plan showing framing of the rafters and soffits.
• Rafter Cuts a detail of a rafter showing the seat cut and plumb cut.
• Types of Soffits a conception of 3 different typical soffits designs.
• Window Trim showing an elevation of a typical window with exterior trim.

The plans have a List of Materials, which includes size and quantities for:

• Wood Foundation including the foundation, the floor joists, sub-floor and fastenings.
• Walls with a breakdown of the size and number of studs, plates, braces, siding, battens and corner boards as well as fastenings.
• Roof including framing materials of ridge, rafters, trimmers, sheathing, fascia and barge boards, soffit backing, shingles and ridge caps.
• Door.
• Window including the window exterior trim.

The Instructions include the following topics:

• The Foundation
  • Concrete Slab: Discussing the placement of anchor bolts; the thickness of the concrete slab and perimeter as well as the material under the slab.
  • Concrete Block: The size of footings required; design of the forms; how to install anchor bolts and the sill plate.
  • Wooden Floor: The wood foundation; the layout of the floor, size of joists, their centers, squaring the floor, how to install tongue and groove (T&G) plywood - staggering and nailing the sheets.


• The Walls: Installing the bottom plate; layout of the studs, door and windows; headers; constructing the walls, fastening them to each other; bracing the walls.


• Preparing for the Roof: Discusses bracing the walls, laying out the trusses on the walls.


• The Roof: Discusses the size of the ridge board, crown of boards, support of the ridge.


• Layout and Cut the Rafters: How to layout these rafter, the plumb cuts, the seat cut, installing and layout the ridge board, checking out the rafter patter.


• Install the Rafters: Attaching the rafters with the correct nails, installing the trimmers.


• The Sheathing: Showing how to sheath the roof, installing fascia and barge boards. A tip is included to cut the barge board angle precisely.
• The Soffit: Discusses the three ways to frame a soffit.
• The Siding: How to install vertical siding.
• Windows: How to install the windows including the trim on the exterior.
• The Door: How to install the pre-hung unit.
• Finishing Up: Installing the corner boards and battens.