Building Small Barns, Sheds & Shelters

Book Description

Covers tools, materials, foundations, framing, sheathing, wiring, plumbing, and finish work for barns, woodsheds, garages, fencing, and animal housing. 264,000 copies in print.

Customer Reviews:

small barns.......2005-08-14

I was under the impression that it had COMPLETE plans It shows you bits and pieces of the constrution .
The book itself (for being used was in ex condition almost new condition).all in all it was worth the 8.00 bucks

fairly good.......2004-12-17

This is not a bad book, but about half is on basic building skills which anyone who is going to build a sizable strucuture ought to have acquired first. You can get that from a Time Life or Readers Digest 'Home improvement' book on basic carpentry skills. Very general instructions without a lot of detail- for example, window fininshing details, roof details- you have to figure out the details yourself, and everyone knows that is where the devil is! And when the chapter on electrical wiring starts out by reccomending that you shouldn't do it yourself, well... it's just a sign of too many lawyers in the USA.
The sections on barns and other strucuture are interesting, with lots of ideas that one can adapt to your specific needs. Most are reworked from USDA Cooperative extension plans- which you can view a huge number for free from Univ of North Dakota at this link-
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/abeng/plans/index.htm
Since I found this website, my opinion of the book has gone down a lot, since so much is not original material.
The other challenge I would have is on pole frame constuction- all his plans show huge concerte footings 16-24" dia 8-12" thick under poles for his buildings. Digging/drilling and pouring these negates the advanage in work/cost saving of pole frame building. In the area where I live, poles are commonly set in our heavy clay with a little cement or just well tamped soil around them. I understand the concern about bearing ability, and I'm not an engineer, but these poles function as pilings- they hold up the load not just from their bottom surface area, but also from the friction of the post in the ground. Any professional can correct me if they feel otherwise.

All in all, it is an interesting book but he could omit the first half and flesh out the rest.

A great guide book.......2000-04-26

From permits to the finish coat of paint, this book will guide you through your building process. Burch describes the advantages of different framing methods, roof styles and materials and backs his text with useful reference tables and concise construction details. The book presents plans for five small barns, two two-stall stables, a root and storm cellar, a carport, a tool shed, a woodshed, a smokehouse and shelters for hens, pigs and rabbits.

Very Impressed with this book.......1999-06-18

If you are a "do it your selfer" you need this book. In my opinion, the title is no accurate. This book contains much more than just info on how to build small buildings. It includes how to build a good fence, how to build a smoke house, how to wire a two way switch, ect. It contains everything that is not common knowledge to the common man, and it has lots of pictures. If you live on the farm and do most things yourself, this book is a required tool.

Shelters, Shacks & Shanties: And How to Build Them

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Outdoorsmen's delight
Shelters, Shacks & Shanties": And How to Build Them
Great book; classic info
a must for your survivalist collection
For "boys" of all ages

Shelters, Shacks & Shanties: And How to Build Them
D. C. Beard
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1558219528

Book Description

Originally published in 1914, Shelters, Shacks and Shanties presents step-by-step tutelage on all aspects of outdoor accommodation.

D. C. Beard explains how to construct a variety of worry-free shelters appropriate to a natural environment that is by turns both friendly and foreboding. Included are a sod house for the lawn, a treetop house, over-water camps, and an American log cabin. Fully recognizing that the outdoorsman builds a shelter with the intention of inhabiting it, Beard explains how to build hearths and chimneys, notched log ladders, and even how to rig secret locks.

Illustrated throughout with instructional line drawings, Shelters, Shacks and Shanties harkens back to the can-do spirit of the American frontier and belongs in the knapsack of every modern scout, young and old alike.

Customer Reviews:

Outdoorsmen's delight.......2007-06-04

This book is geared towards building structures that were used by outdoorsmen from years past. It covers how to make a bed from natural materials, a log cabin, Native American log house, and how to work an axe just to name a few topics covered in this book. The drawings of the dwellings in the book are simple (but not in depth plans or charts). The author does a great job of explaining how to construct these devices, but as I said a drawn picture is all your going to get if your a visual learner. Over all the book does what it says it will do, gives the reader good information, and I personally wouldn't be caught dead without it if I was trapped in the middle of nowhere by myself.

Shelters, Shacks & Shanties": And How to Build Them.......2007-03-31

Great fun book of information not necessarily pertinant to our currnt lives but very educational and fun in any case.

Great book; classic info.......2005-09-28

Anyone who enjoyed the boy scout handbook would love this book. It's full of all the diagrams and how-to's I enjoyed as a kid. This one's for grown kids and covers dwellings of every type - temporary to permanent, small to large. Great drawings; I'm so glad I found this book.

a must for your survivalist collection.......2005-03-09

Well written, easy to read, and full of details and pictures. Presented in a clear and concise manner this book will take you naked into the wilderness and give you the basics of survival structures but build you up to a full understanding of large permenant structures. a pleasure to read, recommend to everyone of all age groups.

For "boys" of all ages.......2004-04-12

When I was a child, I would look for this book when I went to the public library. I checked it out frequently and marveled at the lined drawings of various kinds of wilderness dwellings, especially the "Boys Hogan"-a type of hidden shelter built into the side of a hill. No doubt this book became the inspiration of the "forts" we built in the woods and the lean-tos constructed in Boy Scouts.

Book Description

Practical, hands-on guide by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America contains a wealth of information and advice on how to build everything from a bark teepee and tree-top house to a log cabin and beaver mat hut. Over 332 illustrations and clear, easy-to-follow text make this an invaluable book.

Customer Reviews:

Superb..........2005-10-31

This is a great book! Dan Beard, one of the principal founders of the BSA, herein illustatrates several easy to build wilderness structures in an easy to read, sometimes humorous style. From lean-to's, shacks, log cabins, even tree houses; there's a wealth of practical information for any outdoorsman within these pages.

I'm very pleased to see this book still available. If you've any interest in the outdoors at all you will not be displeased by an investment in this wonderful book.

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Building Small Barns, Sheds & Shelters

Manufacturer: Storey Communications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 088266039X

Outdoor Shelter Plans: Overheads, Sheds and Gazebos

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Good book... but beware of used book price gouging.
This Book Not for the Amatuer
Good book, but not for beginners

Outdoor Shelter Plans: Overheads, Sheds and Gazebos
Roger S. Grizzle , Gretchen Jacobson , and Ron Hildebrand
Manufacturer: Ortho Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0897212525

Book Description

Be a weekend builder in your own backyard. Here are complete plans for building 15 original outdoor structures, each with step-by-step instructions, detailed drawings, complete materials lists, and time estimates. It also includes helpful photographs, design guidelines, basic construction information, and more.

Customer Reviews:

Good book... but beware of used book price gouging........2002-08-13

I found the book to be very helpful. Instructions, drawings and material lists are all very detailed. I have building experience. A novice may want to supplement with a "how to" book that covers techniques and tools. ("How to Build Small Barns & Outbuildings" by Monte Burch. <$13.95 at Amazon.com> is good) What I find disturbing is the price for the used copies of this book, ranging from $28 to $41. New, the book sells for only $9.95!!! Something's very wrong with this picture. But, for some reason, no new copies are for sale here. I wanted to purchase a new copy for my brother. At these rediculous used prices, I think I'll let him borrow mine.

This Book Not for the Amatuer.......2000-02-15

Nice plans, but little instruction. Could benefit from pictures of more modest dwellings and projects more suited to the regular homeowner.

A good supplement to other, more detailed books, but unless you are an accomplished carpenter, don't make this your only book.

Good book, but not for beginners.......1999-01-19

This is a good book with excellent plans and drawings, but it assumes you have a background in construction. It doesn't include much background info such as basic techniques and tools. It does have plans and material lists for 15 different structures. I consider this to be an excellent book to be used in conjunction with other books. If you want more "how-to" info, go with "Building Backyard Structures" by Levine, Begnal & Thornton.

How to Build Greenhouses, Garden Shelters & Sheds

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building greenhouses

How to Build Greenhouses, Garden Shelters & Sheds
Thomas H Jones
Manufacturer: Popular Science : [distributed by] Harper & Row
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Building Your Own Greenhouse (Greenhouse Basics)

ASIN: 0060122188

Customer Reviews:

building greenhouses.......2007-05-30

Very nice book, but needs more explanations on the design issues. Overall, I am happy with this book.

Cabin Fever: Sheds and Shelters, Huts and Hideaways

Average customer rating:

Not Inspiration for your Country Home
Cabins are castles

Cabin Fever: Sheds and Shelters, Huts and Hideaways
Marie-France Boyer
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0500015759

Customer Reviews:

Not Inspiration for your Country Home.......2002-01-25

This is a photo essay with beautiful pictures. I was interested in Cabin ideas and this doesn't have any unless you want to vacation in a Mongolian yurt or an African mud hovel. Most of these homes wouldn't suit the homeless. 3 stars for the pretty photos but hey...I want my money back!

Cabins are castles.......2000-05-12

Did you know Starck owns its own cabin on the Atlantic Ocean, near Bordeaux? Many artists build one. Marie-France Boyer loves cabins. She owns one in her garden. Every french owns a cabin. Either a real one, lost in the woods in their grand-parents village or a dreamt one, made of souvenirs from their childhood. In this book, you will climb up tree-houses, swim under fishermen "abris" on the ocean, admire "ateliers d'artiste". You will learn how to transform any ugly back-yard cabin into a private heaven. All houses in this book are inspiring. You will experience poetic feelings facing the most miserable buildings.

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How To Build Green-Houses Garden Shelters & Sheds
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Building Small Barns Sheds & Shelters
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Manufacturer: GARDEN WAY PUBLISHING CO
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ASIN: B000TX9P6I

Sheds and Shelters (Threshold Picture Guides)

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Legends, Volume 4: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares (Legends)
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The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair: 2000 Color How-To Photos (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library)
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Great Reference

Outstanding guide

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Never Received

Home Repair

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Got a problem with grout? Open The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair (to page 98) and watch your tiling worries dissolve before the simple beauty of photography. Black & Decker has anticipated your every question and problem with interior, exterior, and home systems repairs, and detailed the solutions in just over 500 pages. In no other human endeavor is a visual guide so important as home repair (well, maybe brain surgery), so this is a crucial aid to the handyperson. Easy-to-find sections on floors, insulation, roofing, chimneys, water heaters, wall switches, air conditioning, and much more are well-designed, brilliantly illustrated, and carefully outlined with step-by-step instructions from masters. The photos in particular are extremely valuable, offering many different views (sometimes even exploded) of the operation in question, and always showing just enough to communicate without overwhelming the reader with too much detail. These alone would be worth the price of the book, but the written explanations and instructions are also very helpful, offering tools, materials lists, and hints that wouldn't occur to the amateur. The book finishes with a maintenance schedule to help you keep repairs from becoming serious, and the end papers have conversion charts and tables that you'll use time and again. If you can't have Norm the master carpenter over to help you fix your old house, The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair is the next best thing. --Rob Lightner

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-Helpful hints that save you time, money and aggravation. -Trouble-shooting charts that let you pinpoint the causes of common problems and find solutions.

Customer Reviews:

Great Reference.......2007-10-17

Good book with lots of color photos, helped me replace all elecrical outlets in a couple of rooms. Great to look at to get an idea for projects and "how to". Very informative on tool types and also the items you will encounter during the project. I would reccomemd to a rookie homeowner to an advanced. Wish had some info on ceiling fans, washing machines and dryers. But altogether great!! Want to buy the new one coming out!

Outstanding guide.......2007-09-13

I'm in the process of looking for my first home, and I bought this book knowing that I'd need to do repairs as a homeowner. I got more than I had asked for. The text is very clear, and the pictures are precise and thorough.
Not only do I feel more prepared to make my own home repairs after this book, but it has also helped me to spot problem areas within the homes I've looked at. If you're looking for one book that's got it all, BUY THIS BOOK!

Great Book.......2007-07-22

Absolutely wonderful book with endless projects. I have yet to do a project that was not in this book. It is like an unabridged dictionary for home repair.

Never Received.......2007-05-28

This product was never delivered so I am very upset. I was charged for it but it was never delivered so I have to say I am very, very angry at Amazon for this inconvenience - especially since it was ordered as a gift for a very special person.

Home Repair.......2007-05-07

This is a good book for those do-it-yourselfers that like photos with their instructions. It covers a wide variety of general repairs and would be good for a novice to home repair

The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair: 2000 Color How-To Photos

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Devoted to designing realistic backgrounds based on the futuristic Tokyo cityscape. This book features 16 professional-quality, copyright-free background illustrations that artists are encouraged to study, trace, photocopy or cut out and use in their own manga. The Manga University series is published by IC (a maker of Manga pens, paper, and illustration supplies). The English Language version of these books is co-published by JAPANIME, so it is acceptable to mention them and IC both when printing the name of the publisher.

Customer Reviews:

Handy & Useful Reference!.......2005-01-26

The Manga University Background Collection Workbook is actually a collection of pre-drawn backgrounds that you can use for your own manga works. There are currently about 3 workbooks; this first part being a background collection of places in Tokyo.

The pictures are divided into 2 parts; one in plain ink, and the other fully done in ink and tone. Depending on your preferences, you can use the one in plain ink and do your own “toning”, or you can just used the finished background.

There’s also an “advanced technique” section that teaches you advanced screen tones technique. Personally, I find this greatly useful and handy, although I would greatly appreciate if there were MORE examples in the book! It seems a little too “thin”, but then again, maybe that’s why it’s called a “workbook”. -_-0

Overall, the workbook makes for a really handy reference for both beginners and intermediate artists alike. Give this a try if you have trouble drawing backgrounds or would like to learn and practice drawing backgrounds.

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