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Probably if you even pick up this book, you're the type of person who thinks sheds can be exciting, but if you are not, you're really in for a surprise.

I thought my parents' 1970s prefab plywood shed was the cutest thing I'd ever seen and wanted to live in it (I was a child), but it turns out there are many, many cute shed designs and I still want to live in one. This book contains plans for sheds of all sizes and designs, as well as instructions for personalizing prefab sheds. I knew I needed a shed, but now I want several. I'm not a carpenter, so can't really address the plans, but they look easy enough.
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Excellent information, photos and diagrams with material lists for construction of many different types of outdoor sheds.

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This truly is the complete guide to shed building! I'm not going to lie. I want several of these and must acquire land as soon as possible, please.

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I need a new shed. Fortunately, I found this book right in the nick of time to enable me to build a shed that is not only beautiful, but useful too.

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Very thorough book filled with detailed plans and step by step photos. There are lots of plans. Not for the beginner and way above my skill level but a fantastic resource for those who want to build their own sheds of all types and sizes.

I read a temporary digital arc for review.

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I was very much looking forward to reading this book, but sadly I couldn't get it to download. I wish it was available to read on Kindle. I have never had a problem having a book download on Kindle.

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This book is easy to follow and has amazing photos throughout. There are so many different ideas for sheds and what sheds can be used for. This book would be ideal as a print copy though, because it was hard to read in a digital format or at least it was hard to read on my phone.

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Thanks so much to the publisher and to NetGalley for giving me access to this book. I really enjoyed this book and will be recommending it to readers looking for home improvement. It has great pictures of the various sheds that people may want to build. There were such a large amount of choices that would satisfy anyone seeking shed ideas.

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I’m not a handy person, nor have I ever built anything. That doesn’t keep me from dreaming about making something for my backyard someday. I most enjoyed the gallery and found a lot to take inspiration from. This book contains instructions, but not enough for beginners.

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This is a wonderful book for anyone contemplating building their own garden shed or small storage facility. There are lots of photos and ideas about the shape and style of different sheds as well as some detailed plans and materials lists for specific designs. There are drawings showing design features and instructions on how to build these features. The book appears to be written for the US market but I found it just as useful helping me with an ongoing shed build project in the UK.
Many thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for allowing pre publication access for review.

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Everyone need a hideaway for them self. Or at least make extra storage at outside so we can make space inside the home. Sheds is the answer of those space issues. Nowdays so many models and options are offered so we can use those small space for more than additional storage place. We can use it as relaxing place during seasons, inspiring crafting workplace or everything we can imagine.

This book offered us information about sheds, inspiration designs and construction instructions to build DIY sheds. All the illustrations and photographs will become great sources to know more about this adorable and functional mini home.

Thank you Netgalley and Cool Spring Press from Quarto Publishing Group for provided my copy. I learning something new today and my thoughts are my own.

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Black & Decker the Complete Guide to Sheds 4th Edition is fantastic!

It goes from very simple to very sophisticated. From simple tool sheds to garden sheds, to pool houses and studios.

Well thought out format. A great step-by-step with lots of photos. The gallery of pictures and ideas is numerous!
I love and want to build the cafe window with a pass-through bar and the Japanese teahouse-style shed is to die for. I loved this book. It's not ordinary it is extraordinary. There are stone and brick sheds and many roofs, windows, and door options throughout.

The step-by-step photos and instructions are comprehensive. I highly recommend this book and am going to be making some of these on my farm.

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I am not at all a handy person, so this book seems to be very helpful! I'm really inspired by the pictures that this book provides along with all of the information it provides. This book is like a recipe book for sheds, which makes it less daunting to create your own shed. It educates you as to what materials you specifically need and why and goes over as to why certain pieces are important and needed.

This is a great book for any hands on person, creative person, a homesteader, or a builder.

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