GeekBooks.com - The Online Do It Yourself Shed Building Guide  This is the perfect website for do-it-yourself shed builders. Articles, book reviews and dozens of links to kit manufacturers and blueprint designers make this the best place to start any backyard project. Author Dan Gray leads you through the process. Have a blast building your own yard barn, garden shed, or playhouse with the help you'll find on this website.

US Army Carpentry and Building Manual  This ebook is a basic training guide and reference text for army engineers who are responsible for the planning and construction of all types of buildings. It describes techniques and procedures for reading construction drawings, the preparation and use of a bill of materials, building layout, forming for concrete slabs and foundations, frame construction, finish carpentry, roof framing and coverings and bridge and wharf construction.

Monolithic Floating Slab Foundation  Floating slab foundations can save building cost and time when used on garages, sheds and small barns. Properly designed monolithic floating slab foundations are approved for use on garages and accessory buildings by many municipalities, north and south, across the U.S. 

Simple Barn-Style Roof Overhangs  It’s always best if a building’s roof extends out past the line of its walls.  An overhang of even just a few inches will push the flow of rain runoff away from walls, doors and windows, and make them all more durable.  Here's how to build  simple roof overhangs that look good and work well on sheds, barns and garages. 

How Big Should Your Shed's Cupola Be?  As you search the web to find the perfect cupola for your garage, shed or barn, you’ll see that many retailers use the same formula to help you find the correct size. It’s easy to remember: for each foot of length of the main ridge of your building, a cupola should be at least one inch wide at its base. The base dimension is usually how cupolas are sized and sold. So, using the formula, a garage with a 24’ ridge should have a cupola that’s 24” wide, or larger, at its base. Easy to remember, right? The problem is that the formula is often wrong.