Post and Beam Shed Plans & Building Guide
Do-it-yourself and save $1000's vs. having a custom shed built or buying a post & beam shed kit ...
Download The Most Comprehensive Guide for Building Post and Beam Sheds and Small Buildings
Now you can Build Your Own Post & Beam Buildings ranging in size from 6' x 8' to 12' x 24' or larger and any size in between!
How to Build a Post & Beam Shed
- Over 110 pages!
- Actual Construction Pictures of every step.
- Based on over 30 years of post and beam shed construction.
- Build buildings from 6' x 8' to 12' x 24' or larger using these methods!
- Advice and guidance on what specific materials to use to make your shed just right.
Classic New England Style Post & Beam Sheds
- Smell the wood interior
- Enjoy the nice finished look inside
- Rugged full dimension lumber
- Simple to build with step by step instructions
- Sizes from 6' x 8' to 12' x 24' and beyond!
Post and beam shed kits are expensive. A well built standard 10' x 12' post and beam shed kit is around $2500 to $3000.
If you are going to have it built for you, it will cost several hundred more. A decent sized custom built post and beam shed can run upwards of $5000 depending on the siding, windows, doors, trim, roof, etc... Build it yourself and save hundreds or even thousands of dollars!
The Complete Post & Beam Plans & Buyer's Guide was written based on over 30 years of post and beam shed and barn construction. In fact I am typing this from my 16' x 20' custom post and beam office building right now.
This is not just a set of blueprints or drawings and a stock list. You will get solid advice on what materials to use depending on the purpose of your building and actual photos of every step from foundation to exterior trim.
Smaller buildings can be built as a weekend project
You can finish the outside of your building to match any look you want.
You will not find a more comprehensive guide to building post and beam sheds.
After reading this guide:
- You will be able to build your own post & beam buildings ranging in size from 6' x 8' to 12' x 24' and beyond.
- You will be an informed consumer if you are looking to buy a post and beam shed.
Filled with over 110 pages of advice, instructions and pictures this guide will take you through all the necessary steps of planning and constructing your new post and beam building.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Tools Needed
- What size building should you build?
- Building Specifics
- Foundation
- Stock list and figuring cuts for a custom sized building
- Cutting posts (4" x 4" and 4" x 5" lumber)
- Frame Stock Summary
- Board and batten siding
- How to notch a post
- Assembly
- Floor frame
- Post & Beam Frame
- Framing Door(s)
- Framing Window(s)
- Rafters (roof frame)
- Figuring out rafter cuts
- How to layout a 10 pitch building cut rafter
- Building cut rafter detail
- Angle Braces
- Boarding
- Roof Sheathing
- Trim - Corner Boards and Fascia
- Trim - rake boards and louvers
- Windows and doors
- Battens
- Shed Door Ramp
- Window box and shutters
- Finished buildings
- Larger post and beam buildings
- Conclusion
Build your new storage shed, backyard getaway, pool cabana, cottage, cabin, hunting camp, hobby barn, workshop, motorcycle shed, home office or even attach it to another building as an addition.
Join hundreds of satisfied post and beam building owners that have built their own traditional post and beam buildings from this guide and saved thousands of dollars. Here's what a few of them had to say:
Customer Testimonials
" Your product looks like a solid value; I haven't seen anything in the midwest that really compares. Nice... " -- Gary
" It looks very informative, at least for a novice like myself, and has the most detail that I have seen. Thank you. " -- David S.
Hello,
I purchased your wonderful How to Build a Post and Beam Building book on line yesterday because I want to build an 8’ x 10’ post-and-beam garden shed this summer and, if I succeed with that project, I’ll build a 16’ x 20’ post-and-beam cabin sometime next year. I think your book is really well written and nicely illustrated with photos. It is exactly what’s needed by a novice builder like me.
I was absolutely delighted when I read the section that explains how you built your 16’ x 20’ office building, because the design of that building almost exactly matches the design I want for my cabin! Before downloading your book, I’d found a number of post-and-beam cabin designs and cabin kits on line that are similar to what I want, but the roof pitches on all of them are relatively shallow (e.g., 8/12, 5/12) – and I want a steep, 12/12 pitch for my cabin’s roof because it will be built in snow country (far northern Maine), because I want headroom in my cabin’s sleeping loft, and because I just like the look of a steeply pitched roof.
In closing, let me say “Thank You” for authoring such a wonderful piece of work. I am so happy I found it.
Cynthia
Perham, ME
" Good value for my money. Thanks! " -- Jean
In June, I downloaded your guide and the results are great. I send you two photos of the shed as it is now.
Everything worked well. Best Regards! -- Pierre from Canada
I was looking to buy a 12x16 timberframe shed and all of the quotes I got were in the neighborhood of $4600, so I figured for $27 it was worth it to me to check out your guide and it really helped me decide on the exact building I wanted. Thanks!
-- Shawn
Farmington, CT
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