This how-to guide shows garden DIYers with no great skill how to build garden sheds and other outbuildings. There are detailed architects' plans, over 200 step-by-step photographs, DIY instructions fo rbasic design and ten simple variations: potting shed, French pavilion, storage shed, woodland shed, lodge, cabana, summer house, eastern pavilion, arts and crafts studio and a children's playhouse. The book covers how to plan the shed to meet the garden's needs, pick the ideal site, deal with planning permission, choose basic hand and power tools and select the right timber and finishes. In addition it shows how to customize off-the-shelf sheds.