Tools Needed to Build Your Garden Storage Shed

Tools Needed To Build an Outdoor Shed – Garden Barn

The following are tools that will be necessary for you to build an outdoor storage shed:

Plan

First you will need a plan. Once you decide what type of garden shed you want, plans can bepurchased online, at local home improvement stores and even at your library.

Permit

Next you will need a permit. This is important so you are in compliance with your local township or your home owners association. The worst thing that you can do is build your storage shed without a plan only to have it mandated to be torn down because it is not up to specific code.

Safety

You will then what to purchase some very simple safety tools to keep you safe during the construction process. A heavy duty pair of working gloves and some good safety goggles will go along way in keeping you safe while building your storage barn.

Tools

Next some very simple tools that will help you through out your project:

-  Tool Belt – For Hold Nails and your Tools
-  Framing Hammer – For Nailing your frame work
-  Measuring Tape (30′) – Used during construction of your storage barn
-  Steel Measuring Tape (100′) – Used During layout and garden shed placement
-  Speed Square – For making quick saw cuts
-  Framing Square – To Square up and Plumb you work
-  Carpentry Pencils (lots of them) – For marking your saw cuts,
-  Carpentry Crayons – To Mark – Highlight areas
-  Finish Hammer – Finish nailing your trim work
-  Utility Knife – Cutting plastic, drywall, roofing
-  Retractable Chalk Line – To mark your long distance lay outs – Floor – Roofing
-  Line Level – String Level – To level long distances
-  Two Foot Level – Level tight spots
-  Six Foot Level – Level walls and floors
-  Cordless Drill/ Driver – Better than a hand screw driver
-  Circular Saw (Worm Drive) – For making straight square saw cuts
-  Cordless Circular Saw – for quick saw cuts
-  Jig Saw- For circle and odd angle saw cuts
-  Reciprocating Saw – To make hard saw cuts
-  Sliding Compound Miter Saw – Finish saw cuts – trim work
-  Hand Saw – For tight spots where other saws will not work
-  Plumb Bob – Used to mark a spot from ceiling to floor and straight walls
-  Cat’s Paw (Nail Puller) -For your mistakes
-  Extension Ladders – 12′ to 20′ – Depending on how high of roof line you have
-  Step Ladders – 4′ to 12′ – For those hard to reach places
-  50′ – 100′ 10 gauge Extension Cord – To power your tools
-  Brooms (Push and Sweep) – For clean up your garden shed floor and work area
-  Shovel – For your landscape work after shed is built
-  Rake – To level your foundation and finish your landscape
-  Screwdrivers – your may need these for your storage windows and doors
-  Socket Wrench Set – Installation of Garden Shed Windows and Doors
-  Wrenches – Installation of Doors – Windows – Ect.
- Clamps – To help Hold together Pieces of Wood
- Pocket Sized Notebook – Make notes and reminders

Optional
-  Portable Table Saw
-  Air Compressor
-  Air Hose
-  Pneumatic Framing Nail Gun
-  Pneumatic Staple Gun
-  Pneumatic Finish Nail Gun

Many of these items are usually available in your very own garage. They can also be purchased and some even rented at your local hardware/home improvement store. And some can even be borrowed from family members and friends alike.