Video: Building A New Farm Garden Shed (Pt. 6)
October 17, 2023With my shed freshly wrapped in siding, it's now time to cut and install rafters. In this video, we measure rafters, determine pitch and cut out notches.
With my shed freshly wrapped in siding, it's now time to cut and install rafters. In this video, we measure rafters, determine pitch and cut out notches.
Our site and frame look good, so now it's time to wrap the new garden shed in siding, and in this video we offer some tips to make this step a lot easier.
Hot days can be stressful to a dangerous degree for chickens, so build an inexpensive DIY swamp cooler for the coop to help your birds chill out.
Most garden plants don’t thrive in extreme heat and benefit from some shade, so check out these easy, low-cost ways to make a DIY shade cloth for your plants.
I'm getting ready for my first year as a beekeeper. My hives are ready, but I'm building this simple, table-style bee stand to keep the boxes off the wet ground.
When this chicken-keeper decided to build a DIY chicken tractor using salvaged materials, not everything went smoothly. Here’s what worked and didn’t in this DIY build.
With the site chosen and base blocks installed, it's time to frame out the foundation and install floor joists for my new farm garden shed.
This DIY obelisk trellis is simple to construct and perfect for supporting top-heavy sunflowers, zucchini, morning glories and more.
Fresh water during freezing temps is important for chickens, but commercial deicers can be pricey. This DIY deicer does the job for a lot less.
Pressure-treated lumber can leach metals into the soil. When building raised garden beds, use one of these five naturally rot-resistant woods instead.