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Wood Shed Building Kits

I had to replace my lawnmower this summer.  I do not have a garage so I just put it under a tree with a bucket over the motor during the winter.  Not a great idea, but the wife would not let me put it in the dining room so what was I to do?

A friend suggested I build a shed to store my tools in and I told him I could never afford to buy one and would not even attempt to build one myself.

My friend then told me that there are actually wood shed building kits that have everything you need to do the job yourself.  You can even buy a kit that has all the wood precut for you!  All you really have to do is just put the thing together.
I have a few Christmases under my belt and I know how 'easy' things are that say 'some assembly required'' they are anything but!

My friend said if I bought one he would help me put it together.  He also told me how happy my wife would be that my shovel would no longer find its home leaning against the bathroom window or the old engine that I would one day do something with could finally be stored away from the neighbor's site.

Funny my neighbor mentioned the engine!  Anyway, I decided to give it a shot and started looking around for wood shed building kits.  There were some at the local home and garden shop but I picked one I found online and had it shipped to the house.
The kit had everything I needed and me and my buddy had it put together in a couple of weekends.  I could not convince him to help me paint it so if you do this project yourself you need to understand that all the kits come unfinished so you will have to paint it.

I do not like painting so I paid a guy to do it and when I did the math, I saved hundreds of dollars over a pre-built shed and actually enjoyed putting it together.  The project gave me a great sense of accomplishment and the shed is a welcome addition to our backyard.