Attached to the outside of the house, this 15 1/2-inch deep structure opens to reveal a spacious (7 1/2 feet by 6 feet) storage area. The 72- by 80-inch opening accommodates two barn doors, which we built from rough-sawn fence lumber, but you could save time by purchasing exterior or screen doors. Adjust the size of your shed's opening to fit the doors you select.

Build the shed in sections (see link to plans at left); then paint, bring to site, and install.

TIME: Two days to build and install for an intermediate woodworker

COST: Less than $400

MATERIALS

You'll need one sheet of plywood to make the two ends and the floor module. (We used a rough-sawn-texture exterior plywood.) The exposed wood?rafters, filler blocks, front posts, and front beam?are Douglas fir, but you could select other woods.

Shell

1 sheet 5/8-inch exterior plywood

1 7-foot-long 4-by-6

3 8-foot-long 2-by-4s

2 7-foot-long 4-by-4s

7 8-foot-long 2-by-4s (pressure-treated)

1/2 pound 2 1/2-inch deck screws

1/4 pound 4-d galvanized common nails

8 3-inch-long lag bolts

2 8-foot lengths of U-shaped plastic channel to fit edge of plywood

7 L-shaped framing anchor brackets

5 U-shaped hurricane-tie brackets

2 quarts exterior paint

2 8-foot "wiggle" boards for roof panels

1 2- by 8-foot corrugated roof panel

Doors

11 8-foot-long rough-sawn 1-by-8s

1/4 pound 1 3/8-inch deck screws

? 1 quart wood preservative

4 8-inch-long strap hinges

2 door handles

1 hasp

TOOLS

Pencil, circular saw, electric drill with drill and Phillips-head bits, hammer, wrench, tape measure, protractor, carpenter square, framing square, level, and masking tape.