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DIY Shed Tips – Show Notes
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- Today’s Plant: Ozark Witch Hazel
- Roof pitch guidelines
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DIY Shed Tips
- This is a big project – make sure you plant it well!
- Friends
- Specific ‘project days’ are very useful
- Do pre-work
- Plan ahead, be prepared to lead
- Walls, roof
- Get clear on size needs, budget, time
- Add 10-20% to each
- Planning
- Location
- Access
- View
- Ease of use
- Utilities
- Easements
- Base/foundation
- How well to anchor?
- Building codes, permits, approvals
- Utility marking (811)
- utility needs
- Drainage planning
- Pooling area
- Roof runoff
- Entrance size & direction
- Roof pitch/style
- Shelving/workspace/storage
- Exterior styling
- Location
- Installation
- Base preparation
- Leveling
- Foundation
- Digging, post setting, concrete, block, gravel and skid
- Floor
- Joists
- flooring
- Wall
- Framing
- Cladding
- Roof
- Framing
- Roofing material
- Window & door installation
- Electrical
- Siding
- Interior
- Entrance ramp/access
- Base preparation
Today’s favorite plant
Ozark witch hazel
- January-March blooms
- Orange flower clusters
- USDA zones 4-8
- Prefers acidic, moist soils with high organic content
- 6-10ft tall, 8-15ft wide
- Prone to suckering to form thickets
- Beautiful fragrance
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