STRUCTURES / OUTDOOR SHELTERS
10 x 12 cedar sauna
An outdoor electric sauna with U-shaped cedar seating and a removable cleaning step.
- Steps
- 19
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- advanced
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STRUCTURES / SHEDS
12×16 gable shed
A 192-square-foot shed with front double doors and a gable roof. Choose a side window and entry door, or a solid side wall.
- Footprint
- 192 sq ft
- Configurations
- 2
- Skill level
- advanced
OUTDOOR STORAGE
27 gallon tote rack
A2 x 4 rack for twelve lip-hung storage totes, three wide and four high.
- Steps
- 17
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
SHEDS / OUTDOOR STORAGE
8 x 4 firewood shed
Keep split firewood raised and ventilated beneath a shallow roof. An open-front timber shed with a slatted floor and sides.
- Steps
- 14
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
STRUCTURES / SHEDS
8×8 utility shed
An 8×8 shed with a concrete floor, two windows and a left-hinged door that opens clear of the front window.
- Footprint
- 64 sq ft
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- advanced
BIRDHOUSES
Barn owl nest box
A broad plywood and cedar box with a 6 x 7 in entrance, twenty drain holes and a hinged roof lid.
- Steps
- 7
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
STRUCTURES
Ten-frame beehive
Build a ten-frame hive with one deep body, one medium super, a removable entrance reducer and a metal-covered lid.
- Steps
- 10
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
STRUCTURES / HORSES
Brush jump
An open timber holder with a brush-inspired top.
- Steps
- 4
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
STRUCTURES / HORSES
Low coop jump
A low A-frame form with two sloping timber faces.
- Steps
- 4
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
OUTDOOR SHELTERS
Economy bat house
Build a wooden bat roost.
- Steps
- 7
- Configurations
- 2
- Skill level
- intermediate
STRUCTURES / OUTDOOR SHELTERS
6 x 12 ft farm stand
A covered farm stand with two folding sales counters and a side display shelf.
- Steps
- 29
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
STRUCTURES
Five-foot sandbox
A five-foot square sandbox built from standard nominal lumber, with a draining plank floor and four sturdy corner caps.
- Steps
- 10
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
BIRDHOUSES
Flicker nest box
A cedar nest box with drainage and accessible cleaning.
- Steps
- 7
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
STRUCTURES / SHEDS
Gambrel shed
Ten floor sizes with 2×4 walls, double doors and a rear loft.
- Footprint
- 120 sq ft
- Configurations
- 11
- Skill level
- advanced
STRUCTURES / SHEDS
Garden tool shed
A 10 x 12 foot gambrel tool shed with lettered rafter cutting patterns.
- Steps
- 9
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- advanced
BIRDHOUSES
Kestrel, saw-whet owl and screech-owl nest box
A cedar nest box with drainage and accessible cleaning.
- Steps
- 7
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
STRUCTURES / HORSES
Natural rail hunter's jump
Six natural-timber rails with four-sided support beneath each standard.
- Steps
- 5
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
OUTDOOR FURNITURE / PICNIC TABLES
Picnic table with movable benches
A six-foot picnic table with two separate movable benches.
- Steps
- 11
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
STRUCTURES / POULTRY HOUSING
8×8 chicken and pigeon house
An 8×8-foot timber house with separate interior layouts for hens, bantams, pigeons or a brooder.
- Footprint
- 64 sq ft
- Configurations
- 4
- Skill level
- advanced
BIRDHOUSES
Purple martin birdhouse
A plywood birdhouse with eight compartments per level, a removable roof and a central air shaft.
- Steps
- 10
- Configurations
- 2
- Skill level
- intermediate
BIRDHOUSES
Robin, barn swallow and phoebe nest platform
An open cedar nesting shelf with two shaped supports and a sloping roof.
- Steps
- 6
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
STRUCTURES / OUTDOOR SHELTERS
Saddle roof picnic shelter
A three-post shelter concept with a curved waterproof membrane roof and eight Blender views.
- Steps
- 6
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- advanced
OUTDOOR FURNITURE / PICNIC TABLES
Six-foot picnic table
A 6-foot wooden picnic table with two attached benches and five tabletop slats.
- Steps
- 10
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
BIRDHOUSES
Songbird roost box
Compact cedar roost box with six interior perches and a side that pivots open for cleaning.
- Steps
- 9
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
OUTDOOR SHELTERS
Douglas squirrel and flying squirrel nest box
A cedar nest box with a sheltered entry, internal baffle, landing ledge and side cleaning door.
- Steps
- 8
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
BIRDHOUSES
Suet feeders for birds
Three separate suet feeder builds: a skillet-covered log, a slatted column, and a clip-on cedar cup.
- Steps
- 7
- Configurations
- 3
- Skill level
- intermediate
STRUCTURES
Three-foot mini ramp
A three-foot-high mini ramp in 8ft, 12ft and 24ft widths, with a choice of Gator Skins or Skatelite Pro top surface.
- Steps
- 16
- Configurations
- 3
- Skill level
- advanced
STRUCTURES / HORSES
White rail jump
Two portable timber standards and three pale rails.
- Steps
- 4
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
BIRDHOUSES
Wood duck nest box
A cedar nest box with drainage and accessible cleaning.
- Steps
- 7
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate
BIRDHOUSES
Downy woodpecker nest box
A cedar nest box with drainage and accessible cleaning.
- Steps
- 7
- Configurations
- 1
- Skill level
- intermediate