Shed construction and shed building is not hard. When your trying to figure out how to build a shed, and you aren't quite sure what this or that means as it relates to building a shed, check out our glossary of shed terms below.

Listed in alphabetical order

Anchor

Method used in connecting your shed floor to its foundation. Here's a great way to anchor your shed floor.

Bottom plate

With stud wall framing, the bottom horizontal member of the wall. This is also known as a sole plate. Click here for more information on how to build a shed wall.

Collar Beam or tie

The connecting member used between rafters to strengthen the roof structure. Learn how to build a shed roof.

Cripple stud

Door stiffener

Drip edge

Fascia

Felt paper

Footer

Framing

Gable shed

Galvanized

Gambrel shed

Header

Hinge board

Hurricane tie

Joist

Mending plate

O.C.

OSB

Overlap

Plumb

Ridge beam

Rim joist

Runner

Saltbox shed

Shingles

Siding

Skid

Stick build

Stud

Toe nail

Top plate

Treated

Trim

Truss

Underlap

Z strip

 

 

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