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.

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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 shed walls.

Collar Beam or tie

The connecting member used between rafters to strengthen the roof structure. Learn more about shed roofs..

Cripple stud

Door stiffener

Drip edge

Fascia

Felt paper

Footer

Framing

Gable shed

Galvanized

Gambrel shed

Header

Hinge board

Hurricane tie

Joist

O.C.

OSB

Overlap

Plumb

Ridge beam

One of the most common ways to build a shed roof is framing in a ridge beam.

Rim joist

When building a shed floor, a rim joist is the outer most joist on either end.

Runner

Saltbox shed

Shingles

Siding

Shed Floor Skids

If done properly, shed floor skids will help support your shed floor for years and years. This is the key to a well built and sturdy floor.

Stick build

Stud

Toe nail

Top plate

Treated

Trim

Truss

Building a shed truss is not hard. Here is the method I use to build my shed roof.

Underlap

Z strip

 

 

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