How to Build a Trash Shed

By: Jennifer Stimpson

Shopping List

Supplies You Will Need

2x4 to frame the shed and build the doors. Get eleven 8-foot boards.

1x6 tongue-and-groove siding. Pick up prestained boards or stain them yourself before installation. Get enough to cover about 75 square feet.

1 ¼x6 pressure-treated decking to frame the doors and lid. Get seven 8-foot boards.

Construction adhesive to glue the sheathing.

4-inch door hinges to attach each lid and the bifold doors to the framing. Get 10.

Continuous (piano) hinges to create the bifold doors. Get two stainless steel 30-inch hinges.

3½-inch stainless-steel deck screws

2½-inch stainless-steel deck screws

1 5/8-inch stainless-steel deck screws

1 5⁄8-inch stainless-steel siding nails

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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
- Framing square
- Speed Square
- Jigsaw
- Drill/driver
- Hammer with nailset
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Mark Powers fastening the front doors onto his trash shed

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Photo: Kolin Smith

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14: Install the Front Doors

14. Install the Front Doors

Install a 30-inch piano hinge between the pairs of doors, knuckle facing the inside framing. Rest each bifold door on a scrap piece of siding as you attach it to the inside edges of the opening, thus leaving a ¾-inch gap at the base. Use two 4-inch door hinges on each side.

Attach a scrap 2x4 near the top of each door framing with a single 2½-inch screw. When the doors are closed, lift the lids to spin these blocks behind the front crosspiece and lock the doors.