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All About Sheds

As you may have guessed, I’m keen on my DIY shed builds and other garden buildings. Below, you’ll find all my favourite shed related articles. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

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Upgrade Your Outdoor Workshop: Fire Protection and Finishing Tips for a Long-Lasting Space

Your outdoor workshop or hobby shed is a creative escape, a place to build, repair, and tinker. Whether it’s full of power tools, garden … Read more
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How to Build a Shed from Scratch (Step-by-Step Guide 2025)

Want to learn how to build a shed that’s both budget-friendly and tailored to your needs? This step-by-step guide walks you through building a … Read more
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Free 6x4ft Shed Plans & Build Guide

Looking for free 6×4 shed plans to build your own garden shed? This step-by-step DIY shed guide includes a complete materials list, detailed drawings, … Read more
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What Are The Best Shed Roofing Materials?

The majority of sheds tend to have the basic standard roofing, which is felt. While there are different grades of shed roof felt, there … Read more


Wood Create in the Lakes

Hi, I’m Ben

Hello, welcome to Wood Create. Here you’ll find all my latest and greatest projects. I’ve been building and creating from a very young age but didn’t start writing about these until 2017.

Take a look around my site and explore some of our home and garden transformations. Feel free to get in touch should you have any questions.


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Best Selling Garden Building Plans

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Learn With Me

Follow me as I take on new and exciting projects. My detailed guides talk you through my own experiences, including some great hints and tips as you create some of these amazing structures yourself.

If like me, you like to save a little money by doing it yourself then you’re bound to find a project to inspire and guide you.

From garden buildings to porcelain patios, kitchen renovations to entire en-suite redesigns, there isn’t much I haven’t yet taken on myself. With home interior and garden design ideas from my wife Victoria, plus tips from family and friends in relevant trades, we’ve accomplished whole house and garden transformations. Enjoy!


Garden building Plans

Free Garden Building Guides

Feel free to browse my free resources to inspire your next garden building project. Find free shed plans, free garden room plans and free planning guides to help you get the best out of your garden building design and implementation.

DIY Garden Room Wall Framing Guide

Wall Framing & Structural Design for a DIY Garden Room

Wall framing is where a garden room really starts to feel like a building rather than a project on paper. Get this stage right … Read more
How to Test Soil Before Building a Garden Room

How to Test Soil and Ground Conditions Before Building a Garden Room

I’ve been building garden rooms now for 10+ years, and there’s one thing that I’d advise before any construction starts. Assess whether your garden … Read more
How to Build a Timber-Framed Garden Room Base

How to Build a Timber-Framed Garden Room Base

As with anything, there’s always more than one way to skin a cat. The same applies for a timber-framed garden room base. I’ll try … Read more
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What’s the Difference Between C16 and C24 Timber – A Garden Room Guide

When you’re building a garden room, whether a humble shed, a summer house, or a fully insulated timber-framed garden room, the choice of structural … Read more

DIY Furniture Guide Garden Sofa

DIY Furniture Guides

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DIY Scaffold Board Garden Sofa Build – Step-by-Step Guide with L-Shape Sofa & Coffee Tables Plans

If you’re looking for a budget-friendly way to transform your outdoor space, a DIY scaffold board garden sofa is the perfect project. I originally … Read more
TV and fire Media Wall

How to Build a TV and Fireplace Media Wall

Media walls are a great way to improve the aesthetic of your living room by incorporating your TV and fireplace into a partitioned wall … Read more
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How To Build An Outdoor Pizza Oven Kitchen

I’ve recently finished building my very own outdoor pizza oven kitchen and it’s looking amazing. Teamed with our outdoor sink, BBQ and sofa seating … Read more
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How To Build An Outdoor Garden Sofa – With Plans

For this build, I’ve constructed this beautiful outdoor corner sofa and coffee table using Iroko wood. I started with the design on CAD software, … Read more