Inspiration and motivation is what drives the human spirit to go where they have never gone before, so even if you have never built a shed, you can build one with your own two hands, but an extra pair would not hurt. Your motivation in this case is an attic bursting to its seams and a garage that can t fit in a car. But, if you ve never even built a stool from scratch or even a simple paper weight, then what more with a shed. This case though is not hopeless. If you have the extra money, then by all means buy yourself a shed. But because you re reading this, it s highly likely that you plan to build a shed yourself. Building a shed doesn t mean that you have to burn a hole in your pocket. With a good building plan, you will have an exact knowledge of all the materials that you will need, and with that you can now use your imagination to see recyclable materials to fit in your plans. And there you have it. You can save thousands of dollars if you are just patient and diligent enough in searching usable used items. A lean to shed, unlike the typical storage shed is a structure that is built beside your existing home or other structures, like your garage. Instead of having to build a whole new structure with four walls, you will already use one side of the wall of your present structure as the fourth side and just have to build three walls to complete your shed. A plan with a step by step guideline is what we all need, this way, we save time on our work. A good set of plans, whether you downloaded it for free, bought it, or created it yourself should have a complete and detailed list of all the materials you will need, including their exact measurements. The options you would want to do, have a step by step guideline, a drawing of the structure, preferably 3D, and illustration along with the step by step instructions. And to ensure that your door will be able to handle wear and tear you have two options when building it, the ledged door and the ledged embraced door. The first thing that you need to do is to ensure that you have all the tools that you will need. The tape measure is your best friend. It is important that your door fits like a glove on its frame.