YardBuildPlans
Free DIY plans for backyard wood builds
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Plans
Classic raised garden bed
A stacked-board cedar or ground-contact bed with corner posts and a sit-on cap rail.
4 sizes · free PDF
Chicken coops
Next up. Small backyard coops for 3–8 hens.
Coming soon
Small sheds
Lean-to and storage sheds up to 10×12.
Coming soon
Workbenches
Garage and potting benches.
Coming soon
Firewood sheds
Open-front log stores.
Coming soon
How our plans work
Drawn from one model
Each plan starts as a 3-D model of every board. The drawings, cut lengths and steps all come from that model, so they can't disagree with each other.
Free is a real plan
The free PDF has the drawings and every build step you need, with cut lengths written into the steps. Download it straight away.
Premium saves the math
The premium edition adds the full cut list, a board-by-board cutting diagram and a shopping list. Coming soon.
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