To make your shed look beautiful, you may want to finish it off with some paint. So, you would need a pan, paint brush, roller or a paint sprayer. You may also need some sandpaper to clean out your wood. Aside from your tools, you would also want to get top quality materials to build your shed. A shed can either be made using wood, metal, vinyl or aluminum. In some homes, the garden and tool shed is combined to save space. Types of shed finishes: There are a variety of finishes that one can choose from. As the stronger the finish becomes the larger its price tag goes up. Here are some of the most common shed finishes used. Steel sheds the strongest shed finish, this type of shed finish is used in areas where there are harsh climates. If you have a great command using tools and have a free weekend or two to work on some measuring, hammering, cutting, drilling and sawing, then all you need are the proper materials, tools, building plans, and you can soon have your very own shed in your own garden made by your own two hands. The beauty of creating your own from scratch is that you will be able to customize your design and allow it to directly cater to all your storage needs. Building your own shed will allow you to customize its size and the storage space inside, like shelves and cabinets for optimum storage. Most storage sheds are created with wooden walls and sometimes concrete foundation. You will also require certain tools to do the building project. Sheds are not overly complicated so if you know the basics of handling your tools and building, it will be easy for you, it s also one of the best projects to learn about building stuff. Other benefits that skids foundation provide include the ability to build your shed faster.In fact, you can even pre-build your shed from another area and just place it atop the skid foundation. So, if two or more persons are building the shed, you can simultenously build the foundation and the shed itself. Build A Shed Roof That Is Durable And Good Looking Before building any project, it is essential that you already have a general idea of how you plan to do so. Better yet, having a detailed plan will help you more as the work progress. When you build a shed roof, like any other roof, you should consider the load that your roof will be taking.