Television shows, such as George Clarke's Amazing Spaces, along with the Shed of the Year competition have contributed to this rise in popularity. However, many of the shed books on the market have just been picture books, showing the wide variety and themes of sheds around the country/world., The Haynes Shed Manual is a practical, step-by-step guide with wide-covering advice on all aspects of planning and building sheds.

Written by two shed experts, it will appeal to the enthusiastic DIYer., Authors, John Coupe is a structural engineer who has designed buildings ranging in size from domestic extensions to multi-storey residential and commercial developments using steel, concrete, masonry and timber.