There are two types of tragedies when it comes to any type of construction. One being personal disaster where personal injury is involved, and the second a complete or half failure of the project you are working on. If its a larger construction project it appears a lot more care is taken. With smaller projects such as establishing a shed people are under the misconception that as its a small item it signifies smaller disasters. This couldnt be farther from the truth.
First of all personal injury can happen any time,that any type of tool is being utilized. Saws can give serious cuts or even cause a loss of a limb. Equipment that is not looked after can produce a shock. Using risky ladders to do the roofing part of the shed structure can result in a nasty fall even though its not a very large structure. Mishandling of glass items such as the windows can give a big gash. Materials and tools left laying on the ground can cause a painful fall. Not remaining mindful of all your actions during any construction project can have some very serious affects.
There is no shortage as to the things that can go bad both during construction and afterwards. First thing, dont depart from your plan. The directions you are furnished with for your shed construction are there for a very good reason and are wrote to concur with the measurings. If you dont follow the measurements then the shed will not be manufactured correctly and that could make it structurally insecure.
A note of warning. Do not buy cheap materials and cut cost by not utilising the material the project calls for. Some of these materials may provide a support function. This could mean with wrong support the building could break.
In addition, if you are not diligent in your planning, and your grounding isnt level for example, you are going to end up with a lean to, rather than a shed. It has to be able to withstand the elements. If the roof is not complete corresponding to specs you could end up with a cave in. This would in all probability cause significant damage to whatever you had stored. Not to mention the possible personal injury that could befall, in someone were in or near the shed. Shed construction must be carried out exactly according to the plan.
Another disaster when building a shed, is by not paying care to where you are erecting the structure. If you place it under a enormous tree you better be sure there is not peril of falling branches.
If you are not going to be able to work on establishing the shed for a period of time, then make sure you stash away the materials in a safe covered space. Its amazing just what can can be misplaced. Youre liable to return to your project only to find that the kids had taken half of your supplies to build a fort; thats not so bad if you can just go and substitute the materials, but it could be calamitous if was a kit.
Common sense and being alert goes along way in preventing disasters and disastrous situations.