Shed Build

[wdwerker]

A 156" X 110" OD would yield just over 12' inside.

[Minnesota Steve]

When I built my shed, I found "Building a Shed" by Joseph Truini from Taunton Press to be useful.   Gave some good ideas and construction techniques.

Mine is 8x10 with a 5/12 pitch gable roof.   The roof overhangs by a foot, and I have aluminum soffits with a roof vent on the peak, which actually keeps the shed fairly cool during the summer.   I did two barn style windows, which Truini's book details how to do, but I could find no online resources which was curious.   then for a door, I just bought a 36" steel entry door at Home Depot.   I did vinyl siding on mine, so the whole thing matches our house. (HOA liked that)

It took a lot longer to build than I expected.   I spent 3 months mostly weekends and a few hours each night working on it.   I had a buddy help me put up the initial walls, and the roof as that's near impossible to do by yourself.

I don't have a good picture right now, unfortunately.

[drzaius]

Fine Homebuilding also has some very good resources, especially if you have an online subscription.

[sjeff70]

And of course Norm Abram has plans you could modify:

 

 

Here's a very easy to follow foundation where 4 footings are poured:

 

 

[Alan G]

SeventyFix...I dont know if you have started your build or not but I thought I would share a few pics of the "shed" that i just finished. Here were my thoughts before I started it.

-I needed a place to put all of the crap from the garage so i could have some room to make it into my workshop.

-I wanted it to look nice

-I wanted to challenge myself to design and build a structure from scratch

While I accomplished all of those, it took a long time. I started in June of last year pouring the slab and just finished making and hanging those double doors last month. Granted I had a pause for winter here which you will not have to deal with.

Here are some simple specs.

I used Sketchup to draw/design it. That was my first big project using sketchup and there was definitely a learning curve that added to the timeline.

12' x 14' slab with rebar and thickened edge

8/12 pitch on main roof. (that was tough to work on and shingle!)

4/12 pitch on the shed dormer

Ridge is just over 13' off the ground.

The shed dormer helps tie the shed design into the design of our main home. It also lets a lot of natural light in the shed and gives more head room for high storage.

I can send you other pics of the build if you want and would be happy to share any other info.

Hope this helps!

[BeautysBeast]

That's a sweet looking shop. Mine doesn't look nearly as nice.

[Spyrus]

Family Handyman has created a couple of really nice sheds with full build instructions and pricing.  I'm rather fond of the Dream Shed and the 2014 Shed

 

Link to the images

[Bankstick]

My wife talked me into a metal storage building from Sears.  Hate it!  Leaks and everything is molded or mildewed.  And, it is rusting. 

That is a nice shed.

[gee-dub]

I love Norm's appropriate use of a chisel:

I mean I have a "beater" chisel but . . .

[Tpt life]

Carpentry is not furniture building. My chisel routinely struck concrete as I chopped some OSB at each corner of houses to determine the elevations based on the sill location. OSB often ran long.