Build your own storage building/shed?
 

The complete units we have priced are around $3,500. If I built my own how much would I save?
Nothing too fancy, say 15x20 with a couple windows.

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I bought the materials from H.D. to build a shed 16 X16. It ran around $2K. That included 25, 10 in.concrete piers w/ straps for the base, 3/4 T & G OSB for the floor, a double 72 in. door & a single 32 in. door, 4 windows, insulation, roofing, and the fire resistant 4x8 panels for the sides & roof. I expect to spend a few hundred more $ on odds & ends, but if you have the time and a few tools, I'd go for it.

Board and batten looks nice. So does traditional wood siding or shakes.

I'm right in the middle of a DIY shed project at this time. I decided to on building my own mostly because I wanted my son to know a little bit about framing. As a kid from a large middle class family we were always adding on to our home - and always DIY. For whatever reason I wanted my son to know how to drive a 16d nail...

Dimensions are 14W x 7D with a 6'2" doorway and a fairly tall "attic" area. When finished, it will be stuccoed and covered with a red tile roof - both to match the existing typical So Cal home exterior. The door will be a sliding barn door. Gable vent on either side, two $80 windows in the front.

About $600 into it so far. Will have to pay others (or barter) for roofing and stucco.

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I lent my truck to a friend for the weekend - wife did not appreciate this...
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If you can do that, you can do the roof! and I bet you could do the stucco

If you can't build your own due to lack of time or talent, Look @ tuff shed. the ones that they sell direct are their grade "A" ones their "b" quality one you can buy from Home Depot and they have lessor quality wood to cut cost.

A few years ago I had them build one for me due to lack of time ( my time at the time was worth more than my cash, and I needed it THAT week.)

We will sheet the roof ourselves with OSB and shiplap and then paper it. We will probably paper/wire the walls too - all to save a little money and to show Andrew how it goes together. I just have to ask lots of questions along the way. But stucco looks a lot like an art to me, and I'm not that good at finish work. I have taped drywall before but it was comical how much sanding I had to do.

Looks good David. See you have the weather on your side there. I will have to wait until Spring and want to start collecting materials soon. Maybe Dad can draw me some plans up. ;)

I like the look of that one, but it's pretty spendy. If you take the DIY approach I think you'll save a substantial amount of $$$ - plus you can customize it as to size etc.

For example, I am sheeting the entire interior w/5/8 plywood to make anchoring shelving etc easy. I also plan to build a raised area to store a flat 6. I also think I found a cheap way to light it with solar/battery. Fun stuff - I just have to keep the $$ down!

What's the weather like there? 95 and too dry here yesterday.

you got the hard part done. roofing demands a straight chalk line/roofing nails/tarpaper/shingles/stapler and beer.

stucco demands a true professional.................tar paper/staple gun(one handed whacker type stanley bostich/3/8 staples..................beer.

next schicken wire. good shears for cutting schicken wire/above stanley bostich whacker stapler and a about half a billion staples 3/8 or 1/2".................beeeer.

buy portland ceeeeee-ment at $6.78 a bag at home depot/ big rental mixer(30 bucks a day), somebody really big and stupid to mix mud. lots of beer for him. mix mud maybe 8 bags(if ya have 4 mud daubers) and add water to correct consistency, more beer, pour mud on pre set up tables and start trowling mud on. bottom to top. this is yer first coat. more beer.

next let dry for awhile/ mist some water on finished stucco to harden. drink beer.

mix more mud and repeat with second coat/ your type of finish-smooth/rough/drunk finish. drink more beer.

end of story. well forgot one more thing............save this until its 115 degrees out, youll feel like superman after yer done.

I am working on this shed right now, I wanted a place to store tools and equipment other than in my garage, so I have built the walls eight feet high because I want plenty of shelves above standing equipment like lawnmowers, edgers, pressure washers,etc.


Dimensions are 8x10x8 high

I'm insulating it because I will have some nice power tools stored in here and I want to diminish condensation as much as possible


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yup, it looks like about a 36 beer project give or take a 12 pack due to weather.

great learning curve for kids. did this with my 19yr old. poured floor/framed/T-111 siding/stucco/basic electrical/ saws/drills/demolition/miter boxes/ levels/table saws/chop saws/ hardee-board/jig saws/ 22 oz framing hammers/drywall/birdstops/chicken wire/tar paper/shingles etc.....................all sorts of FUN let alone covering himself silly with sawdust with the mongo mega death PLANER FROM HELL! hahahahahaa. been doing this with him by hook crook bribery money food SINCE FEBRUARY!!!

he learned alot and took some pride in doing it after getting the hang of things. funny looking back at what a RETARD he was nailing a 16d nail............8 months later hes a PRO at it!

one hell of a long hot summer..........................WE IS DONE! with exception of painting stucco

Need photos charles!

In the mid 50s here with 25mph winds today. Also, The shed is for storing the lawn mowers and wifes plants durring the Winter and other small equpment. Windows will face the sun unless I do a sky light.

come to think of it..............after all the time we spent i didnt take any photos. i will this weekend.

dear diary list since february........................

poured concrete pads (2), juan for ghia and juan inside building that was dirt horsey stall. full truck of mud.

demo entire horsey stall due to termites .

rebuild horsey stall. 3 truckloads lumber demoed/ 3 truck loads lumber installed.

new roof installed on horsey stall.

new fascia.

new doors added on horsey stall (2) this was a huge PITA! 5ft wide and 9 feet tall!

new electrical and lighting exterior and interior........motion detectors

window added.

stucco



above building is 24 long x 12 feet wide.


next building :

new roof

new drywall beneath new roof cuz old roof leaked buckets literally!

new stucco

new electrical and motion detectors

new screens

new door

new door trim

rebuilt/rewired a/c unit

added refrigerator/stocked with beer/drank beer(all of it) fell down into pool and fired myself 300 hundred times.

new pvc plumbing exterior

filled mega dumpster too many times within 48 hours of it being emptied with crap.

next.........

15 x 15 foot over hang off master bedroom for mega shade.

demoed old crap sunrotted termite infested overhang. when it crashed down took with it light fixture(oh well)

new light fixtures. one motion detector


painted entire house exterior and 2 of 3 outbuildings.

new garage door remote control

new shelves added and new kitchen convection OFFEN(oven)

new rear door and security screen.

new plumbing fixtures up stairs and downstairs a few new valves as needed.

ditched 27 years of crap odds and ends i have collected

drank alot of BEER AND SUPPORTED MY COUNTRIES ECONOMY!

also keep in mind that most areas require a building permit if the shed exceeds 120 s.f.
I'm not an advocate of permits, i think they are just another tax, but if you get red tagged, it could cost some $$$ to take care of

permit????? WE DONT NEED NO STINKIN PAPERS and WE DONT NEED NO STINKIN ROADS!

200sf in Oregon, as far as I can tell

Mine is very near the property line I share with our Mayor. He's cool with it - and I've got no permit. At this point in time it is still not even permanently anchored - probably will eventually do so but thought I'd keep it movable for the time being.

Beer is a dangerous tool in these parts. Flash some Bud and the neighbors will coma runn'n. Before you know it the shed will have five sides and a wicked slope.

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