Building a Shed

[Ferrino]

Originally Posted by look 171

I think you should put up two of them along the back of your property. 15' is too high and too obnoxious. Will 10-12' do the trick and dial back the depth to 8x15' so you can gain back the 2' of yard space. That will store lots-o-stuff in there.

I think two 10x12s would work well, since I could use one for storage and the other as a mini workshop. I agree that a 10x12 @ 15' tall may look odd, so maybe they could be dialed down to 12' (to avoid pissing off the neighbors too).

Aesthetically, two identical 10x12 sheds might look crap, so that would need some thought...

[DonDavis]

At my previous home, I had an 8x10 Tuff Shed. I had a slab poured first then Tuff Shed built it on that. They didn't use their floor. Had them anchor the walls into the concrete. Turned out great.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by Ferrino

I think two 10x12s would work well, since I could use one for storage and the other as a mini workshop. I agree that a 10x12 @ 15' tall may look odd, so maybe they could be dialed down to 12' (to avoid pissing off the neighbors too).

Aesthetically, two identical 10x12 sheds might look crap, so that would need some thought...

They would't look like crap if design correctly. Depending on your landscape? Lots of trees, then try and blend that into the environment. Have a couple of windows, and a French door makes a huge difference then the typical barn look. Now were are talking chic studio look You have to build those instead of just going out to home depot, buy it, and plop it down and throwing stuff in there.

[look 171]

[Bill Douglas]

Nice pic's. I like a shed to be an asset to the place. Not an eye sore.

I need to build/buy a shed. I had been looking at converting a shipping container, but Imight do something a bit more stylish. We don't need consents for largish sheds if they are "removable" or on skids.

[Ferrino]

Aesthetics are important to me too - I'd like them to be synch'd with the main house too (same shingles etc.). My comment about two sheds looking crap was not concerning general design, but the idea of having two "cookie cutter" sheds next to each other. I'd want some sort of asymmetry about them.

The layout of our back yard really only lends to them being next to each other on one side (with one in the back corner). The back yard is enclosed with a 7' fence, with neighbors to the side and rear.

It would be great to build a simple 3D model of the shed in Sketchup and merge it into a GoogleEarth model of our yard.

[DonDavis]

Originally Posted by Ferrino

Aesthetics are important to me too - I'd like them to be synch'd with the main house too (same shingles etc.).

This is what I did with mine. Used the same tiles on the roof and painted the same as the house. Looked great. And the HOA approved my plans without hesitation.

[RKDinOKC]

This all reminds me of the Monty Python skit about Arther (two sheds) Jackson.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by Ferrino

Aesthetics are important to me too - I'd like them to be synch'd with the main house too (same shingles etc.). My comment about two sheds looking crap was not concerning general design, but the idea of having two "cookie cutter" sheds next to each other. I'd want some sort of asymmetry about them.

The layout of our back yard really only lends to them being next to each other on one side (with one in the back corner). The back yard is enclosed with a 7' fence, with neighbors to the side and rear.

It would be great to build a simple 3D model of the shed in Sketchup and merge it into a GoogleEarth model of our yard.

don't over think it on the design. Its a shed, so the design shouldn't compete with the house for attention. Simple with a few details that matches the house. I think that should be it. Use colors to make a little more connection between the two. No matching roof lines and such.

[Ferrino]

Found a local builder and I'm going with a pair of 10x12s, with 8' interior wall height and gable-style roofs (about 11' to the peak). Although the gambrel would provide more loft space, I felt it looked a bit out of place in urban San Diego and I had to consider my neighbors with such a tall roof (even though the city allows more height). After some thought, I've decided on a simple block foundation, but with an extra skid and a thicker floor for rigidity. This will allow me to move them around if we ever needed to - plus access for slab equipment is very difficult in our yard and it's expensive!

This will be the general style - going to pony up for the paned doors and grid-style windows to make it look more house-style and repurposeable in future (office etc):

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by LakeCleElum

....I'll get a permit next time.

Yup, nearly had to knock down an entire two car garage.

Original structure went up in the 30's, properly permitted.

In the 90's PO extended the back of the garage by a few feet.

There was 100 ft of yard between the back wall and property line but what it did was make the entire structure fall under current building envelopes and we came within inches of encroaching along the side wall.

Thankfully the inspector was a reasonable guy and purposely took his measurements at the widest point.