Best source for DIY sheds?

[REFLEXX]

Gents,

I need to put up some 10x12 sheds for storage of ****. 120 sqft is the limit for a shed without permits.

My shop is becoming a storage place and I cannot let that happed!!!

I've looked at sears, and sometimes they have ARROW brand sheds on sale for a good price. Any experience with those???

What about other brands / sources?

How about the floor? Should I do a 2" thick slab? Or a wood floor on concrete pilings?

 

[Morrisman]

Gents,

I need to put up some 10x12 sheds for storage of ****. 120 sqft is the limit for a shed without permits.

My shop is becoming a storage place and I cannot let that happed!!!

I've looked at sears, and sometimes they have ARROW brand sheds on sale for a good price. Any experience with those???

What about other brands / sources?

How about the floor? Should I do a 2" thick slab? Or a wood floor on concrete pilings?

I've seen a few of those smaller wooden sheds laid down on a row of dead level 4" x 4" timber, maybe 18" spacing, just laid flat on the ground. It does the job and keeps the damp and cold from creeping up.

 

[PAToyota]

Check your codes, but often as soon as you put down a slab it is a permanent structure and falls under the permit requirements. People go for a layer of stone and 4x4s as mentioned above for exactly that reason.

 

[sharpshooter]

yep thats what I did, made a ply wood floor so it wasnt considered permanent. I bought one of those sheds from lowes that you put together (10x14) and as god as my witness I will never buy another one of those again, thousands of screws and you cant do it buy yourself either

 

[Itzkwik]

Most people want crazy money for the pre-built sheds. If you have the time and even basic carpentry skills, its a lot cheaper to build it yourself. Here's a link to inexpensive shed plans.
http://www.choosefreedom.com/index.html
I used their plans to build a 12' x 8' shed and it cost less than half of the pre-built.

 

[ZRX61]

Gents,

I need to put up some 10x12 sheds for storage of ****. 120 sqft is the limit for a shed without permits.

If it's not bolted to the slab it's not "permanent" so doesn't require permits...just don't get the neighbors pissed tho..

 

[Ign]

If you wanna do it on the cheap and you hate carpentry as much as I do, this might be the ticket, uses all straight cut lumber:
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_572_572

I've never used those but my father-in-law reco's them. He gave me a couple kits years ago and we've never used them, altho we always intended to.

I hate carpentry, it actually requires skill. If I built a shed I'd do it out of steel LOL, I can fill gaps and cut/grind all my mistakes!

 

[Bill K]

As ohers have said build it yourself. You can make it any roof style you like with the benifits each has to offer. Barn style or a 12 12 or greater a frame roff will allow loft storage also. You may be limited to 10 x 12 but you can go up!. I was limited to 12 x 12. built mine with the same pitch roof as the house and with matching siding. I kept the height of my side wall less than 8 feet to keep ths scale of the building right. I put a full loft in with a 2 foot by 4 access between one set of rafters.We use the loft area for storing all or Christmas, holloween, camping ****.Use the same materials as your home if possible and you'll probally not hear a word from any neighbor.

 

[newgarage]

I got a Duramax Woodbridge vinyl storage shed 10' x 8' including foundation kit and skylight panel at the local pep boys. All steel frame tan vinyl exterior, steel foundation can filled in with concrete or covered with plywood. Took a day to assemble, alot of screws and connectors. $750 total for job after buying pre-mix concrete(32 60lb bags). I've put up other sheds over the years and consider this one a good value

 

[W-Cummins]

I still like my shed here is the link to the old post, that has pictures of its construction. You should look into one, as they are a very nice way to go, with no upkeep, plus a 15 year warrenty.

William...

 

[mbatarga]

I've built two previous wooden sheds from my own plans, from scratch. My current shed is one of the Duramax vinyl sheds that user newgarage posted about. The quality is very high. I bought mine from Pep-Boys (automotive store) for $599, and got a $100 rebate offered at the time. I opted to use a plywood flooring over the included foundation kit and was a little disappointed. Even using 3/4 plywood, the floor structure is not very rigid. I beefed up the strength by adding some cutoff 2x4's within the U-channel floor sections.

 

[Mikeyworks]

I have a decent shed that we bought from Home Depot. It's vinyl and 10x10 (and expandable to 10x12) and it sits on a fully composite base that's 2" thick. It's very strong and very weather resistant...best of all, it won't rot.

I think it was less than $750 when it was all said and done.

Mikey

 

[REFLEXX]

guys.

thanks for all the great feedback. I'll look in to all of these. The other thing i forgot to mention is that it has to withstand an insane amount of wind. Once or twice a year we get 35-50 mph winds (65+ gusts) So I have to bolt it down to a slab or some sort of anchors. I've seen lightweights sheds in the middle of the street here. Rolling right along.

 

[Mikeyworks]

guys.

thanks for all the great feedback. I'll look in to all of these. The other thing i forgot to mention is that it has to withstand an insane amount of wind. Once or twice a year we get 35-50 mph winds (65+ gusts) So I have to bolt it down to a slab or some sort of anchors. I've seen lightweights sheds in the middle of the street here. Rolling right along.

Last week we had three days of nearly 30mph winds sustained and gusts to 60 mph. This shed never even flexed!!! It's great. The walls are all tongue and groove with one another all the way around and they are screwed into a channel that is screwed into the base (or your wood base if you don't want to use their composite base). The roof is firmly affixed and screwed into place. I was fearful at first that I would have to go out and tie the thing down, but it's just fine.

Reading the material available at the store, it's Hurricane rated.

http://www.royaloutdoor.com/

Mikey

 

[kenfath]

If you are interested in stick-built sheds, take a look at this site:
www.just-sheds.com They offer plans for a wide variety of sheds. The last time I looked they offered a free plan for an 8x10' shed. I printed out the plan which is well thought out and would be easy to follow. The shed is even attractive!

 

[Down Under Bloke]

www.just-sheds.com The shed is even attractive!

I'm not really into flower boxes on sheds, but each to their own