PhillBerts garden shed

[Real_PhillBert]

Hey all!

I really should have started this thread when I started the project, but I thought I'd share even though I'm almost done at this point.

I'm a first time homeowner, so my house is in need of some improvements. I've been slowly picking away at improvements over the last two years but the next biggy on the list is to tear down the itty bitty single stall garage and replace it with something more fitting. However, I need a place to put the toolbox, work bench, motorcycle, lawn mower, snow blower and all the other misc stuff that's currently in the garage when I tear down the current garage. I figure a garden shed is as good of an option as any.

In my area a garden shed that's on blocks can be up to 10'x12' without a permit. Any larger than that and I need a permit, but if I get a permit, every square foot I put into the shed is a square foot less that I can put into the garage, so 10'x12' it is!

I decided on a 6'x7' roll up door on the front, and a 32" entry door on the side, so that I can lock the roll up from the inside, and put a keypad deadbolt on the entry door so that I don't need a key to access the shed. So I broke out the CAD software and came out with this:

Although I'm pretty handy, and have done a lot of projects with my dad while I was young, a lot of this is all new to me, so if I make mistakes, please be nice.

 

[Real_PhillBert]

Once I was satisfied with my plan, I started attacking the back corner of my lot, with a shovel and some blocks.

The blocks are on 10 inches of sand compacted down every inch or so. I added a bit more support soil onto the back row after this pic as well.

I wont lie, that took me an entire weekend to get those blocks all level and square. But Eventually it was time to start the base.

Treated 2x8s on 16" centers.

 

[Real_PhillBert]

3/4" OSB for the floor:

All the time getting the structure of the base square paid off, all of the floor OSB lined up Perfectly.

 

[Real_PhillBert]

Does it look like a shed yet?

Wall time!

North Wall:

East Wall:

I guess I neglected to take a pic of the South and West walls but they're just basic walls without any openings.

 

[Real_PhillBert]

Then I got a bit cocky and built my own trusses.

I built a fixture on the floor to insure that all of the trusses were alike, they may not be perfect, but at least they're all similar. haha.

It actually worked out really well. I had prints for all of the sub-components of the trusses and everything actually went together as it was supposed to, which surprised me a bit.

Finished truss #1:

 

[Real_PhillBert]

Then I conscripted a couple of friends to help stand it all up!



Here's what it looked like at the end of that saturday:



Then by the end of the weekend:



Went from a pile of parts to a shed shaped object that weekend.

 

[Real_PhillBert]

Then we got a prediction of 6" of snow so I left work early one afternoon to get the roll up door installed, which was way easier than I expected it to be.



I also ordered this pretty sweet 75" aluminum threshold for under the roll up door:

 

[Real_PhillBert]

Then my first attempt at doing soffit work. I think it actually came out pretty well considering it's my first attempt:

 

[Real_PhillBert]

Then the corners, and my first experience with fascia!

The vinyl fascia has a bit of a learning curve to it, and I'm glad I bought 150% of what I really needed, because I made a few mistakes. But in the end, I think it came out alright.

This is pretty much how it sit's right now. My order of vinyl siding came in this weekend while I was pulling the docks and boat lifts out of the lake, so that'll be my next adventure.

Here's the siding waiting for it's turn:

 

[bdbecker]

Nice work!

 

[Real_PhillBert]

Nice work!

Thanks! It's been a fun learning experience so far.

 

[Pathfinders]

Looking good. Nice shed.

 

[Real_PhillBert]

If anyone has vinyl siding tips, please help a brother out. I've never done it before, but have watched a lot of youtube vids haha.

 

[Real_PhillBert]

I left the office a little early today to take advantage of the nice weather and get a bit of the siding on. After about 3 hours I got a good chunk of the (easy parts) of the siding on!





So far I'm feeling good about how it's coming out.

 

[Badboy]

Nice looking shed...

 

[el monte slim]

You're doing an excellent job! Special kudos for using the base of the new structure to make a jig for building your own trusses with accuracy and repeatability. They look superior to factory-built shed trusses in every way possible.

The extra time you spent getting those blocks properly supported, leveled, and squared, was the true "foundation" for the success of the entire project. Your extra attention to the details of everything else is obviously paying off too.

When the time comes, I will look forward to seeing the construction of your new garage as well. Keep up the great work.

 

[Real_PhillBert]

You're doing an excellent job! Special kudos for using the base of the new structure to make a jig for building your own trusses with accuracy and repeatability. They look superior to factory-built shed trusses in every way possible.

The extra time you spent getting those blocks properly supported, leveled, and squared, was the true "foundation" for the success of the entire project. Your extra attention to the details of everything else is obviously paying off too.

When the time comes, I will look forward to seeing the construction of your new garage as well. Keep up the great work.

Thank you for all the kind words!

 

[Real_PhillBert]

Officially complete!

Finished up the siding about noon or so on Saturday.

But since I was done before beer o'clock I took the opportunity to get some shelving in using some of the leftover materials:

It was a very fun project but I'm glad to have it done now. I'm beyond happy with how it came out, and I learned a lot in the process.

In the spring I'd like to put gutters on it, and an amazon solar panel for some 12V LED RV lights inside, but that's for a different day.

 

[LaneRover]

In my area a garden shed that's on blocks can be up to 10'x12' without a permit. Any larger than that and I need a permit, but if I get a permit, every square foot I put into the shed is a square foot less that I can put into the garage, so 10'x12' it is!

Do they say how many 10x12 garden sheds you can have?

 

[Real_PhillBert]

Do they say how many 10x12 garden sheds you can have?

You sir, are asking the pertinent questions!