I bought a shed kit from costco, when it was on sale.. I think I paid 999 for it shipped to my door and they actually put it in my garage since it was raining that day which was nice of them.
I never built a shed in my life and I actually asked a ton of questions on here before starting it. I decided to do a couple things differently like reinforce the floor and the walls, which required me to get more lumber. I think I spent another 200 for the roofing materials and then I decided to paint the inside, put carpet, trim work, fabbed up a solar lighting system. I think with all the extra stuff I probably have $1600-1800 invested in it. It's solid, not going anywhere and I enjoy the looks of it.
Link just for reference:
http://www.costco.com/Aston-10'-x-7.5'--Wood-Shed.product.100003338.html
I had asked a couple people to give me quotes on a shed and being in Northern VA of COURSE the prices are high... I think I got quotes ranging anywhere from $2k up to 3k for a 6x8/ 8x8 shed. The costco one was 8x10'.
It was a learning experience for sure, however going forward I would actually probably build one from scratch knowing what I know now. I never framed anything in my life and actually thought it would be much harder than what it was. There were certain part during the build I definitely needed a second pair of hands to move things or hold things but overall I enjoyed the entire process.
You'll definitely save money doing it yourself for sure but depending on your area might not be able to pick up the scraps of wood... Around here they don't want to give it up for free...
The pallet shed above to me doesn't seem like it would last. Pallet wood that I've used is always crappy, split or damaged, just doesn't seem worth it . I'd rather spend money knowing that it's going to be good wood than something that might be iffy, and then have to do it over again. but that's me.
Definitely update us when you start the build!
-Nigel
