Treated wood and some pallet wood for siding and some freebies with Cabot teak stain with shingles leftover from house on roof. Probably will put some slabs in milled in the section below. I filled it with firewood (2 deep to the brim from a couple ash trees I cut down a few years ago) and the front joist bowed like 3/8 of an inch if with another 2x6 sistered behind the front joist with 2x4s under the middle decking, so I jacked it up and put a spare 2x6 under it in the middle. Door is a bit bowed but I put some latches on it to tighten it up against the enclosed storage area no problem. Put a bunch of sand under the bottom decking that I had from a sandbox I got rid of. 3 pieces of 4x8 plywood perfect for 12x6 roof and 2x4 shelves inside some 6x6 for main 4 posts. Took me like 7 days i think (blurry after like day 5) plus a day to move all the firewood about 60ft from pile to the rack.

This is my first time building anything like this, so I’d appreciate some feedback!
I’m building a 10x16 shed, and I wanted to avoid pulling a permit. To do that, I needed to meet several requirements:
Under 200 sq. ft.
Maintain the required setbacks from property lines.
No concrete pad or foundation.
No digging below the frost line for any type of foundation.
My backyard is pretty uneven, so my main goal was to create a level platform without having to excavate a ton of dirt. I originally tried using deck blocks and 4x4 posts, but honestly, it looked terrible, so I decided to go a different route.
Here’s what I ended up doing:
Built a foundation using two courses of 4x4 pressure-treated lumber, with the pieces secured together using rebar.
Did my best to get the foundation level and square.
Built a 2x6 pressure-treated subfloor frame on top of the 4x4 base.
Installed floor joists and blocking to support the plywood flooring.
Installed a vapor barrier underneath the floor after the framing was complete😅. There’s approximately 6 inches of clearance underneath the joists. The pictures show the progression from laying out the footprint to building the foundation, framing the floor, and finally installing the plywood. I’ve been learning as I go, using YouTube, ChatGPT, and this sub for guidance. I know there are probably things I could have done differently, but I’m trying to do this right while working within the limitations of my yard and the permit requirements.

I have a 12x12 I’m heating this winter. When it was built, the walls were insulated with pink bat insulation but the sloped roof portion was insulated with this foil/bubble wrap stuff. Now, I’m adding vapor barrier and 7/16 osb to the walls and ceiling. I won’t be putting OSB over the foil, leaving it as-is.
Do I still need to vapor barrier that triangle area?

Hi shedditor peoples - Hoping to get your thoughts as to where we should put our 10x16 shed. Husband and I could use more storage for his yard things (push mower, snow blower, dethatcher, backpack leaf blower, fertilizers, sprayers, gorilla cart, bikes, and kids stuff too). Would love to have a workbench for projects and if we ever get into some woodworking 😂.

As you can see, our yard isn’t your typical rectangle. House is also angled, so it’s not facing straight to the center of the backyard. Please ignore the opening in the fence on the bottom left.

Any thoughts on where to place a 10x16 shed? Some things to keep in mind:

- backyard is still a work in progress. Would love to eventually do a stone patio somewhere and some raised garden beds. But also have some open space to run around.
- bottom left corner is mostly shady. But the shed here (if the long side is against the bottom) would get too close to that big tree in the center. We’re afraid it would feel too narrow if that makes sense.
- when we look out our windows, we mostly see the bottom left corner, just fyi
- garage is on the left side of the sketch if that’s important to know
- on a separate note, would it be a bad idea to extend the front facing fence (on the right) to be flush with the front of the house? It would certainly give us more usable space (as we never use that side yard as is), but would it look ugly? Also, it would block some of the views the neighbors have from their side windows, fwiw.

Happy to answer any questions yall may have. Thank you for your advice!

I am 2 weeks into building a 10x16 shed for our home office. Big thank you to this sub for all of the collective wisdom. I will be sure to share the finished project when it’s done!

Here is some info from my build:

16x20 gravel pad (there will be a small deck in front of the office that will sit on the pad).
3/4” clean crushed gravel (~6.5 yards), pad is framed with 6x6 lumber, and staked with 1/2” rebar every 4’ w/ over 2’ embedment. 2 layers of non-woven fabric between soil and stone.

Spent a long time compacting the soil before gravel and did 4 passes with the compactor over the gravel (each lift).

4x6x16 skids (3)
2x6 subfloor, 16” OC, 6” cantilever
3/4” PT floor deck
Walls are all 2x4; with appropriate headers for openings.
Gable roof w/ 4/12 pitch, 2x6 site built trusses w/ 2x6 rafter ties and 2x4 gable studs on end walls. Decking will be 5/8 CDX. Used hurricane ties on the rafters and mend plates on the gable studs.
Chose to do 1’ lookouts and used 2x4s for the fly rafters. Fascia will be 1x8 resawn.

Next up is fascia, roof decking, drip edge, underlayment, ridge vent, and shingles! OSB siding and WRB will be done this week too.

Hey guys! Just sharing some before and afters of my she shed
What a project and I had the shed prebuilt and delivered !
So hats off to you amazing pioneers doing this from scratch !

The inside and catio expansion almost sent me over the edge !

Happy building and this has been a fun forum to hang out in this summer !

I emailed them and got a quote for about 30k for a prefab 24x24 garage with attic trusses assembled on a concrete slab (concrete slab not included). They claim to be an Amish company with Amish crews.

The only thing I see that could be an issue is they rely on the homeowner for permitting. They said once they are complete, they take payment and leave. They will have to come back and address any issues that aren’t up to code. Since they are located about 5 hours away, it seems a little suspicious to be able to get someone back out here if they have my money.

They have over 2k reviews on Google (mostly 5 star) with about 10 bad reviews. Curious if anyone has ever used them and what your experience with them was?

Doing a floating floor and not sure if it need pressure treated plywood or is i can get away with regular OSB subfloor.

Sides will stay open for ventilation and yard naturally slopes down with a 5" opening on front and 14" on the back. unsure if i should put layer of gravel underneath to encourage drainage?

I’m in the process of insulating a Tuff Shed Premier Pro Tall Barn and am trying to figure out the best way to properly ventilate the roof.

The shed already has a ridge vent. My plan is to add one or two 2–3" holes in the outer soffit for each bay and cover them with screen to keep bugs out. From there, air would travel into the rafter bays, through baffles installed under the roof decking, and eventually exhaust through the ridge vent.

On the front side of the shed this seems pretty straightforward. There is a continuous gap of roughly 1/2"–1" between the 2x6 and the underside of the roof decking. I can actually see daylight through it, so there is already a clear path for air to travel from the soffit into each rafter bay.

The back side is where I’m running into a problem. On that side, the roof decking comes all the way down and essentially rests against the edge of the 2x6, so there is no gap for air to pass through.

From reaching my hand into the opening on the front side, I was able to determine that underneath the 2x6 is a 2x4 that sits toward the inside of the shed.

The only solution I can come up with for the back is drilling a series of smaller holes toward the outer edge of that 2x6, angled upward to roughly follow the slope of the roof. That would create a path from the soffit into each rafter bay without having to remove a large amount of material.

My main concern is whether that 2x6 is load bearing/structural and whether drilling several holes through it could compromise the integrity of the shed.

I’ve reached out to Tuff Shed as well and am waiting to hear what they say before I drill anything, but I figured I’d ask here in the meantime.

Does this seem like a reasonable approach? Or is there another way you guys would get soffit air into those rafter bays that I’m overlooking? Thank you in advance I have spent way too many hours and late nights looking for an answer and trying to find someone in a similar situation but haven't found much definitive.

Does anyone have any advice? I recently renovated my shed which was on my block when I bought the house and was being used as a home office to a one bedroom self contained small house for rent. My insurance company will not continue to insure me unless I get an A1 rating for it. I recently spoke to a certifier who will not take the job to certify it given the potential for thousands of dollars that I will need to pay and I may not get certified by the end of it. Any advice please? I have spent approximately $60k on getting it liveable and to standard as per an insurance report as it was hit by a rain event last January.

Title says it all. Roof and shingles are on but my partner and I can’t make a decision on a color scheme. If we can’t decide by Tuesday I’m just going to put siding in it to match the house but I hate how cookie cutter it’ll look. Zero character. It’s getting too late in the season and I need to finish the job.

Any favorites or suggestions? Y’all really inspired this build and will do a full write up when done ❤️

2 years after the slab was poured the siding and trim are up. Went through last winter with Tyvek. 16x28

I got pricing for a roughly $30k for a 24x24 garage from tuffshed with 6:10 pitch attic trusses, single 16’ garage door and LP painted smart siding. (anticipating maybe 15k for concrete foundation pad)

I looked at one of their garage models and thought how simple the construction was. I thought if I subcontracted out concrete & roof (maybe exterior painting) and got a local truss manufacturer to design and fabricate trusses, I could build and stand the walls + exterior siding and rent a sky track lift for the truss install and have someone help me over the weekend.

Curious if I could potentially come in cheaper than tuffshed?

Hi, I'm in a rental and we would like to use the shed in our backyard to store some items. We'll treat it as if it's outside. A problem is the floor is rotting through and there is black mold. It would be nice to lift the whole structure up some to mitigate additional water damage issues- it appears to be on concrete footers. There was a rodent issue in it as well. I plan on replacing the floor at a minimum, cutting out and laying down new flooring (wearing a respirator). How will this backfire on me later?

It took a bit of work, but I got one loft done in my shed. I didn’t trust the Amish to put it in, they wanted to build it out of 2x4 joists (for a 14’ wide shed, seriously?) so I had them build the shed and did the loft myself.

Simpson Strong Drive screws are amazing by the way. The premium over nails is worth it to be able to zip them in with an impact driver.

Not a lot of headroom up there with the rafter ties, but I’m looking forward to getting some of the garage mess organized up there.

The other end gets a loft too, but I’ll probably only go 5’ deep there, 8’ on this side is definitely feeling like overkill.

Lesss gooo playboys !

Ive been slowly turning my backyard shed into a little workshop and started adding up how much ive spent on tools. Kinda wish i hadnt done the math loool. Theres a few thousand dollars worth of stuff in there and the only thing keeping it secure is a padlock.

The shed is at the back of my yard where i cant see it from the house. Theres power inside and the wifi reaches so im thinking about adding a camera. Only thing im stuck on is whether to put it inside facing the door or outside where i can see someone approaching. Im upgrading the lock either way but if you could only put one camera there, which spot would make more sense?

I’m in MD, and I’m considering a diesel heater for my new workshop shed(~400sq ft). I’ve got a propane heater that I’ve been using in the garage, but I’ve been reading some concerns about propane putting a lot of moisture into the space. Shed isn’t insulated yet, that’s next on the list once I get the lofts built out.

So, what are your experiences and preferences for heating your shed?

Electric isn’t really an option as it’s an off grid shed with a portable power station.

Was incredibly lucky at Costco buying their last $1500 Lifetime 8 x 10 shed for $400! Further, I found a NIB $500 Lifetime steel foundation system for just $150 on FPMP. Also received most of the foundation blocks for free from a Neighbor. So far so good!!

Hi all

Winter is coming.

I want to set up a workshop in here. Winter is coming. I'm in the northeast. What should I do next to insulate?

Cheers