Shed building tips and tricks

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My wife now works from home and needed an office so this is the solution we came up with. Much cheaper than a home addition. 12X20 cost $6000. It has up graded windows and we added a wall for a bathroom. Will add a mini split ac unit. We are currently working on the interior.
 
cbjeeper said:
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My wife now works from home and needed an office so this is the solution we came up with. Much cheaper than a home addition. 12X20 cost $6000. It has up graded windows and we added a wall for a bathroom. Will add a mini split ac unit. We are currently working on the interior.
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That's pretty slick. No more square footage than you have I would just use a window unit rather than a mini split though. A split unit will be more efficient but with such a small area, you'll never see the difference on your power bill. You can "hide" the window unit and no one would ever be the wiser.
 
drkelly said:
My shed building tip is to not get carried away with the project like I did LOL.

I needed a shed because I could barely walk around in my garage. I went up to House of Stars on 220 to look at buying a shed. I was surprised at how much they wanted for a 12x24 unit. I then decided to build one myself. Then I thought it would be cool to make it look like an old log cabin since I always wanted to live in one. Things continued to spiral out of control. I'm almost done with it.

Edit:. I did not do the foundation and stone work.

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Uhhh.... Can you please come build one of those at my house?
 
For you guys that have insulated sheds before how important is insulating under the floor?
I am currently fixing up a 12x20 shed for a workshop/mower storage. I am putting insulation in the walls and covering with plywood. Just curios about under the floor.

Goal is just keep a little more heat in the shed while i work for a couple hours at a time.
 
Cherokeekid88 said:
Uhhh.... Can you please come build one of those at my house?
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Ha! I started cutting the trees down to clear the site to build that one in the summer of 2016. I'm still not quite finished. I can share all my knowledge of how I did it and where I bought the materials if you wish.
 
cbjeeper said:
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My wife now works from home and needed an office so this is the solution we came up with. Much cheaper than a home addition. 12X20 cost $6000. It has up graded windows and we added a wall for a bathroom. Will add a mini split ac unit. We are currently working on the interior.
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Just make sure you wire it right and do it to code. Seen a couple of these go up in smoke thanks to sub par work or not being to code. One tried to hang a ceiling fan from a plastic junction box!
 
83oldyoda4x4 said:
For you guys that have insulated sheds before how important is insulating under the floor?
I am currently fixing up a 12x20 shed for a workshop/mower storage. I am putting insulation in the walls and covering with plywood. Just curios about under the floor.

Goal is just keep a little more heat in the shed while i work for a couple hours at a time.
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Floor will have the least impact on interior comfort as compared to the walls and ceiling. Floor will likely become rodent habitat if you put insulation there, too.
 
RatLabGuy said:
If thats really it - then a cheap and easy option is one of the Harbor Freight "portable shed" things.
It's basically a shed-shaped tent with a metal pole frame... wit ha coupon can be had for something like $160.
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And based on the experience of 3 or 4 folks that have those, you'll be spending that every couple of years!
The tube is stupid thin... 2" of snow, a little wind, or a dropped chunk of firewood will collapse them
And the tarp will rot to nothing in 2... if it survives without being punctured from the above collapses
 
drkelly said:
Ha! I started cutting the trees down to clear the site to build that one in the summer of 2016. I'm still not quite finished. I can share all my knowledge of how I did it and where I bought the materials if you wish.
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I want to see the inside of it.
Caver Dave said:
And based on the experience of 3 or 4 folks that have those, you'll be spending that every couple of years!
The tube is stupid thin... 2" of snow, a little wind, or a dropped chunk of firewood will collapse them
And the tarp will rot to nothing in 2... if it survives without being punctured from the above collapses
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I have bought two of them. If you put screws in all the joints they last a bit longer. Last one I had went about 3 years. It did have a good bit of Gorilla tape repairing holes though. Not worth it for the amount of hassle.
 
WARRIORWELDING said:
Sherril is dang jealous....better not let her and @jeepinmatt come over!

more info on the siding please??
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I bought the log siding and false corners from Boone Custom Forest Products. The log siding is their 'German Chink-slot' siding and I paid for hand hewing to give the authentic look. The 'false corners' start as 3' and 4' length solid logs that they cut the back side out of and then cut the dove tail on.

https://www.boonecustomforestproducts.com/siding-profiles

Here are a couple of pictures of what they look like (found this on the internet since I can't find the ones that I took).

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My plan was to put use Permachink or Logjam in the chinking slot for an authentic look, but I haven't gotten around to that part yet. I might not do it since we are thinking about moving.

The wood on the gable ends is called 'Live edge siding' and I bought it from Boone Custom Forest Products too.
 
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