Outdoor shed or workshop

[Perplexed]

How big of a yard do you have? If you plan to use the shed to store your lawn equipment and to do woodworking, you'll probably find yourself running out of space and wishing you'd gone bigger. Don't forget to budget for insulation and a way to move air through the building so you can use it during the summers and winters.

 

[TulsaBandit]

Our house is on a 1/4 acre lot with most of it behind the house. We back up to a green belt so there's no houses to block the wind back there. I was thinking of doing a single side door and a double end door as well as a cutout for a window unit AC that can be closed off in the winter. The more I plan, the more I want - my wife's gonna kill me...

 

[beast1989]

Our house is on a 1/4 acre lot with most of it behind the house. We back up to a green belt so there's no houses to block the wind back there. I was thinking of doing a single side door and a double end door as well as a cutout for a window unit AC that can be closed off in the winter. The more I plan, the more I want - my wife's gonna kill me...

Do it right the first time with everything you want, that way you wont have any regrets and you will be happy with it for long to come.

 

[UnSafe]

Go as big as you can, and plan overhead storage for lighter weight items.

A way to increase work area is to add a roll up garage door to it. When doing big or messy projects, the wide/ open access keeps things from getting cramped.

 

[jrusling]

When we started planning on our new storage building we were talking about a 12x20. When I started laying out everything the the wife and I wanted to put into it, we ended up planning on a 16x24. You need to get some graph paper and lay it out with the equipment and workbench.

 

[mksmth]

if you are up to building it yourself you can go to Sutherlands and pick out a kit in the style you want. Next day they will deliver everything you need down to the door hinges, even the paint. We did this for my dad on fathers day. Only thing I remember is the base isnt all that great so you would want to sturdy that up a bit. His has been standing good for 5 or 6 years now. I think we paid around $800 for a 8x12 barn style.

 

[streak]

I have always thought these would make one go pretty easy for a DIY job. should save some money in the long run also.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_572_572
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_13186_13186

 

[n423]

if you are up to building it yourself you can go to Sutherlands and pick out a kit in the style you want..

OKC and MWC used to have a Sutherlands here,but they all closed. I liked them.

 

[GUN DOG]

Get one of those 18x20 all steel carports, there are a couple of different companies that sell them, get it with the gable ends as those are a stronger constructed shed. Buy some posts, 2x4s, and tin to enclose the ends and sides. Frame your doors on one end, and you can even put a window or two in it, and you won't have much more than $1000 to $1100 in it. I've done a couple of them that way, but of course mine are 20x21 sheds, enough to get two cars parked in it.

This is what I will probably do but my carpentry skills are not the best I will just have them put in the doors & the ends