12 X16 shed

Wow, that looks great. Personally, I’d be scared buying plans off ebay (could be anything), but I’m glad it worked out for you.

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Good looking shed. No pics of the inside? :)

I need to get a shed up to clear out my garage as well. It’s a little troubling that you said yours cost 3500 bucks! I was planning on something a little smaller in size and a lot smaller in price, but otherwise similar in design. Congrats on having it completed.

Did you take any of the inside? I thought, at first, it was going to be for woodworking shed, but with no power it would be need to be hand tool central.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford. Wood-a-holics unanimous president

wow – that is fantastic! although not the easiest of projects, sometimes stepping out of your element provides the best lessons.

looks like it turned out great. and for not too bad of a price..I see those advertised for WAY more than just what you spent on it (plus you got some good practice)

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Very nice, I too just finished a shed and it took me all summer on weekends and mine was only 10×12.
I too used a Lowe’s book and got a Paslode framing nailer which made it all possible.
Shingling, well advancing 5” at a time was terrible as was the painting. Used a roller as I read bad reviews of all paint sprayers for the homeowner.
Did build my door 81”, so no issue there.
I like your design and I probably should have built a little bigger, but I don’t have a tractor so the 10×12 is okay.
Put my stuff from the garage in yesterday, so now I can expand the workshop a bit

I’m in the process of building a 16’ x 8’ shed from scratch, I based it on 4 x sheets of stirling board that I used for the floor. windows were bought from a guy who installs double glazed units, so it will have double glazing and leaded windows, these are second hand and came out of another building and were destined for the tip. Double glazing installers are a good source for windows, if you don’t mind odd sizes.
The first long side was built on the shed floor and the and the second built on top of it. Theses were stood up and braced and the ridge pole mounted on two verticals and the rafters installed, I used a birds mouth method then used builders strapping to diagonally brace the whole shed, The roof is 1/2” stirling board, the roof is a bit out of true but who cares it will keep the rain out and get that dammed lawn mower out of my workshops, All that remains is to complete the roof covering, shiplap the walls and make a door.
I would recommend that any shed be made multiples of 8’ x 4’, this being the sheets used for the floor.

Great job on your shed and $3500 total is very cheap; I couldn’t do it for that price here.

Now thats a sweet and useable shed.I think there is no one whio would not like one like it albeit maybe in a different size to suit there own needs.I need exactly such a space to store my lunmber as it’s stored in my woodshop at present and I don’t like it.so it’s abig drool from OLD Al LOL Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Just goes to show how much of a tight wad I am if everyone else says 3500 is cheap!

Great job Tom! It looks like you did everything right. It appears to be very solid. Thanks for posting.

-- Brad, Oregon- The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.

Very nice shed, I am planning on building me 12×16 shed/workshop.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker