Finally building my storage shed.

[BKBoiss]

Nice project. Night photo makes it look ... cold!

Did you choose a tin roof because of durability, light weight, or ???. I have a garage on my property built long ago from wood milled at the property. Trusses were not engineered as it was a .... no permits required ... type of job.

I've been thinking about sheeting it with OSB and putting a composition roof on, but I don't want to put more weight than it can handle. I don't know how to figure out what weight is appropriate. Except the tin must be much lighter.

I went with tin for a number of reasons; I sawed all the lumber myself and I didn't have enough to plank the roof, the OSB is too thin therefore I would have to buy sheeting if I wanted to shingle which would raise the cost, tin doesn't allow any real snow build up, with tin I should never have to worry about redoing the roof in the lifetime of that shed, and last but not least the tin, roof caps and screws cost me $938.

 

[BKBoiss]

What is the spacing of your trusses and how steep is your pitch? One of the advantages to metal over shingles is that you can space your trusses out a lot farther. Shingles need trusses 24 inches on center, or closer. I personally space my trusses out 4 feet and then use 2x4's on the flat for purlins across the trusses so I have an easy target to screw the metal down. Pitch is how steep the roof is. For metal, you can get away with 2:12 without any issues, but for shingles, you should never be less then 4:12

The trusses are 24" on Center same as the walls, with 2x4 strapping on 16" centres. The pitch is whatever looked good and gave me a ten foot ceiling inside. Haha. But for actual measurements I think it's around 7:12 or 8:12, I would have to go measure again to be sure.

 

[EddieWalker]

"you should never be less than 4:12 "..... is not quite correct.
Manufacturers recommend not less than 4:12, for shingles, but....
WILL warranty a shingled roof down to, and including, 2:12 pitch, if Ice & Water Shield is used.

I understand that there are exceptions to every rule. But I'll stick with the basics and never use shingles with a pitch of less then 4:12. You just start having other issues, and over time, it's not worth it in my opinion.

 

[ultrarunner]

"you should never be less than 4:12 "..... is not quite correct.
Manufacturers recommend not less than 4:12, for shingles, but....
WILL warranty a shingled roof down to, and including, 2:12 pitch, if Ice & Water Shield is used.

Lots of tar and gravel 1920's homes here with 2:12 or even slightly less with built in curbs instead of gutters...

I've converted a lot to comp shingle with double coverage felt and either went with torch down roll material for the curbs or removed for gutters... no leaks but no snow and always double coverage felt.

 

[two_bit_score]

I understand that there are exceptions to every rule. But I'll stick with the basics and never use shingles with a pitch of less then 4:12. You just start having other issues, and over time, it's not worth it in my opinion.

Agree! I had a small rental that had a low slope roof over a washroom. Thing was always giving me problems with leaks until it needed a complete roof and they put ICEY on the decking before the shingles on that part. No problems on that room in 20 years.

 

[BKBoiss]

Well spring and summer has been non stop but we finally got rained out from work.

Tyvek is on.

Doors are built and hung.


Ramp is built.

The Chevy is finally in its new home.
Just have a few things like door handles and locks etc to do, and get everything cleaned up.

 

[BKBoiss]

Not sure how to post the video when we moved it into its corner but here are a few screen shots.

Not sure why but it won't let me post the screen shots. Maybe another day.

 

[Doofy]

Nice shed. Any idea of the cost to build? What are you going to side it with?

 

[Doofy]

I have enough steel roofing for about a 16'x20' shed but I can't afford the lumber (even rough-cut). Because Winter is fast approaching, I just bought 2 13'x20'x12' portable garages from Home Depot. If the coverings fail in a few years the frames are strong enough to add metal.

 

[BKBoiss]

Nice shed. Any idea of the cost to build? What are you going to side it with?

Thanks. I think cost wise I have around $2000-$2500 into it not counting my time of course. As for siding I'm just going to leave it as is for now. Down the road I'll either put vinyl or if I can afford it I'll do tin.

 

[Doofy]

Thanks. I think cost wise I have around $2000-$2500 into it not counting my time of course. As for siding I'm just going to leave it as is for now. Down the road I'll either put vinyl or if I can afford it I'll do tin.

Not to bad on cost. I just wish lumber prices would drop around here. It seems as though prices never drop once raised. We have one small lumber yard locally and its 130 miles to Lowe's or Home Depot thru the mountains. Sad.

 

[BKBoiss]

Yeah I sawed all the lumber myself and the OSB I got from someone that owed me. The only real "cost" was the power pole skids, tin, and nails, tyvek, hinges, etc, etc.

 

[Doofy]

I just bought a 9" 3ph post hole digger with the express purpose of throwing up a pole shed/barn. Hopefully, next summer.

 

[BKBoiss]

With a 1/4" space at the back wall 1" between bumpers and 2" between the front bumper and the door we got my brothers short box and mine in the shed for the winter.

 

[Doofy]

Very nice. Sure is a tight squeeze. Time to upgrade to 2 2019 Ford Rangers!

 

[BKBoiss]

Very nice. Sure is a tight squeeze. Time to upgrade to 2 2019 Ford Rangers!

Nah. I like the chevys. We have three F350s, a 72, 75, and 79. The new stuff just isn't my cup of tea. Or should I say coffee.

 

[Doofy]

Nah. I like the chevys. We have three F350s, a 72, 75, and 79. The new stuff just isn't my cup of tea. Or should I say coffee.

I understand. My daily driver is a '98 Ranger and my snowplow is a '91 F-350. I don't mind going in to debt for a Tractor but never again for a new vehicle. The depreciation is insane.

 

[EddieWalker]

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With a 1/4" space at the back wall 1" between bumpers and 2" between the front bumper and the door we got my brothers short box and mine in the shed for the winter.

Why do you park your trucks for the winter?

 

[BKBoiss]

With the way this town handles snow removal, or rather doesn't, the streets are just sheets of ice all winter long and then turn into potholes small cars get stuck in in the spring. The green one is mine and was the first "nice" truck I bought out of high school. I would rather not expose it to more salt or ****** drivers than I have to. We also work LONG hours day in and day out all winter so it just makes more sense to have them stored. I usually try to take it out when I get 4-5 days off for Christmas.

 

[Doofy]

Not a bad idea to try to make them last. I buy nice disposable vehicles now. You can find clean, dependable used rigs for $3K that will last for years even with road salt and potholes. If you wreck it or it craps out...you are not out a lot of money.