Shed/Shop Building

[mitchash]

I am looking into building a 12x24 workshop with P/T plywood floor, 8 foot walls, two lofts, electric and barn style roof. I can buy an already built one dropped in the spot where I want it, but I was wondering if it would be worth building it myself and if anyone has built one themselves. If so where do you get the plans and around how much would it cost to build.

 

[ustmd]

I built my own 16 x 24 workshop last year. I put in a concrete foundation, insulated and drywalled the shop.

Here is the thread:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/184711-not-big-not-pretty-but.html


I did the project over several months, with a lot of $100-$200 trips to Home Depot. I spent between $8K-$10K. The biggest hitter was the concrete foundation ($3200) followed by the electrical that I sub out ($1300 including a new sub panel).

I looked at the Pre fab building (Morton, etc) and they were coming in at $8K for just the shell with a plywood floor like you are talking about.

 

[mitchash]

Nice shop!

 

[workinallthetime]

building a 12 x 16 right now, i got the cost down to 1600, i could buy it for 3000 around here but with hardly any loft room. I designed it myself after some intense research and book purchases. The peak of my roof is 6 foot up from the top plate so it will provide plenty of space and allow the 110+ summer heat to get away.
If you have a resale store in your area i suggest you look at it or even craigs list. i bought all my windows for 10 bucks each and 2, 15 light doors for 40 bucks each. when im done it will look like a little house. craigs list my also provide you with some low cost building supplies.
good luck

changing that header tomorrow not worth the risk

 

[mitchash]

Looks good! What did you use for the floor? I was thinking of using 3/4 pressure treated plywood. Did you use any plans?

 

[WM75Guy]

Don't rule out a metal building. I just had 2 loafing sheds with open fronts built that are 12'X12' with 10' sidewalls, insides covered with 2"X8" pressure treated lumber 8' tall and the metal with 30 year Kynar 500 paint for $5500 for both. Morton wanted $12,000. The economy what it is and people needing work you can find a bargain.

 

[workinallthetime]

im probably going to regret it but i used toung and grove osb "chip board" while doing research i kept seeing homes built in many books using osb for sub floor. i am still trying to decide what to coat it with so it does not get ruined from traffic. i have considered everything from thompson's water seal to roll on bedliner paint. I should get plenty of air under the unit to maintain a dry climate down there. i used 2x6 pt floor joist, with a 2x6 pt mud sill. the outside will be covered with hardi siding in 4x8 sheets, they are $1 more than the plywood they imitate and well worth it in my mind.
No plans other than the ones i drew up, i used a couple books one book for "home framing" and one book for "shed building".
i went to lowe's, home depot, southerlands, and 2 independent lumber dealers, i found everyone was only pennies different on cost but quality was all over the place. i left one place and went to another due to unable to find good 2x6x10's.
i also found shingles were cheeper than corigated steel for the roof.

 

[KennyG]

Depending on what you do out there, the OSB may hold up for a while. I would prime it on both sides before installation with a good wood primer and then finish it with a porch floor/deck paint. It's pretty rugged.

 

[Army grunt]

I used it on my shop floor.I painted it with floor paint. Applied it with a roller on a broom handle!It worked great.An has held up really well.
Army grunt

 

[davedj1]

it depends if it is in fact OSB or Advantec, Advantec has a 50yr warranty as long as it doesn't stay wet. OSB will likely crumble in a couple of years if it gets any moisture. A good quality floor paint should preserve it (on both sides)

 

[moored4]

Depending on what you do out there, the OSB may hold up for a while. I would prime it on both sides before installation with a good wood primer and then finish it with a porch floor/deck paint. It's pretty rugged.

X 2
Just did a 10 x 14 potting, storage shed with osb floor!:thumbsup:

 

[moored4]

I tried to attach pic to my 1st post but it took me some time to relearn :confused2: how to resize them!

Here the better half's Potting shed!

 

[workinallthetime]

moored4 great looking shed man!
anyone have any good ideas for getting the roof sheething on the roof? my pitch is very steep, a perfect 45 degree infact. I had a friend help me to the worst of one side today and even with his help it was pretty rough. tomorrow im flying solo and i have to do the other side, this side i can not get the FEL up to so the sheets will have to be pulled up. 4 full sheets of this new to me osb with a metal reflective surface that is supose to help with heat.

 

[moored4]

I put a pair of stops on the ends of my rafters that would spin. They were horizontal till I got the 1st sheet up on top and then I spun them to the vertical and that held it in place till I lined it up with the edge and then nailed it down in place, Like a latch on a rabbit hutch. Then I put a 2x4 up as a stop and was able to get 3 sheets up at a time, saved on trips up and down the ladder.

 

[flusher]

I tried to attach pic to my 1st post but it took me some time to relearn :confused2: how to resize them!

Here the better half's Potting shed!


View attachment 231870

View attachment 231871

View attachment 231872

View attachment 231873

Nice work. I like the color selection also.

 

[workinallthetime]

put the last piece of trim on tonight, i will post some pics in the next couple days.

 

[BigSteve63]

workinallthetime, is your building supported only at the corners? Any bounce at all in the floor? What are you planning to keep in the building? I am getting ready to build a similar shed and was planning on 2x8 lumber on top of 4x6 runners, which were to be on 12 piers - now, I'm thinking I may be overkilling this a bit.

 

[johnrex62]

moored4 great looking shed man!
anyone have any good ideas for getting the roof sheething on the roof? my pitch is very steep, a perfect 45 degree infact. I had a friend help me to the worst of one side today and even with his help it was pretty rough. tomorrow im flying solo and i have to do the other side, this side i can not get the FEL up to so the sheets will have to be pulled up. 4 full sheets of this new to me osb with a metal reflective surface that is supose to help with heat.

I built my house with that type of decking. It has made a HUGE difference in my attic temperature. We threw up a shed at the same time, but used standard OSB without the barrier applied because I didnt have enough scrap of that board after the house was done and the shed was an afterthought.

The summer temp difference between the attic and the shed is over 30 degrees with the shed being hotter.

 

[workinallthetime]

workinallthetime, is your building supported only at the corners? Any bounce at all in the floor? What are you planning to keep in the building? I am getting ready to build a similar shed and was planning on 2x8 lumber on top of 4x6 runners, which were to be on 12 piers - now, I'm thinking I may be overkilling this a bit.

that was the biggest mistake i made and its a biggie. there are blocks at each corner and the middle for a total of 6. I bought this book and took my design for the blocking straight from it, rrrrrrr i not happy. floor bounces and there has allready been some sag from the middle to the corners. I have several 16 foot bridge tembers that i plan on suporting it with if it gets any worse.
the plans also said nothig about cripples between the floor joist and those need to be there also uggg live and learn. I have built many decks and never had a problem, should have went with what i knew not what a book said.

each block has 12" of compacted pea size gravel under it along with a 12x12x1.5 concrete paver then the blocks are on top of that. The reason i used this type of foundation is so that i could avoid a permit due to im very close to neighbors fence and various other reasons. with the structure not attached to the gound we can build whatever whereever. If i had the $ and was going to do it all over again i would set post in concrete 24" deep and build from that.
how big are you going to build yours?

 

[workinallthetime]

camera in my phone, not the greatest but you get the idea