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"12 Square" a 12' X 12' shed project

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Flyin6:
I will be building a 12 X 12 X 8 shed in my basement in panels which I will break down, transport, and reassemble on site at the farm. I have found this to be a pretty easy way to get things like a shed assembled in the warmth of a shop, then quickly re-erected at the field site.

I will be laying the deck tomorrow, much as the Navee lays a keel, then later welds a ship to it.

The project is meant to be easy enough to easily be duplicated (Too many "easy's) by any of you boneheads.

It will live at my Hide Site farm which is located here:
http://real-man-truckworks-and-survival.com/index.php?topic=3051.new#new

Here is the stack of lumber:

Flyin6:
This post will be the materials list, which I will update as I go along and actually purchase everything

Floor/Deck:

4 X 6 X 12  pressure treated      3 ea
2 X 6 12 PT                              9 ea
3 1/2" #10 deck screws            Large box
1/4" X 8" timber lock screws     50
3/4" OSB                                 5 sheets
Approx 5 tons of Dense grade gravel

            Cost: $488        Time spent: 9.5 hours

Framing:
2 X 4 X 8                     10 ea.
2 X 4 X 12                     4 ea.
#9 1 3/4" screws          Large box
#10 3 1/2" Screws        Large box
4 X 8 Smart panel         3 ea.

        Cost:  $255    Total Cost: $743     Time spent: 0.0 hrs       Total time spent:   9.5 hours

More framing
2 X 4 X 8                                    26 ea
4 X 8 Smart panel siding                   5 sheets
36" Steel entry door with curved lite   1 ea.
Anderson 23" X 31" window               1 ea.

Cost: $504      Total Cost: $1,247         Time: 0.0            Total Time spent 9.5 hours

Build front wall

Cost $0           Total Cost: $ 1247         Time: 6.0           Total time spent: 15.5 hours

Build two side panels and reinforce main doors

Cost  $0           Total Cost $1,247        Time 3.5           Total time spent:  19.0 hours

Build three more panels inc Door and Window

Cost $0            Total Cost $1,247        Time  5.0          Total time spent  24 hours

Purchase Materials
4ea   4 X 8 Smart Panel
18 ea   2 X 4 X 8
Hardware for main doors, Latches, Catch

Cost   $230     Total Cost:   $1,477           Time: 0.0       Total Time:   24 hours

More Wall building

Constructed door latch system
Assembled two additional wall panels

Cost   $0   Total Cost  $1,477    Time 4.0    Total Time: 28 hours

Painted Walls

Purchased 4 gallons of Behr premium paint
Assembled final two wall panels
Painted all 13 wall panels and doors

Cost: $212    Total Cost $1,689   Time 4.5 hours    Total Time: 32.5 hours

Created more trim/painted trim/installed window

Cut window trim pieces
Removed and painted all trim that had been created so far
Mounted window
Painted service door

Cost  $0.0    Total Cost  $1,689   Time 4.0 hrs     Total time: 36.5 hours

Assembled the walls onto the base

Purchased 5 additional sheets of OSB
Transported materials to job site
Purchased two gallons of Thompson water seal
Erected wall panels

Cost   $145   Total Cost  $1834   Time 6.0 hrs   Total time:  42.5 hours

Roof Truss Construction

Purchased 2 X 6
Purchased 2 X 4
Purchased 7/16" OSB plywood

Cost $216   Total Cost  $2060   Time 4.5 hrs  Total time:   50.0 hours

End Gable construction

Purchased three sheets of exterior smart panel
Purchased two foundation vents

Cost $99   Total Cost  $2159   Time 3.0 hours    Total hours  53.0

Gable end construction with painting

Cost  $0   Total Cost  $2159    Time 3.5 hours    Total Hours   56.5


Roof Metal Ordered

Roof gable end vents installed and trimmed

Cost: $303   Total Cost: $2462    Time  0.5 hours  Total Hours 57.0

Roof Assembled and mostly covered with metal

Materials:
10- 2 X 4 X 14
4-   1 X 8 X 8
2-   1 X 8 X 14

Cost $125   Total Cost $2587   Time 8.0   Total hours  65

Roof installation Completed

Door knob dead bolt purchase

Cost $78   Total Cost: $ 2665   Time 5.2   Total hours: 70.2

Service door installation/Front door alignment/Latch install

Cost: $0   Total Cost $2665   Time 2.0  Total hours: 72.2

Soffit

Cost:  $116    Total Cost:  $2,781  Time:  10  Total hours: 80.2

Interior shelving

Cost: $156     Total Cost:  $2,937  Time 3.5    Total Hours:  83.7

Finish trimming

Cost: $0   Total Cost: $2,937   Time: 3.0   Total hours: 86.7

Flyin6:
Here is the floor plan

Note that the circles show post hole and pier locations if you wish to set it more permanently in place. The squares are concrete paver blocks placed here and there to provide support

My shed will rest directly on a packed/elevated bed of gravel. I opted for 2X6 based on the fact that the joists will be supported along the entirety of their length, but had I wanted to use piers, and considering I am going to be parking one of my medium sized tractors in there, I would have gone to 8's or 10's

Flyin6:
The front wall will have two hinged doors opening to almost 8 feet wide and nearly as tall

Note here, and one of the reasons I ma building my own as opposed to buying a prebuilt.

The first reason is that people these days (kids) build junk. Since they have never had to do anything, why should we expect to see quality workmanship from them. I toured a local lot, and after seeing their quality built sheds, I laughed. One shed, the kid with the nailer was obviously high. I counted 13 nails into the butt of a single 2 X 4. Some hit, some missed, and the rest chopped that two by up pretty well. Just terrible workmanship.

The second reason is that most sheds had a 6'3" wall. Why??? Dunno... yuppie/hippie math I guess. but I actually want room in mine.

Flyin6:
Either door

This is not a final design, just something to get me going. I will likely do something cool on those doors and not use this setup.

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