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