The shed
Built by myself with some help from my wife, my father, my brother, and a
couple of friends.
Myself in front of the shed
Photos
It took 3.5 months (109 days) to build the shed. I could only work on it after work and on weekends, as time allowed.
It cost $5,681.66 for some tools and all of the materials to build the shed. Here is a break down
| Category | Cost |
| Concrete, Reebar, Forms, and Excavation | $1,489.18 |
| Lumber | $951.47 |
| Siding | $810.72 |
| Trusses | $690.70 |
| Roof | $448.44 |
| Dirt Work | $349.93 |
| Permit | $250.99 |
| Doors | $235.67 |
| Tyvek | $181.49 |
| Tools | $137.96 |
| Nails | $127.81 |
| Misc | $7.30 |
| Total | $5,681.66 |
Timeline
8/5/2011 - Building permit applied
8/23/2011 - Building permit approved and paid for
8/25/2011 - Cleared ground
8/26/2011 - Digging foundation
9/9/2011 - Got 1 yard of gravel
9/14/2011 - Gravel unloaded
9/24/2011 - Poured concrete
10/1/2011 - Concrete forms pulled
10/7/2011 - first wall up
10/9/2011 - All four walls are up
10/10/2011 - Called for framing inspection
10/17/2011 - Started installing wall sheathing
10/18/2011 - Trusses arrived, carried them to the back yard
10/21/2011 - Wall sheathing installed
10/22/2011 - Trusses put up on the roof
11/5/2011 - Roof sheathing done
11/12/2011 - Hurricane clips installed
11/15/2011 - Shearwall and framing approved. Starting on roofing
11/16/2011 - Tar paper done
11/19/2011 - Roof shingles = 1/2 done
11/25/2011 - Roof shingles are done
11/26/2011 - Loft is done, picked up 20 sheets of siding
12/3/2011 - Siding is done
12/4/2011 - started on trim
12/5/2011 - started building doors
12/7/2011 - 1st door done
12/8/2011 - 2nd door done, ready to get hung
12/9/2011 - 1st door hung
12/10/2011 - 2:57 PM, in 24 degree weather, the shed is DONE! 2nd door hung,
all trim is done
Tips and advice
This is why I built my shed
So I can wrech on bikes rain or shine