On Friday, March 26, 2021 at 5:31:01 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On 3/26/2021 4:50 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote:


Weird question.

I'm looking to throw up a shack. A temporary building, not
intended to last more than a couple years.

Yet every lumber yard I've found advertises "premium quality"
lumber. Where can one go for "Good enough" lumber for those projects
which just have to be "done"? Somewhere above the stuff used by
"B.A.R.F. Construction" ('cost a whole lot less, looks just a good.),
though.

Or am I stuck with having to contact a mill somewhere for the
grade 4 boards (every board guaranteed to have a knot, bark, cup, bow,
or for not more money a combination of two or more.)?

{Company I worked at used that stuff for shipping commercial
countertops. The counter tops were first rate, the 'crates' - not so
much B-) }

--
pyotr filipivich
"Have the Anarchists ever stopped to consider that if they bring
down the American Government, there will be no one to protect
them from the rednecks?"

Depending on what size of shed you are talking about it may be better to
buy a cheap shed from somewhere like Lowes or Home Depot. It will
probably last as long as you want it and may cost less considering cost
of materials, labor, and the time required to find it.

What's your definition of "cheap"? Are these cheap? Don't forget that most
of these shed kits do not include flooring or shingles, so the price shown isn't
the final cost. In addition, if they haven't changed things, they don't include
enough framing material to build a proper structure. For example, they don't
include sill plates.

https://www.homedepot.com/b/Storage-...s/N-5yc1vZbu93

I got lucky. About 10 years ago I went to HD planning to pick up enough
plywood and 2x4's to build a small lean-to, something just big enough to
get a few rarely used items out of the single car garage.

As soon as I walked in I saw a hand-written cardboard sign with the words
"Manager's Special: Open Box Shed Kit - $250" scrawled on it.

I located a manager and she showed me an 8 x 8 shed kit like this, with all
the pieces strapped to a pallet.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Value-Ga...C-FK/312478743

I bought it on the spot. I also found a pallet loaded with open packages of shingles
being sold at a deep discount. Paid for enough to roof the shed and loaded up the
trailer. Since the open-box kit was so cheap, I bought the extra framing material to
build it properly. Even with the flooring, roofing and extra framing material, I still
paid way less than half of the current shed kit-only price.

The shed still looks great after all these years.



You may also chece Craiglist, to the like. I have seen some sheds being
given away, so the only cost would be moving it to your locations.
Depending on the size it could be doable.

Or a used shipping container. They are all the rage for storage, shops and
even stores these days.

https://www.google.com/search?q=ship...+uses&tbm=isch