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Default How many hours would it take to build a simple 10 x 12 shed?

On Sun, 23 May 2021 10:13:39 -0700 (PDT), Thomas
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On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 12:12:53 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Sat, 22 May 2021 22:14:23 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 5/22/2021 7:56 PM, Deguza wrote:
Hello all,

How many hours would it take to build a simple 10 x 12 shed?


Deguza


Too many. See hubpops post outlining some of the steps.

I'm fully capable of building one but instead bought a pre-fab 10 x 16
built by the Amish, sold by a local distributor. I did have to put some
stone down and level it where it was to be dropped.

The guy drops it in place, ties it down and you are set to go and at a
reasonable price.

There is a reason she did not get call backs. They are not interested.
They cannot compete with the specialists.

Did you get a permit?
In Florida you need the same engineering for a shed as you do for a
house. I am guessing your guys had a mastered plan that was approved
by the AHJ.
My shed is block, covered with pavers with dowelled cells and a poured
tie beam that has the truss straps in the concrete.
I managed to scrounge up most of the materials for free so it was only
my time. I am not a very fast mason ;-)

http://gfretwell.com/electrical/bric...ed%20house.jpg

Nice shed gfretwell. A wider door would be nice. Nice shed. How long timewise? That to me is a full summer.


End to end it was a few weeks for each part. A lot of that time was
just watching concrete cure ;-)
There are actually 2 sheds there with a block wall between them. I
built the first one and by the time I was done I was sorry I didn't
make it bigger. My wife called me and asked if I was ready for some
concrete. She had a yard or two left over. By the time the truck got
there I had the pad area leveled and the Latinos her concrete guy
brought dug out the footers. I dropped the steel in and they dumped in
the concrete. That was about 15-20 minutes.
The doors were free so I used them. They are steel fire doors so they
are pretty tough.
I put the pavers on later.

The 2 shed idea is actually handy because one I keep locked, the other
is unlocked. Both are dry tho.