Harry Muscle wrote:
I'm starting to design an insulated shed I want to build later this
year. I'm pretty decent with woodworking (not a pro, but I can build
things no problem), but I've never build a shed before, so I have a
couple of questions. Since I want to use this shed for projects
throughout the year, I need to insulate it since I want to heat it in
the winter (I'm in Ontario, Canada). I still haven't finalized the
size, but it's gonna be either 10x15 feet or 12x12 probably. My first
question is to do with the roof ... do I need an attic in such a shed?
I know the point of an attic in a house is to keep the roof the same
temperature as the outside to prevent snow from melting and refreezing
on the roof ... is that the only point of an attic in an insulated
building? Do I need this on a smaller roof? If anyone could shed some
light on how I should be designing and insulating the roof part of this
shed, that will help.

Thank you,
Harry


I'm building a retirement home at the lake.
Started the project by building a 12 x 20
shed that is just a small garage package but
with insulated barn doors rather than an
overhead garage door.

You want to be able to handle a 4 x 8 sheet of
plywood in a workshop. 12 x 20 is really a
minimum practical size to be able to do this.
Any smaller and you'll get door knobbed every
time you bend over. Don't worry about the women.
Build 16 x 24, tell her it's 10 x 12, she'll
never know the difference.

I insulated the walls and door with R12, ceiling
with R20. Put up vapor barrier, but have not covered
the inside yet. I think I will cover the walls and
ceiling with aspenite or plywood, drywall will probably
just get wrecked in a few years.

I will eventually use the shed as a workshop
but for now I live and sleep in the shed, over
the weekends and holidays while I'm working on the
house. Summer and winter in Manitoba, so I know what
cold weather is. I heat the place with a 4800 watt
240V construction heater. Hit -40 deg. last winter.

Me and the dogs were just fine. May not have smelled
to good but who cares, there's no women out there
to complain about a bit or dog hair or a few cases of
empties.

Here's a few pictures of the house

http://www.mts.net/~lmlod/Cabinfront4.jpg
http://www.mts.net/~lmlod/Cabinfront5.jpg
http://www.mts.net/~lmlod/Cabinfront6.jpg

and one of the dogs

http://www.mts.net/~lmlod/Buster2.JPG

and one for you Harry

http://www.mts.net/~lmlod/glass.gif

Good luck
Lorence