Hi Scotty,

Thanks to the other folks for these great links...
http://members.cox.net/mconger/Timot...nstruction.htm
http://www.popularmechanics.com/home...t/1276536.html

These are wonderful!!! Very professional.

From way on the other end of the spectrum..... I just finished building a
small (6x8) garden shed last weekend and thought I would pass on my
experience for what it's worth.... (I posted a sketch at
alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking and will try to post photos later if
anyone is interested. If you can't see that newsgroup, send me an email.)

I bought all the materials new at Home Depot -- plywood, studs, screws,
paint.... everything totals just over $400. If anyone wants a list, just
post a reply and I'll whip it out. The list, I mean....

Note that this is a SHED -- not a house or a structure built to code like
the above links. No lights, power, no water, no shirt, no shoes, no service,
etc., etc. -- just a place to store the lawnmower and hide from the lovely
wife as required.

But (and this is a big butt) it is EXACTLY what I needed and didn't take
that much time or money. It is plenty strong enough to withstand the
elements, hang shelves and tools inside. And it's nice and dry inside -- it
poured down rain four hours after I got the roof on. :O) Ask me again next
year if it held up.

Before I started, I tried to find one pre-built. I saw 6x8, 7x7, etc.,
Rubbermaid, tin, wood... but they were either too flimsy looking, full of
leaks or over priced. The nearest to what I wanted was in the $800-1000
range. I figured up the costs of materials and came up with around $400 for
a 6x8 PLUS it would be 8-ft high (extra shelf space), so I decided to build
it myself.

Here's the time it took....

- 4 hours planning
- 2 hours buying materials
- 12 hours assembly

Planning.....
I know, I know... 4 hours is a lot of time to plan something like this.
That's much more time than most people, but that's because I generally mess
these things up! This time I didn't want to spend my time cutting and
re-cutting wood and wasting the weekend. If you can do it in 5 minutes,
that's great, but take my advice and PLAN every single piece. Because I
spent all this time with a pencil, I was able to get Home Depot to cut every
piece to fit and didn't even have to get my saw out of the garage! Which is
a good thing because I have no idea where it is...

Materials.... (again, glad to give a detailed list later if anyone is
interested)
I kept the materials simple.... 3/4-in plywood for the floor, supported on
bricks. Used 2x4 and 2x2 for framing, and 1/2-in plywood for the walls.
Coated the underside of the floor with Henry's roofing material and painted
the outside walls with primer and one finish coat. For the roof, I used
corrugated polycarbonate -- the translucent type with UV protection -- and
the matching mounting pieces (this is important or it will flop all over the
place!)

Assembly...
I spent about 2 hours at Home Depot getting materials. Again, be sure to get
the wood cut there - they do it free and then all you have is a "some
assembly required" project.

7 hours on Saturday framing, floor, 2 walls, drinking Pepsi.
5 hours on Sunday finishing the structure and adding the roof (time includes
another trip to Home Depot for the corrugated roofing material and odd
pieces of wood I left out). Drank more Pepsi.

In retrospect, the there isn't much I would do differently. Only think left
to do is paint it and the time will tell what kind of job I did.

Fred

Hi Mike!! Thanks for the email. I can receive email but not send it, so
I'll post the materials list to the newsgroup shortly. But first let me
know if you monitoring this newsgroup?

Fred

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike O'Krancy
To: Fred
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 2:53 PM
Subject: Garden Shed (0/1)


Hi Fred;

Good information, and just what I am contemplating; I would be interested
in a copy of your material list, and sketch if available.

Best regards;

Mike O'Krancy
Regina, SK

For what it's worth.... posted at alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking

If you can't access it, pls send me an email.

Fred