We are talking buildng a SHED!!!!! Try to make it square so your roof tin runs right. Put the 4 bys in the ground about 3 feet. I like to use ring shank nails so it NEVER come apart. Run things square, plum, and lever when required. I bet UTube has all kinds of vids, some might even make sense.
The hole diggers that work with your hands. Muscle power. Thats what I use at age 75. Call Lowe's, probably $50/ Or borrrow a pair form someone. Yea put them in the dirt so a 60-70 mph wind does not blow the bldg. away. Call a local building supply co.and just get prices on the lumber and tin. Then add price for nails/screws. Nothing is cheap but it is cheap when you do it!True I'm not trying to build a house lol.
So are you saying the 4-bys should be 3 feet under ground level? That would mean I'd need some kind of excavating equipment? I'll hit YouTube for more info and visuals.
The hole diggers that work with your hands. Muscle power. Thats what I use at age 75. Call Lowe's, probably $50/ Or borrrow a pair form someone. Yea put them in the dirt so a 60-70 mph wind does not blow the bldg. away. Call a local building supply co.and just get prices on the lumber and tin. Then add price for nails/screws. Nothing is cheap but it is cheap when you do it!
Hey bud, it piss pouring outside so here I am!!!!! I have built many sheds, barns over the decades. You are down South, NO snowload, an occasional hurricane might blow a little wind up there, a small tornado will blew it way anyway. MY method, lets just say 24 by 14 which the city boys will call a garage. A shed is smaller! right? Use 4 x 6 or 5 x 5 posts. 4 4 for a smaller shed. Yep thiose are upright. Dirt floor unless you want to spend a ton of $. Posts. YEA treated. Rafters are 2 x6, those attach to horizontal 2 x 6 or 2 x8 if yoy like . the tin attaches to 2 x 4s 24 on center, clser if anal. Sides same idea unless you want to use say plywood (No OSB) or tin.Ohh the 4x4s are vertical... I was thinking they were horizontal members so I was visualizing a rectangular pit 3 feet deep. See how clueless I am? LMAO
I like the idea of using wood for the framing because I can build it in stages to some degree.
Instead of looking for a temporary shed, why not invest in some HD shelfing. You can buy online use shelving from stores going out-of-business. The floor under the shelves store my engines and transmissions and the upper shelving store my lighter items. A cheap shed will only cause your parts to rot in time. Don't waste your money.I've finished moving into my new house that has a 2-car garage but half of the garage is currently taken up by all of my larger car parts (engines, transmissions, blocks, hoist etc.) and I want to get that crap out of there so I can actually use that garage space. I'd like to put a storage shed in my back yard for that purpose. It would be nice to be able to park my riding mower in there as well but there is already a nook on my back patio where the mower fits perfectly and it's about 90% covered from getting rained on.
I want something cheap, like $500-$1000. Just something to last 5-10 years and keep my car parts, yard tools and other random stuff out of the elements and about 36-40 square feet minimum. I'm looking at typical big-box stores (Lowe's, Home Depot etc) but not entirely opposed to ordering something online.
Could you guys post pics of these ideas? I have no real experience when it comes to building structures. I understand the basic engineering theory behind materials and geometry but never built a static structure myself especially in a DIY with raw materials kind of way. I'm sure I could do it because I'm very detail-oriented and patient with getting each step done right but I can't throw something like this together the same way I could perhaps build a go-kart or amateur race car.
My dad is a civil engineer with hands-on construction and masonry experience but he lives far away from me
Build your own, don’t buy and you’ll save thousands
Yep i resemble thatOP give me the size of a shed you want and I will figure your lumber specs. Any idiot can buld a shed with a skill saw, level, square and string. Buy such at pawn shop or borrow from a neighbor. OK so you need a hammer..If you can't drive a nail, then go buy that high $ shed.
OP give me the size of a shed you want and I will figure your lumber specs. Any idiot can buld a shed with a skill saw, level, square and string. Buy such at pawn shop or borrow from a neighbor. OK so you need a hammer..If you can't drive a nail, then go buy that high $ shed.