how much does a shed cost?

[Ameesh]

im thinking of putting a shed on the side of my house and i was wondering how much would it cost?

do they come prebuilt or do you have to build them?

 

[notfred]

You can get them prebuilt, but the cost varies depending on how large/nice of one you get. It's kinda like asking "how much does a house cost".

 

[Electric Amish]

There are places around here that will come and build them at your location or you can gets smaller plastic or sheet-metal ones that you can put together yourself.

The custom built wood sheds will probably start aroud $1000 for a 6' x6'.

Tuff-Shed

amish

 

[Ameesh]

how much are metal ones?

 

[loup garou]

Check out home depot or your local Morgan retailer.

 

[Fausto]

You can save yourself a lot of money by building your own. I put up an 8' x 12' shed with a metal door, a window, and a shingled roof for about $900 or so last summer.

It's in the back corner of my yard.

 

[TheOmegaCode]

depends on whether you have a swear jar or not...

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: Fausto1
You can save yourself a lot of money by building your own. I put up an 8' x 12' shed with a metal door, a window, and a shingled roof for about $900 or so last summer.

It's in the back corner of my yard.

Yip i built my own, made it look like a 10X12 barn with a loft. cost me about 900 as well.

 

[rh71]

Yes Home Depot has them all outside in front of the store for your to browse through. If you lock yourself in one... well... just bring a cell phone.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: rh71
Yes Home Depot has them all outside in front of the store for your to browse through. If you lock yourself in one... well... just bring a cell phone.

Ah, the voice of experience.

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: rh71
Yes Home Depot has them all outside in front of the store for your to browse through. If you lock yourself in one... well... just bring a cell phone.

Ah, the voice of experience.

LMAO!!

 

[Toasthead]

I'm sorry, could you please be a little more vague.

This is like asking how much does a car cost? There are MANY factors that go into cost.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Toasthead
I'm sorry, could you please be a little more vague.

This is like asking how much does a car cost? There are MANY factors that go into cost.

Damn! It's not THAT big of a deal.

amish

 

[brunswickite]

my parents just bought one that cost ~2000 bucks its 12x8 and has Viynal(sp) siding

 

[skateallday]

dont just buy one from a store. you should build it.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: skateallday
dont just buy one from a store. you should build it.

Agreed. You pay at least 50% more for a pre-fab shed and the materials are generally lower quality than what you'd use if you built it from scratch (ie- particle board instead of real plywood).

 

[KK]

I started one about 2 years ago. Here are some pictures, kinda big .45MB and 1.5MB.
http://home.attbi.com/~kriskirk/shed-day2.JPG
http://home.attbi.com/~kriskirk/DCP_1193.JPG (Sorry can't make a link, my frickin javascript isn't fvckin workin, gawd darn it.)


It has the barn style roof and measures 12x16. Cost was probably somewhere in the 2-3,000 range. That's with all the tools it took to build it, air compressor, framing nailing, dewalt Mitersaw, dewalt circular saw, dewalt drill. The only thing left to do is to put the trim on it. I don't want to rush it.

KK
Edit. does fuse talk automatically put the linky thing in?

 

[brtspears2]

Originally posted by: Ameesh
how much are metal ones?

About $200. Its quite the challenge to assemble one.

 

[Rilescat]

Originally posted by: werk
Check out home depot or your local Morgan retailer.

Yes, Home Depot and Menards have many of them. About 300$ for a 8x10 sheet metal shed. It has a low height though.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: rh71
Yes Home Depot has them all outside in front of the store for your to browse through. If you lock yourself in one... well... just bring a cell phone.

Ah, the voice of experience.

Yeah... those things are heavy... couldn't tip it over from the inside... good to know.

 

[DrPizza]

Sears just recently had the metal ones on sale... they may still be on sale, I'm not sure. I've been thinking about getting one. I can't believe that they're actually that hard to put together... but remember to factor in the cost of a floor, regardless of which kind you purchase. They rarely come with floors (or include floors in the cost of the kit or prefab ones). IMHO, I would prefer a metal one, as I don't want critters chewing through the walls to get inside, or insects deciding that my shed is yummy. Try looking for plans to build a custom metal shed... The materials can be purchased at Home Depot just as easily as for wood sheds... and it'd be less expensive.

edit: incidentally, my workplace just built a huge storage shed/garage against the rear of the building... It was built quite cheaply, but looks really good and is sturdy. Wooden frame covered with the corrugated metal panels. I'm trying to remember offhand, but I don't think you even need 2x4's every 16 inches as you would with an all wood structure. (except on the roof... heavy snow loads expected, but even there, I think they're spaced 24 inches)

 

[stormbv]

You're Ameesh, just have your friends come over for a shed-raising.

 

[rh71]

I put one together with my dad... it took hours upon hours... not easy in the middle of a summer day. Looks nice though.

I wouldn't do that again... pay for installation, IMO.

 

[Brutuskend]

Just dropped in to see what's up.

I gotta build myself one too.

I figured it couldn't cost more than $100-$200.

2X4's and T111, but I have a slab out there all ready.