Remodeling the shed - need to add a wall, insulate, soundproof

[Ns1]

I'm new to this stuff - do I need to find 3 contractors to handle the above (someone to build the wall, someone to insulate, then someone to drywall), plus a potential 4th contractor to move the existing light switches?

Or do I just call a general contractor who would then sub-contract the above 3-4 things anyway?

It seems like drywall AND insulation should be done by the same people, but in my area they seem to be done by different people....

 

[Greenman]

Sounds like a handyman job to me. 1 guy should be able to handle the whole thing.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Why would you involve a contractor for a shed? Sounds like a fun summer project. 😛 More or less finished building my shed this summer, next summer I'll probably finish the garage, right now it's not insulated or anything and I want to turn it into a heated shop. Had to build the shed first so I can move all the stuff out.

I kinda want to insulate my shed too as it would be nice to try to actually keep it above freezing so that things that involve water, like sprinklers don't break every year. Not sure if my 400w solar setup would be enough to actually keep it warm enough in there though. My goal is for it to stay off grid.

 

[Ns1]

Why would you involve a contractor for a shed? Sounds like a fun summer project. 😛

I have 12 hours of free time a week to allocate to various projects. I'm under a deadline to get this work done, so at this point if I can delegate physical work to someone else for money in order to focus my time on high level activities, I need to.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I have 12 hours of free time a week to allocate to various projects. I'm under a deadline to get this work done, so at this point if I can delegate physical work to someone else for money in order to focus my time on high level activities, I need to.

Damn, that sucks. I would go nuts having so little free time. I would just call a handyman type contractor. A shed is not really something that normally requires inspections and all that crap so it should be an easy job for just about anyone into construction.

 

[paperfist]

Where I live the Electrican is a specialist that usually requires a license. So the builder, insulator and drywall would be done by 1 guy and then another guy for electrical.

Why would you involve a contractor for a shed? Sounds like a fun summer project. 😛 More or less finished building my shed this summer, next summer I'll probably finish the garage, right now it's not insulated or anything and I want to turn it into a heated shop. Had to build the shed first so I can move all the stuff out.

I kinda want to insulate my shed too as it would be nice to try to actually keep it above freezing so that things that involve water, like sprinklers don't break every year. Not sure if my 400w solar setup would be enough to actually keep it warm enough in there though. My goal is for it to stay off grid.

Ever see those solar furnances on YouTube? Could directly heat your shed with one of those.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Ever see those solar furnances on YouTube? Could directly heat your shed with one of those.

Yeah that came to mind though I ended up using the roof space for PV instead. Could do a small thermal solar setup on the wall though. About 2-3 feet of it gets sun. (rest is shadows)

I may experiment with that to heat the garage actually. Just don't have much room in my yard to capture enough sun light. I need a bigger property. 😛

 

[Ns1]

solar furnace is interesting but wouldn't solve summer A/C problems, so looks like I'd still need an electrician. I think I've decided to find a handyman that has experience with framing/drywalling and have him help me out with this project, and as paperfist noted above I do need a licensed electrician who will need to pull separate permits for their work.