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Tool sheds

Sunlight's hard on plastic. One may outlast a poorly cared for wood shed, but otherwise, plastic's disposable.
 
I have a Lifetime picnic table from Sam's Club. It's been sitting on my patio for 10 years. I clean it with the pressure washer twice a year & it looks as good as new. Would recommend their picnic tables. I have seen some plastic sheds and storage/deck boxes that were totaled by hail. Don't know if they were Lifetime brand. If I was buying a shed I would stick with traditional building methods. If I was buying a picnic table I would take the Lifetime plastic over a 2"x 6" treated lumber table.

Lifetime sheds have 10 year warranty. Hmmm company name is kinda misleading.
 
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Build your own!!!

You will save about 50%.

I designed my own shed last year and materials cost was 40-50% of the comparable sheds in the store.

Basically saving on labor, but to me, I enjoy building stuff etc so I think of it as fun.
 
rsutoratosu said:
Looking to put a shedd in the back, i found these "plastic" types.. anyone think these will out last the wood types ie from home depot or lowes ?
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My personal opinion, plastic is bad for the environment.

Chances are that plastic shed might last a few years, then its going in a landfill, where it will stay for maybe thousands of years.

At least with a wood framed shed with tin, the whole thing is biodegradable and recyclable.
 
Good point on plastic.. I had an aluminum one and it rusted from the bottom up.. that was cut up and thrown away.

I guess wood is the way to go. What do you need to maintain on it ? It's being put top of concrete foundation. I think most of them are pressure treated wood ?

Theres no way I can build one myself.. I dont have the right tools to do it, plus it'll take me too long.. easier to spend 1.5-2k for one.

I saw a few costco one, the people said the instructions were horrible and it took a lot longer than what the instruction said
 
Check your local laws for foundation requirements.

Most require blocks and pressure treated beams under. Some require tie downs. And very few require actual foundation.
 
I've had a wood shed for 20 years. It's still like new, only maintenance was a coat of paint. At about ten years old when I vinyl sided the house, I did the shed as well. Now there is no maintenance. Only tools needed were a screw gun or hammer, tape measure, level, and a circular saw.

Built in one day, painted and shingled the next. There's not much to it.
 
rsutoratosu said:
Good point on plastic.. I had an aluminum one and it rusted from the bottom up.. that was cut up and thrown away.

I guess wood is the way to go. What do you need to maintain on it ? It's being put top of concrete foundation. I think most of them are pressure treated wood ?

Theres no way I can build one myself.. I dont have the right tools to do it, plus it'll take me too long.. easier to spend 1.5-2k for one.

I saw a few costco one, the people said the instructions were horrible and it took a lot longer than what the instruction said
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Me thinks your shed we was not aluminum. 😛


But yea I looked into these plastic sheds/containers and long term they don't seem to last.
 
rsutoratosu said:
I guess wood is the way to go. What do you need to maintain on it ? It's being put top of concrete foundation. I think most of them are pressure treated wood ?
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The skids under the shed, and all boards that are exposed to the weather should be pressure treated.

If the shed is going on a slab you still want some cement blocks under the skids. This will keep the skids out of water when you get heavy rain.

There are several ratings of pressure treated lumber. Some are rated for ground contact, while others are rated for weather exposure.
 
Vdubchaos said:
Build your own!!!

You will save about 50%.

I designed my own shed last year and materials cost was 40-50% of the comparable sheds in the store.

Basically saving on labor, but to me, I enjoy building stuff etc so I think of it as fun.
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I've found the amount spent building your own is about the same cost as a wood shed kit but when building your own you have 4x the amount of labor as a ready to build kit.
 
Texashiker said:
The skids under the shed, and all boards that are exposed to the weather should be pressure treated.

If the shed is going on a slab you still want some cement blocks under the skids. This will keep the skids out of water when you get heavy rain.

There are several ratings of pressure treated lumber. Some are rated for ground contact, while others are rated for weather exposure.
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Sweet.. good to know.. I hope we dont get Sandy rain again, im in nyc.

I saw some that they come and install on your property. I wonder if they'll have an issue putting it on cement blocks.. will have to ask
 
OILFIELDTRASH said:
I've found the amount spent building your own is about the same cost as a wood shed kit but when building your own you have 4x the amount of labor as a ready to build kit.
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The guys building the sheds buy in bulk, have templates for everything, have the assembly down to a T, and do not pay taxes on their materials. The taxes are passed down to the consumer.

In the early 1990s I worked for a portable building company for almost a year. We could build a shed a day, sometimes 2 sheds a day. But then again, we had nail guns, saws, tools, air compressors,,,, and the experience to throw a shed together in a matter of hours.

I dont even use tin snips to cut tin, I rip it with a skil saw.

rsutoratosu said:
I saw some that they come and install on your property. I wonder if they'll have an issue putting it on cement blocks.. will have to ask
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They should put it on blocks, makes it easier to build.
 
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Texashiker said:
The guys building the sheds buy in bulk, have templates for everything, have the assembly down to a T, and do not pay taxes on their materials. The taxes are passed down to the consumer.

In the early 1990s I worked for a portable building company for almost a year. We could build a shed a day, sometimes 2 sheds a day. But then again, we had nail guns, saws, tools, air compressors,,,, and the experience to throw a shed together in a matter of hours.



They should put it on blocks, makes it easier to build.
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And this has what to do with Joe homeowner buying a wood shed kit vs building his own from scratch?
 
I would not ruin my garden by putting plastic stuff in it.

Plus my experience with old plastic stuff left exposed to the sun isn't good.
 
OILFIELDTRASH said:
I've found the amount spent building your own is about the same cost as a wood shed kit but when building your own you have 4x the amount of labor as a ready to build kit.
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I designed my own shed vs "wood shed kit".

I noticed on these kits you hardly save anything as well.

Again I don't mind labor as I enjoy building stuff so....
 
so I been searching around, there are similar sheds but price range from 1500 to 4500.. this is getting pricy 🙂 lol

some are assemble on site, and some are shipped ready to use.. gotta do some more research. Worse case I can order from Armish place
 
OILFIELDTRASH said:
I've found the amount spent building your own is about the same cost as a wood shed kit but when building your own you have 4x the amount of labor as a ready to build kit.
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The problem I found with most of the kits is that all of the lumber is very undersized. Instead of using 2x4 for a lot of the bracing and studs, they will use 1x3's. Sheathing is 1/4" or 3/8" instead of 1/2" or 3/4". Same with the decking. And the shelving. Ect.

A lot of it is cheap, low strength stuff.
 
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The problem I found with most of the kits is that all of the lumber is very undersized. Instead of using 2x4 for a lot of the bracing and studs, they will use 1x3's. Sheathing is 1/4" or 3/8" instead of 1/2" or 3/4". Same with the decking. And the shelving. Ect.

A lot of it is cheap, low strength stuff.
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They have already built models to look at at Lowe's/hd. If it's not to your liking then build your own. Just be prepared for 4x the amount of labor. I didn't find any of what you're talking about when I looked and its not like you can't do some customization/upgrading along the way.
 
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