12x16 Hobby Shed

I helped a buddy build a 12x24. Came out pretty nice. He didn't insulate it or anything like that. I'm planning on doing the same in the next few years. He got the plans for it from Keimpience Carpentry.

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I'm worried about the pre built's ability to withstand weather in SE Louisiana.

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I did a rough material take off for it last year and based pricing on home depot/lowes items. This doesn't include finishing out the inside or running electric to it.




I have an 8x12 tuffshed in my back yard. It's 6 years old now and still looks new. I pressure washed and repainted it last year, though. No rotting or anything on it. My neighbor said hers is about 15 years old and still in good condition.

First thing is do you have the skills to build it. I built a big shed years ago, but I could not do it now due to my age. I would work up an estimate to compare it to a pre-built one. Factor in your time to build it. Don't forget your roof trusses.

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First thing is do you have the skills to build it. I built a big shed years ago, but I could not do it now due to my age. I would work up an estimate to compare it to a pre-built one. Factor in your time to build it. Don't forget your roof trusses.

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I have a very good friend who is a carpenter and offered me his help if we build it ourselves. The frame and walls would be done in a weekend, according to him. I'd take care of everything interior

also following; plan to have a 20x30 slab poured to give me plenty of room if i want to put chairs out front or hide my smoker in back; now just need a decent sized shed that will last.

I built this 8x12 last fall. Built it solo. Total cost was $2,300 in materials. I already had all the tools. I weighed the options of buying a kit, but I didn't like the exterior design of any of them, and they all looked and felt cheap. There was no way to get a pre-built one around my house and down the hill.

So, I made one up from scratch. I'm not a carpenter by any means, but it wasn't hard. Took a few weekends of work. If I had to do it again, there are some design considerations I'd do a little differently, but I'm pleased with it. It took a glancing blow from a tree a few weeks back in the ice storm. Only messed up the metal roof. The structure took the hit just fine. I over engineered the hell out of it.

Adding to the previous post, I got the Graceland building and insulated it with Rockwool. I put in a mini split and use it for some of my woodworking machines like jointer, planer, dust collection and table saw.

sweet baw!

good job weathering that hell storm

I’ve built a finished office with minisplit ac, and an un-elecrtified mower shed both from online plans. Both visible in this picture

Booga do you have the plans for the office?