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Built this shed last summer, to replace what was already in place when I bought the house. Floor in the old shed was caving in every time I rolled the mower in/out, and the siding was rotting away all around the bottom. Tore it down and rebuilt over about a weeks time. Not much to it but I'm pretty proud of it as it's one of the bigger projects I've tackled completely on my own. Old shed was 8x8, new shed is 8x10, oh and using a regular style/shape roof feels like it triples the usable space compared to the barn style roof.

No kit, no plans. And to demo the old shed, I removed the doors and then literally cut it in half from end to end across the roof and down the back wall. Then into smaller pieces I could haul to the landfill.









 

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Verrrrrrrry nice - Cingratulations on an awesome (and way huge) improvement!!!
 

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I bought a "shed in a box kit". I tore the old one down on a Friday then spent Saturday and Sunday getting the new shed dried in, then did the finishing touches the following Saturday. I put it together alone, and if I were to do it again, I'd absolutely invite a friend over to help with the roof trusses. Those took some creative tool use and thinking to do them solo.

I was concerned that the building would be flimsy and not very sturdy, however once the roof was on the entire building stiffened up nicely, and any concerns vanished. I do have it strapped to the ground in ten places since it is a raised platform, and I am in hurricane territory. It did not budge during Irma and Matthew and I got 90MPH winds in my yard.









 

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Topcat said:
. . . I put it together alone, and if I were to do it again, I'd absolutely invite a friend over to help with the roof trusses. Those took some creative tool use and thinking to do them solo.
Verrrry nice; and LOL, so few words to say what I imagine was A LOT of "steppin' back, thinking and earnest chin rubbin')
 

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Here is the shed I had built about a year ago, but I'm already thinking of tearing it down and building a much larger one (I'm already outgrowing this one), and have a concrete slab poured under it. It's hard to swallow though just a year after paying $3500 for this one :?



Here's the inside without my 2 mowers in it








 

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@Sam23 I bought the shed on Amazon from the manufacturer. Lifetime model 6415. It came in about seven boxes and it is some sort of plastic material that is bolted to steel framing. It feels much stouter than regular vinyl.
@g-man the patio is a cement overlay that was done on the existing concrete. This was the lesser of two options. Tear it out or renovate it. It's been four years since I had it done and is holding up very well.
 

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I badly want a shed to house my Triplex but it's really hard to find one with a 78"+ door opening without going custom. I'd love a 12 x 12 foot basic shed with a rollup door - still searching. :roll:
You got a triplex, nice. Look for a company in your area that builds metal building. There's plenty down here in Louisiana. The company that built mine had a 20x20x 10 for I believe 7,995$ without the cement slab. You could get the garage door with 8 or 10 ft wide. It would look like this one except bigger.
 

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My dad, my son and I built this last fall. Grandfather built the doors. Did all the concrete, framing and electrical. Not really a storage shed i suppose. Middle section is a woodshop, and the barn doors on the left is my lawn equipment.
 
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