Too late. But where I live I highly doubt it will be a problem. The ground is very dry. And water from rain evaporates from the first foot extremely quick due to sun and wind.
Got it. My context on this sort of thing is different having always lived in relatively wet and humid places. I admit I've always wondered what it would be like to live someplace where my equipment and vehicles didn't rust and I didn't have to constantly fight rot in my structures. There's a note of envy there if you didn't catch that.
You must be thinking about down south toward Phoenix and Tucson. I’m up by Flagstaff. It’s 18 degrees right now. Summers aren’t too bad. Can get to upper 90s, maybe low 100. But very little humidity.
Almost done. Just need the rain gutters and paint now plus a few minor details. Have to wait for warmer weather for paint.
We've been debating this exact predicament as well. Im going to try to reorganize and get rid of a few things first in the existing shop before buying or building a shed. However, I believe i have been told if you have to buy everything to build one it is cheaper to buy it premade. What the shed builders can buy lumber and sheeting for, truck loads at time is very much discounted compared to what you and I could get it for. I do think building one would be a good experience though. But if all i want to do is move sheet out of one building into another building a pre built sounds good too. Not to mention a shipping container is pretty cheap storage per sq ft too. Not quite as pretty, but should last most of our lifetimes.
Who told you that? The shed building company? Price it out yourself. Don’t listen to what people “tell you”. They are very often wrong. I have found the exact opposite. I priced mine out with its dimensions, features, and upgrades and it would have cost me an additional $5000! Plus mine is better built than their cookie cutter, mass produced, stapled together, corner cutting profit box. True, it took extra time on my part and that is a big factor, but I also have the added satisfaction and pride of having built something myself. Add in the fact that my little boy and I spent many hours together and he could watch and learn I think was something you can’t put a price on.
Pretty sure it was an old neighbor, when he was looking for storage options. But, that would have been years ago. I never did price anything out to compare though.
The biggest issue I found was time and labor. There is definitely something to be said for that, but as for actual cost of materials itself, it’s cheaper to do it yourself even at today’s high prices.
