Of those of you that have built woodsheds, how much money do you have in them and how big? I'm seeing these 10 X 20 metal carports for around $800-1000 and wondering if it's cheaper to stick build one or not. The aestetics of a stick built is much beter, but right now I'm too lazy to put together a rough materials list and price one out.
Make one out of pallets and get some lumber it should only run you about $200-$300 better then paying $1000
I only have about 60 bucks wrapped up in mine. It's roughly 8 by 20 give or take an inch or 2. All repurposed material though.
The roofing material can be expensive. I watch CL for used metal roofing and shingles. I use Sheetrock screws for metal roofing and then caulk the heads. A 10x20 stick built shed, even with used materials would still cost quite a bit and would be a major project (posts in the ground or floor joists/flooring) I enjoy building sheds, but I think the carports are a great alternative.
Jack hit on what I was gonna say. If you have to buy metal roofing new, it gets expensive very fast. I think the12 ft sheets are around 30 or 35 bucks here...
10x20 6x6 post, treated lumber,and metal roof in mine. I built it so I wouldn't every need to rebuild it. Cost around $800.00.
No wood shed here yet, but I plan to build one eventually. I have a nice stack of salvaged 2x10's, so I should be able to save a little money there. For me, I'd build it, even if the price was 50% more than the carport. To me, the carport would be an "eyesore" - would not go well with the "rustic" sort of theme to my house. But if you don't mind looking at it, could be useful for storing other toys, if you eventually do build a shed.
A few people use those metal carport things for covering their wood. They are very practical and will last forever if taken care of, and they can easily be moved or even sold later if you no longer need them. However, you can build a simple woodshed for a little cheaper if you go about it the right way. First thing to do is forego a framed floor. A framed floor in a woodshed is kind of useless IMO, it cost money, needs to be extra sturdy to take the weight of all the wood, give varmints a place to hide and nest, and takes up precious space under the roof that could be used to store firewood. Lots of cheaper (free) options for keeping your firewood from direct contact with the ground. (pallets, drain rocks, lumber wrap, etc,,,) All you really need for a woodshed is some treated posts and a roof. Dig your posts in the right spot and connect a couple beams to the posts, run some rafters across, strap the rafters with 1x4 and sheet it with galvanized metal roofing. Done! I prefer metal roofing because it will last forever, and in forty years, when your treated posts start to show signs of rot, you can take the whole thing apart, plant some new posts, and rebuild the whole thing again for just the cost of some new posts. I've have some roofing that I got used, built a temp carport at my last place, and now using it here, at my new place, to cover a storage shed. That's 3 different applications the same metal roofing has been used on.
I am hoping to build a 10'x10'x30' woodshed this winter and all the costs totaled up are right about $1,500 with tax. That even includes limestone dust to build the floor up a bit. I currently have an 18'x28' addition off the side of my garage that doubles as a wood shed/ equipment shed and it cost right around $1000 to build but I used the garage as one wall which cut down on some 4x6 posts.
I'll find a pic of my old one tonight..... I spent $160 after barn and fence enamel tar paper and shingles. I put it up and made it 12" by 4" by 7' tall. It was really nice I actually miss it a lot. In fact I'll probably build another next summer.
Say you spend $1000 on one you build out of wood or you buy a metal one. In 20 years, that's $50 per year. Figuring in inflation, the sooner you do it, the more $$ you save Either way you'll wonder what took so long. Dry, findable firewood is not over-rated I call mine a " woodport", a roof over the wood with no side walls. Like Lumber-Jack says, corner posts & a roof .
Same plan, no lumber costs. The posts aren't Cedar so they are not in the ground, I used "Oz posts" and cut the ends of the logs square. So a couple hundred in Oz posts, around $700 in metal roofing and maybe $50 in fasteners. Shed is 50x10.
First off, you can have a decent carport for a lot less than $1000. In addition, you don't have to put in the time to put it up as they put it up for you. All you have to do is provide a level spot. You can get a decent carport for $795 around here. Home built wood sheds can look very nice and some can be built very low in cost. I say weigh the difference and do what your heart says to do. btw, we almost put up a carport for wood and a neighbor and I were talking about it. He did put one up and loves it. He did pay extra to make the height much greater so that he can run in with his fel. Also, part of his OWB is under the carport so he can load it without standing in rain or snow.
We built this shed almost completely out of pallets and reclaimed lumber. It was $160 after shingles, Stain and tar paper. I did use some drip edge on it but that wasn't necessary it was mainly for looks..
