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chrisman
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# Posted: 19 Jan 2011 09:43pm
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Hey guys. Im looking to build a small, say, 8x12 little shelter in my woods...
The only hurdle im trying to get over is price. For the utmost simple and most basic shelter cabin i could build, not including any window or nail prices, could anyone give my a pointer on how much something like that would run me? Again, just an extremly simple designed shelter that could put 4 walls and a roof over my head. Im just trying to get the shelter up now, and i plan to extensivly add to it and modify it over time, insulation ect... But for now i just want the utmost easiest purly simple cabin...
If anyone has and good estimates/plans or details, it would be greatly appreciated, as you can see, im quite the novice.
Thanks
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Gary O
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# Posted: 20 Jan 2011 09:29am - Edited by: Gary O
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Welcome chrisman
IMO, the most simple, and least expensive is the lean-To type of shed.
depending on your local sources, $800-$1200 should do it, but careful Craigslist and bargain shopping could make it do-able for a whole lot less
Built several of these (tool sheds-shops-shacks)
Have fun with this
Gary O'
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nathanprincipe
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# Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:51am
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I built a shed a couple years ago, 8'x12', cost me approx $1000 including 2 small windows ( 1'x2')
Heres what I used
stacked 2"x8"x16" blocks for foundation ( at 4 corners and 2 middles)
pressure treated 2x6 floor joists on 16" centers
3/4 tongue and grove ply for subfloor sheathing
typical 2x4 stud walls 8" high with "smart siding" sheathing
home built 2x6 trusses for gabled roof
osb roof sheathing, roofing felt, composite shingles
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elkdiebymybow
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# Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:52am - Edited by: elkdiebymybow
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I built a 14' x 20' structure this fall to house my snowmobiles and trailer. I cut posts from trees which blew over on my property (11' total height) and sunk them into the ground. I then used a handful of logs I had previously salvaged from a construction site some years ago as my timber framing for the roof structure. I placed salvaged 2 x 4 across the frame and secured salvaged metal roofing to the structure. Total investment $0 plus my labor. (Ihad scews/bolts/nails on hand) I plan on closing in the sides with "cants" or the portion of a log cut at a sawmill that can't be used for dimensional lumber. I can buys these for about $25 a pickup load. In the end, I'll have a very strong, solid structure which will last a lifetime with almost no cost other than my labor and time spent salvaging material. I have doors and windows I've picked up along the way and may add these and convert my "garage" to a living quarter at somepoint in the future. You are only limited by your purchasing power and ability to innovate!
~Elk
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:58am
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Chrisman, do like Gary said "shed type" roof. Make the 8 foot span the rafter length. So make it 12 wide. You can extend it on the high side if you want a covered porch. Put it on blocks, keeping the wall multiples of 8 feet like you did is a good idea also. Prep the ground well before blocking. How cold, have a good gravel bed down. Set blocks on a larger paver to keep it from settling. How cold does it get int he winter? If its real cold, this changes the footing plans. Must go lots deeper. Over build on the foundation. Impossible almost to fix later.
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travcojim
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# Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:20pm
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You have any pics of your place you built from the tree posts? Sounds interesting,
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Just
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# Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:27pm
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BUILT THIS ONE IN 04 8 X 13.6 WITH LOFT .. 2 X 4 FRAME WITH SINGAL SKIN EXTERIOR PLY-WOOD , USED WINDOWS AND DOORS ... 2000$ I WILL TRY AND SEND PICS!!!
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ONLY PLAN WE HAD
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elkdiebymybow
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# Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:42am
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travcojim-
i'll get some pics posted but it will be a few weeks before i am back up there :(
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 12 Feb 2011 12:20pm
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$7520 for this kit:
http://www.mighty-shed.com/
The deck is an "extra" but the 'house' as shown, appears to be $7520.
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fpw
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# Posted: 12 Feb 2011 01:09pm
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If you have trees, you can build the frame with mortise and tenon construction with your logs or beams without cost. Same goes for the sills and joists.
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fpw
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# Posted: 12 Feb 2011 01:19pm
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This is what I mean by log work with mortise and tenon and making floor joists.
Mortise and Tenon
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fthurber
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# Posted: 19 Feb 2011 09:32am
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Compare lumber prices between you local Big Box place and your local sawmill. Unless the price is dramatically less at the Big Box place I buy all my lumber from the sawmills.
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