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NOTES |
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| MATERIAL
COST |
$12.50 per sq. ft.-
The average cost of
materials to build one these Shepherd sheds in the northeastern
United States is about $12.50 per sq. ft. This is a very average
cost, which can easily vary by about 25% depending on the actual
location, current pricing, size, options and site conditions. A comprehensive materials list comes with all our
plans. |
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FOUNDATIONS |
Concrete
pad- This type of construction is well suited for very
large sheds where heavy loads can
be stored. |
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Concrete Pier-Better suited to sloping
yards or soils that are subject to movement. The concrete pier
style that supports an elevated wooden floor with the walls and
roof placed on top. This style can support medium loads and store
almost anything you need storage for. |
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Skid Foundation-This type of construction is well suited for large sheds where loads such as lawn mowers etc can
be stored. It is very easy to build this way. |
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| WALLS |
Fun and easy to build using standard 2" X 4"
studs at 16" on center. Will accommodate interior wall
sheeting, optional household type of insulation, plumbing
and electrical wiring. Walls are very well suited to support heavy
shelving and cabinets |
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| WALL
HEIGHT |
Standard 5'-3" height.
See "Wall
Framing," section 5 of
our free construction guide for more details on this. |
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| ROOF
PITCH |
Rise 12" /
Run 6" - For the lower rafters |
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Rise 6" /
Run 12" - For the upper rafters This gives this shed it's appealing looks. |
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| ROOF
OVERHANG |
Uniform 6" overhang on
the front, back and sides. |
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| SNOW
LOAD |
40 lbs. per sq. ft. This is ample for almost all areas.
Your local building department can advise you on the snow load in
your area. Contact our customer service
if you need to increase this rating. |
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| ROOFING |
Three tab self-sealing
asphalt tape shingles are called for on the plans. You can however use any type of
roofing materials. |
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| LIVE
FLOOR LOAD |
Concrete pad - Undetermined, good for very heavy loads. |
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Concrete Pier- Approximate,
40 lbs. per sq. ft. good for medium to
heavy loads. |
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Skid Foundation
- Approximate,
40 lbs. per sq. ft. good for medium to
heavy loads. |
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| DOORS |
Front door- |
32" X 80" Prehung inexpensive
store bought factory made very easy to install. Nothing
complex to build. |
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| SIDING |
We recommend vinyl as the very best material to cover
your new shed with because it’s fun and easy to install, maintenance
free comes in a host of colors and patterns that you can choose
from and it’s inexpensive to buy. You
can of course use any kind of siding. |
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| ATTIC
SPACE |
None |
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ABOUT OUR FREE
CONSTRUCTION GUIDE |
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This guide is designed and written specifically
for people who are using our shed plans and want more
information. It has many pictures, is thirty pages long,
covers 10 sections, over 40 sub sections and has more then
20, 3D illustrations. It is a large 10 MB Adobe PDF
file and it will take some time for your free copy to
down load. If you need a free Adobe Reader just click on their
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Just press the " ctrl
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plan.
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THE PLANS
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Whether
you get your plans by email or regular mail they are all printed
on 8 1/2" X 11" standard size paper. All plans are
ordered by their actual plan number.
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