The Shed Build
WHAT IT COST
about $2,500 in materials
HOW LONG
5 days, two people
SIZE
9×12 feet, 108 sq ft
SKILL LEVEL
beginner friendly with a helper
My brother lives in Bend, Oregon, and owns every outdoor toy there is. Two dirt bikes, an ATV, skis, a paddle board, and half of it was living outside under a tarp because the garage was full. We spent five days building him a 9×12 shed to put it all in. It came in around $2,500, it stayed under the size his county needs a permit for, and it was the most fun I have had on a build in a while.
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The main stuff
Everything else I used
- 2-in x 4-in x 12-ft Douglas Fir
- 2-in x 6-in x 12-ft Douglas Fir
- 2-in x 8-in x 12-ft Douglas Fir
- LP SmartSide primed trim board
- Owens Corning starter strip shingles
- Black galvanized steel drip edge, 2-in
- Fas-n-Tite galvanized roofing nails
- Power Pro #10 x 3-in exterior screws
- Power Pro #8 x 1-3/4-in exterior screws
- DAP Alex Fast Dry paintable caulk
- Sta-Green landscape fabric
- Sherwin-Williams All-Purpose Power primer
Want the full step by step? I wrote the whole build up, with the foundation, the framing, the roofing order, and the two things I would do differently. Read how we built the 9×12 shed.
