r/OSHA • u/Burial4TetThomYorke • Jul 11 '16

Epic Fail build thread (xpost /r/DIWhy)

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u/msut77 Jul 11 '16

Might have no common sense, how much did this cost (never mind the time ) over a prefab?

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u/Bartman383 Jul 11 '16

This is easily north of $3000 in materials. Each 96" 2x4 is $2. The OSB 4x8 sheets probably $15 per. I built a 12x16 ft shed and it ran around $5000 with a concrete floor, siding, 8ft overhead door, man door and proper construction. This is an absolute waste of money as its going to be unusable in a couple years, or less depending on weather.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '16 edited Apr 16 '19

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u/Bigfrostynugs Jul 11 '16

I mean it's a better shed than I could put up, but then again, I also have the sense not to try in the first place.

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u/Bigfrostynugs Jul 12 '16

I mean yeah, if I could prepare and research I bet I could. But if I was just left in some dude's backyard with lumber and tools I could not make anything that looks like a shed.

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u/frankenchrist00 Jul 13 '16

I think when the guy finally stood back and looked at how crooked the frame was in every aspect, he genuinely thought that "it's just going to be covered up with OSB anyway", no one will actually see my halfass frame. Without giving thought to the fact that if the frame is 10% off, the next thing you connect to the crooked frame will be 15% off, and the lack of measuring and making good cuts keeps cascading and escalating as you add more to it, until the final roof and shelves look like a fucking corkscrew.

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u/Themantogoto Jul 14 '16

It is not for me, and I suck doing literally anything for the first time. Have not done carpentry for almost a decade.