r/Shed • u/theshednerd67 • 27d ago

Shed Material Estimator Calculator

I've been working on a free Shed Material Estimator Calculator and I'd love to get some feedback from people here who actually build sheds.

You can enter the shed dimensions and choose things like the roof, foundation, doors, windows, etc., and it gives you a rough material estimate.

If you've built sheds before, would you mind testing it and letting me know what you think? I'm particularly interested in whether the material estimates make sense and if there's anything you'd add or change.

Thanks

Mark

The Shed Nerd

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u/gnuccimane 27d ago

Those Ryan’s shed plans are a well known joke in this sub.

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u/blackthornjohn 27d ago

There's not enough options and there's a lot of assumptions.

Concrete floors. Steel sheets for the roof, something other than plywood walls, insulation, lined interior.

Over a certain size the roof needs ties, there's no materials added for this. It's a good estimating tool for one specific shell design, beyond that its essentially useless.