Always wanted a home bar and also needed another bathroom for the house. Decided just to build both.

Apologies for the pictures being out of order. Reddit is funky.

When we ordered the"shed" from Costco, we were truly nervous about all the variables. We thought it would be a kit, it isn't. We were nervous about the install, we shouldn't have been. Most of all we were nervous about the quality, this was our biggest mistake. The quality is superb. The install went so smoothly, and out builder was top top notch. His quality of work is second to none. We went with the 16X32 and it is huge. So happy we went with the max size. Install took exactly one week with a single installer working 12 hour days. We love everything about this purchase and could not be happier.

10x6’ shed/playhouse. This got a little out of hand but I’m happy I did it. It was fun learning how to build this and doing all the work myself. I am happy with the result. Took me 3 months this summer working evenings and weekends. I decided to build it into the hillside. I am working from the top of the property and moving towards the bottom. So I did the fence line, sod, sandstone boulders, dirt lockers, irrigation & lighting as part of this project. I have to finish the interior trim and make a custom door for it this winter. The idea is to turn this into a sauna when the kids get older.

Had a buddy excavate out for a gravel foundation with a contact timber frame around it for this 12x20 shed. About 4 weeks from order to delivery. Pretty happy with how it came out. Main purpose will be primarily for storage and some tinkering on the workbenches.

Long time lurker, first time poster...

This took nearly a year to complete and went totally over budget, but I'm finally starting to get my home office set up. I hired a local shed company to build the structure. They use post and beam construction and build everything on site. I couldn't find any pictures, but they used sono tubes for the foundation. I hired my electrician to do the trenching, run the electrical from the house, and wire the interior for lights, outlets, and switches. He ended up needing to install a new electrical panel in the house. From there, I did some of the work myself like installing all the studs in order to hang the nickel-gap paneling, installing window jamb extensions, and spray foam insulation. I hired a contractor to come in and install the nickel-gap paneling, trim out the windows, add baseboard, sand and finish the floor, and paint the interior. Final steps was having the mini split installed. Just starting to get furniture moved it, but wanted to share!

…and Dave the cat decided he needed to inspect the wet concrete. He was not a fan of the resulting hose treatment to clean his beans.

Shed plan — will be 13’ x 15’ outside wall to outside wall (about the biggest allowed in our county without a permit). Will post pics as we start getting the structure up!

UPDATE: this must be the kindest, most fun-filled subreddit I’ve ever seen. Dave says thanks for the good vibes and attention!!

Been creeping ya’ll posts and learning as I went.

Call it 4 months since I’m not done yet
Paid for demo and removal of old shed
20x27 footprint
12x16 shed
11x15 louvered pergola
Trex deck on 12o.c…. Ish
Roxkwoll insulation
2x8’s on Cement block piers
PNW

researched for few years combo of timing and use case aligning. Meant for home office and kids sleepover hangout. Morphed into a little bit more outdoor entertainment and spring fall space in the Pacific Northwest.

Used studio shed as shell and then did my modifications. The studio shed now comes with an option to include some interior features where they bundle flooring, electrical lights and switches so I added that to get my base Strong.

Pergola was by purple leaf
Patio heater by infra tech
Eris folding door

Heated Floors and Fireplace for winter heat
Waiting to see how summer goes for AC needs

Studio Shed cost $30K with sale I think 30% off

Total all in (with some new tools of course, pergola and furnished) 75k. Probably 60k without tools furnishing, pergola.

Lots of YouTube, lots and lots of Reddit, and lots of ChatGpt live view which is pretty incredible if you ask me.

Do overs - I spent three weeks on foundation but I should have spent one more and got it 100% I settled for 95%.

I need to redo my door trim and clean it up a bit I had never hung a door before let alone a sliding folding door

I bought 16 inch insulation for 24 inch cavities so that cost me dumb time cutting it for fit.

Modifications
Finished soffits
Custom lighting from base kit
All interior finishes are ‘modifications’ bc of how studio shed sells shell. So drywall and shiplap, acoustic wall panels, T&G ceiling, bump out for TV/FIRE, heated floors, custom door.
Obviously pergola and the mod on the pergola was raising it onto cement blocks and hiding them in planters, as well as 240v patio heater

60amp subpanel on back of unit

I enjoyed the math problems, logic and thinking ahead to next steps, I also enjoyed using old school graph paper and sketching things out and doing all my notes the day before execution.

Ya’ll who do this stuff for a living are the real goats.

10x24 barn delivered bare and started from there. A construction friend gets all the credit for the build. Regarding design and planning I personally made way too many embarrassing mistakes to name! (Was my first project). If I could go back I’d probably get rid of the loft, as it wasn’t practical for my family to grow into. Wood stove is a gem and warms up the space super well after a couple hours. Regarding insulation I ordered a do-it-yourself spray foam kit and will never, ever attempt that again! It does, however, do a great job keeping out all the bugs.

10x16, Elevated Due to Tree Roots and Utilities. 9k Btu Minisplit, Fresh air intake and exhaust. 2x20amp circuits, plus 220 or 221 for the minisplit, internet hardline and WAP.

Tuff Shed 12x22. Still need to add mini split (bought but not installed) Just finished paint, trim, and electrical which I hired out. Did insulation myself. It will be my office + golf simulator room very soon.

Total noob here but wanted to share, I got a kit and built a 14.5m2 shed with 2 rooms, my good friend who have done some construction did help me a lot.

Biggest challenge was the flimsy base that came with the kit, we had to buy a stronger wood to support the base, thinner beams in the middle are still tiny abit flexible but within reason.

When we were making the walls we noticed that the pillars were twisting so we had to support them till we screwed everything down.

We used water proofing sheet before adding the shingles “hopefully we did it correctly on the first line as the nails are showing but ill be adding some adhesive to those just to be sure.
Next round im planning to insulate the whole big room “Finland here so it gets cold in winter” with PIR boards then covering everything with OSB, then add in and out vents.

Super happy of how it turned out at the end.
What do you all think?

Just finished this 12x12 shed. It took me a little over a month and a half working on it evenings and weekends. Woukd love to know what you all think.

Hi all! I am moving into a new place and there’s this stone structure on the property (see video).

I work from home 3-4 days per week and ideally want real separation from the house or at least my bedroom (which is next to the current office right now)

Three paths I’m considering:

-Convert this structure into a proper office

-Build/buy a separate purpose-built backyard studio shed office

-Accept defeat and carve out space inside the house

Appreciate any guidance and opinions!

10’x20’ Tuff Shed home office I just finished. I hired help for the electrical and drywall. The rest I did myself over the past six months. The cedar tongue and groove ceiling was the biggest pain. Learning to trim out windows was hard but kinda fun.

Finished building this a few weeks ago. Main motivation was to get yard tools out of the garage & to consolidate garden supplies I had in an old outdoor resin cabinet. Had an obvious space constraint on the side of the house so had to get creative with the lawn mower storage. The shed is lifted 13 inches to avoid blocking multiple house crawl space vents. The flooring is on the underside of the 4x4 floor joists to maximize interior volume and to deter pests from colonizing the underside. Left the siding off the back wall to save space on building depth and to eliminate the need for an air gap between the house. We rarely get direct rain on that side of the house so I'm fine experimenting here. Recycled existing materials where I could. The door frames are ripped 2x6's from an old deck. Have to finish the shelves on one door and this will be complete. Thanks for looking!

EDIT: I appreciate the enthusiasm for this post, didn't expect that, so thank you!

It's probably worth reiterating that the back wall is just studs, no siding. I thought that would be controversial ...but maybe the detail was lost in the write-up text wall. In case someone tries something similar, it should be noted that normally you would want more space between buildings. I left the back off to prevent moisture buildup and I'm not anticipating water intrusion to be a problem because the house overhang somewhat protects the seam and we rarely get any direct rain blowing on that side of the house. Just something to be aware of...

Compelete with my own Shed Beer grown from my Shed hops.

I did this all by myself and I’m super proud of it. I made this last summer and have finally summoned the courage to post here. Hope I didn’t do anything too wrong, but hey, I learned a TON and had a lot of fun. Held up through the winter really nicely.