Different types of garden shed kits:
There is a variety of
garden shed
kits that you can purchase that will fit your style,
budget, and time: these include:
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Shed kit plans – buy the plans and build the
exact garden shed you want
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Pre-cut – most of the wood is already cut and
you can make minor adjustments. For example I added
lexan windows along the top of the front and the back
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Semi-assembled – walls, floor and roof are
panelized and ready to be assembled, which can really
speed things up
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Fully installed an assembled – the easiest
method and can be fully customized, depending on the
company you order from.
When I built my shed kit, I went
with the pre-cut version for two main reasons:
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I have limited tools and having everything
pre-cut made a lot of sense. There was still a few
pieces that needed to be cut and this was easily done
with a skill saw.
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At the time I didn’t know you could purchase
semi or fully assembled garden sheds.
When buying a shed kits there a
lots of different sizes and options available. Based
on the size of our yard and what we were expecting to
use the shed for we decided on an 8’ by 10’ shed. The
first thing my neighbor mentioned when he saw my newly
constructed garden shed was that I should have built a
bigger one. He has three sheds and they’re all full.
So far the 8’ by 10’ shed is fine, but I can see in a
few more years a bigger one would be nice. Or maybe
I’ll build a smaller tool shed and store the tools
that I’ve been collecting over the years.
For reference, here’s a list of
the minimum sizes for standard shed kits:
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Tool sheds from 1’ by 2’
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Potting sheds from 2’ by 4’
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Garden shed from 6’ by 6’
With garden shed kits I’ve seen them up to 10’ by 12’
and with plans you can build them even larger.
