Anyone ever use one of these shed kits?

**Tiempo** · #1 07/29/08, 08:38 AM

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/601-6057590-7148111?ASIN=B000E3XNC0&AFID=Froogle&LNM=B000E3XNC 0|Peak_Style_Shed_Kit&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=B000E 3XNC0&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001

How easy/hard are they to put together?
Roughly how much would the lumber cost?
Do they come with good instructions and a materials list?

Thx.

blufford · #2 07/29/08, 08:44 AM

hello

blufford · #3 07/29/08, 08:44 AM

never mind

CountryCabin · #4 07/29/08, 10:14 AM

I used many of the 'Easy up' kits, which uses 2x2's. They are great, very easy and fast to frame up. Full and very clear details on lumber needed. Screws/washers are included in them. I understand the same company makes the ones for 2x4's.

I have made storage sheds, greenhouses (2 kits together, end for end), chicken tractors, theres more too.

Now how much additional lumber that you use depends alot on what you want to do with it. Close it in? floor?

Hope that helps somewhat.

HermitJohn · #5 07/29/08, 11:39 AM

Looks like it would work. But cutting boards and nailing them together without metal brackets to guide you isnt exactly rocket science. Go to one of the big box store lumber yards and up around the customer service counter there will be all kinds of shed do-it-yourself plans, some of them with full size paper templets to cut angles and such if you are math challenged. Buy the lumber there as a package and they'll usually throw in the plans for free. Suspect there are free plans online also.

Some lady once hired me to put together such a package shed. It was ok, but they had cheaped out on floor design (three treated 4x4 the length of the shed and 1/2 inch plywood floor) and didnt even include any metal drip edge for around the roof.

She wanted it to spec though she told me few years later that plywood on floor did warp as I said it would and opened gaps. though I did convince her to let me get some metal drip edge for roof when I was putting it together. I mean how cheap do you get to not even include drip edge.....

Sammy · #6 07/30/08, 06:59 AM

Not sure where you are in Michigan, but, I know of two guys that build those types of storage sheds. One is south Battle Creek ?(He runs an ad on Craigs List now and then) and the other is over by Jackson.

Their prices seem to be lower than the kits at Lowes and Home Cheapo.