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Storage sheds -- should I buy pre-fab or build from scratch?
Storage sheds -- should I buy pre-fab or build from scratch? I need quite a bit of long-term storage (maybe 300-600 square feet). Putting sheds in back yard ... hot summers and cold winters with snow and ice. (Needs to endure 5+ years.) I don't need "fancy" ... I do need weather-proof, not climate-controlled but no leaks, and basic access (not daily). It's mainly long-term storage for things I won't need for several years ... books, papers, basic belongings, etc. and I might access once a month looking for something. There are sheds I can buy from AMAZON or HOME DEPOT. (Prices vary from $300 to $2000+ depending on size and material) Materials vary from: Steel / Aluminum / Metal, Wood, Plastic, Resin (I know I also need a foundation / floor.) Or I can build sheds from scratch. I will need SEVERAL SHEDS if I buy pre-fab or build from scratch. (Since this if for 5 years of storage, renting units does not make financial sense.) QUESTIONS: Storage sheds -- should I buy pre-fab or build from scratch? What material? (Steel / Aluminum / Metal, Wood, Plastic, Resin?) Is it better to buy/build BIG (10'x10' / 10'x15') or MEDIUM (under 10'x10')? (I can buy/build a few BIG SHEDS, or more MEDIUM SHEDS ... will smaller be easier to build / maintain?) Other considerations? Other advice? submitted by /u/Artist-Cancer [link] [comments]
Storage sheds -- should I buy pre-fab or build from scratch?
I need quite a bit of long-term storage (maybe 300-600 square feet).
Putting sheds in back yard ... hot summers and cold winters with snow and ice.
(Needs to endure 5+ years.)
I don't need "fancy" ... I do need weather-proof, not climate-controlled but no leaks, and basic access (not daily). It's mainly long-term storage for things I won't need for several years ... books, papers, basic belongings, etc. and I might access once a month looking for something.
There are sheds I can buy from AMAZON or HOME DEPOT.
(Prices vary from $300 to $2000+ depending on size and material)
Materials vary from: Steel / Aluminum / Metal, Wood, Plastic, Resin
(I know I also need a foundation / floor.)
Or I can build sheds from scratch.
I will need SEVERAL SHEDS if I buy pre-fab or build from scratch.
(Since this if for 5 years of storage, renting units does not make financial sense.)
QUESTIONS:
- Storage sheds -- should I buy pre-fab or build from scratch?
- What material? (Steel / Aluminum / Metal, Wood, Plastic, Resin?)
- Is it better to buy/build BIG (10'x10' / 10'x15') or MEDIUM (under 10'x10')?
- (I can buy/build a few BIG SHEDS, or more MEDIUM SHEDS ... will smaller be easier to build / maintain?)
- Other considerations?
- Other advice?
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