Got the OK on a wood Shed!

[baseroom]

Out of the blue my wife said, why don't you build a wood shed to put all that wood in? As the smile crept over my face I tried not to act to excited......Well sure I could do that! Ok I read through the wood shed sticky. I am an OK handyman but a crappy designer. Where should I go to get some plans for a shed? In upstate NY Cold windy snowy winters. Thanks!

 

[firefighterjake]

Do a search here at hearth.com and you should find a plethora of plans . . . or at least pictures . . . and some threads will even go into detail on what they used and show you the steps as they went. Building a woodshed is a relatively easy project if you know how to measure, cut and nail . . . after all it's usually not exacting carpentry . . . but you do want to be sure it's beefy enough to hold the weight of the wood (if there is a floor) and the weight of the snow and any wind gusts.

 

[Babaganoosh]

Congrats on getting your man parts back.

I've been looking for small woodshed plans and regular shed plans myself. Such a pain. Good luck.

 

[davidmsem]

I have a great lumber list for mine..I could share pictures of it being built if you'd like.

 

[wenger7446]

I have a great lumber list for mine..I could share pictures of it being built if you'd like.

That would be awesome! Thanks!

 

[jeffesonm]

Whatever you were thinking, make it bigger than that.

 

[Kristen]

Mine stores two years worth of wood, but I've heard said, in France, that you should store three years - in case you are ill one year. If you are ill for three years its probably Game Over anyway!

My wood shed has slatted sides and is open to the prevailing wind. Thus I don't have to stack (somewhere else) and then move it to the shed for the winter, it stays there from green-to-dry-to-boiler. It has a concrete floor which allows me to sweep up all the "shrapnel" off the floor and use that as kindling - which saves a job as I, now, never need to make / collect kindling.

 

[davidmsem]

Mine stores two years worth of wood, but I've heard said, in France, that you should store three years - in case you are ill one year. If you are ill for three years its probably Game Over anyway!

My wood shed has slatted sides and is open to the prevailing wind. Thus I don't have to stack (somewhere else) and then move it to the shed for the winter, it stays there from green-to-dry-to-boiler. It has a concrete floor which allows me to sweep up all the "shrapnel" off the floor and use that as kindling - which saves a job as I, now, never need to make / collect kindling.

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This is a wood hanger! Wow! Put a Cessna I there too!

 

[davidmsem]

That would be awesome! Thanks!

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/woodshed-material-list-and-a-thank-you.135768/#post-1821333

 

[TedyOH]

Going to try and get this one up this summer.

http://zenofnature.com/firewood-shed/

 

[baseroom]

Thanks all!! I'll do some research and let you know how it goes.

 

[Poindexter]

You can look at plans for regular sheds and then adjust whichever wall you want to leave open. Or just build the framing and side it your way.

I have bought a couple plans from these guys:

(broken link removed to http://www.plansd.com/Shed_Plans.php)

15-20 bucks, complete materials list, and a piece with a full size drawing on it to get the rafters just right.

As with bigger buildings, the one thing you can do that will make the most difference years from now is overbuild the foundation.