See the Shed Diagram below for a side view of a shed with shed construction information.

Our sheds are built using typical new home construction materials and techniques.  We use SPF 2x4's & 2x6's, 4x8 sheets of CDX plywood,

plywood, 4x8 sheets of OSB (you may substitute plywood or TechShield for a nominal upcharge), duratemp siding, pressure treated southern yellow pine, and so forth.  Our standard buildings are assembled in the shop, transported to your location in completed form, and offloaded at your site.  Skids below the building stay in place and can be used to move the building again if needed.  Our sheds are designed to give you many years of service.

Shed construction information

Skids below structures
Skids below sheds and barns are pressure treated southern yellow pine 4x4's.  Two skids are standard beneath 6' wide and 8' wide sheds and barns.  Five skids are standard beneath 10' wide, 12' wide, and 14' wide sheds and barns.  The diagram below shows standard skid placement for our portable storage structures.

4 x 4 Skid Placement below Sheds & Barns

Shed & garage floors
Shed floors are constructed on top of the skids.  On standard sheds and barns the 2x4 joists are spaced on 16" centers and covered with 5/8" plywood.  For garage floors, joists are spaced with 12" centers to prepare for a car or truck to be parked inside.

Shed & barn walls
Walls for our standard sheds are framed using 2x4's spaced on 16" centers.  For painted sheds, a plywood backed siding called duratemp is used as both sheeting and the finished siding for the wall.  Paint adheres well to duratemp and the duratemp is painted to finish the outside wall.  For vinyl sheds, the walls are sheeted using 7/16" OSB, then covered with vinyl siding.  OSB is the material typically used below vinyl siding in new home construction.  For all OSB applications you may substitute either plywood or TechShield (click for more information) for a relatively minor additional cost.

Shed & barn roofs
Our standard sheds and barns have roofs built using 2x4 rafters on 16" centers.  Roofs are sheeted using OSB (the same material new homes typically use), then covered with shingles.  For all OSB applications you may substitute either plywood or TechShield (click for more information) for a relatively minor additional cost.  Architectural shingles are standard on all except our economy line of sheds.  Felt roofing paper is not standard but may be requested for any building.  Larger custom buildings will frequently use trusses designed for the span needed for the custom building.

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