Posted by Paul on August 18, 2014 at 06:50:21 from (70.197.232.22):
In Reply to: Machine shed decisions posted by Ken Macfarlane on August 18, 2014 at 06:08:25:
Prices all depend.
Make the door big enough. Remember sliders and perhaps other doors the opening is actually smaller than the door, so if you need 16 feet, you better put in an 18 foot door, or the like. Get that figured out right.
Width and height - build it tall enough, as you only get one chance at that. A long narrow building will have cheaper trusses, but it will be a long narrow tunnel, harder to access stuff in the middle. Make it wider and shorter and you can park stuff side by side, doors are wider, easier to access and get bigger stuff in.
Lighting. I like natural light, plan for windows on the dark sides, unless security is a bigger issue and you want no light in. I hate roof panel lighting they always break down quicker than the rest of the roof and create leaks, panels up high on the sidewall are much better in my opinion.
Random thoughts you didn't ask for. ;)
I really like the shed I built a few years ago, wish I has put a walk in door at each end, wish it was 4-8 feet wider with the doors 2-4 feet wider, wish I had put window in the walk in door which would be easy to change of course. But all small stuff, glad I went a foot higher than the seller was going to make it, and glad I put translucent panels in the south sidewall and overall turned out nice. 48x81x15-3/4.
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