10 x 6 Shed


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Old 09-02-21, 10:44 AM
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10 x 6 Shed

Price is right, just to big. How tough would this be top make into a 10 x 6 deep shed?

 
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Assuming it's not already put together it shouldn't be a big deal to shorten the depth.
 
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Everybody always wants more space, why cant you live with the larger size?
 
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How does that question help answer?
 
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I'd pull up the assembly instructions online for that shed, see if it shows the panels. I have one similar, the panels are either 2' or 4', so if it was regularly 8', it would go down to 6 or 4'. If this one is in 2'pieces, you could possibly leave out one set of panels, that would shrink it by 2'...Hopefully this makes sense, thinking out loud here.
 
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Old 09-13-21, 07:12 AM
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How does that question help answer?
Because we don't always get the BIG picture and it helps understand. In your case, why would anybody want to make a shed smaller by 2'.

Limited space, obstruction, tree in the way? We can only help with the information provided!
 
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You could make it about 5' 9" deep, if you're good with metal work.
Panels are 28" wide with about a 2" overlap.
Since I don't know how good you are with metal work, I can only say, like most things, if you have to ask, the answer is probably no.
 
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My suggestion is to build it yourself with wood to the size you want.
 
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A wood shed will cost more but be a lot nicer. It isn't prone to get as hot in the summer, you'd have a better door and more headroom. Personally I'd only go with a metal prefab shed if it was free.
 
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Depending on the size and style you can keep the cost down. If it's just for storage, you cheat a little by using 24 inch centers on both the wall and the rafters. T-111 siding is relatively cheap.

Right now T1-11 is going for $25 to $40 for 4 x 8 sheet. So a 8 x 10 shed is going use about 9 sheets depending. 3 sheets of flakeboard for the roof (about $15 a sheet) and about 40 2 x 4 x 8 ($4 ea.) for framing. Roofing (about 3 bundles at ~ $35 covering about 33 sq ft per bundle). About $45 a sheet for three 4 x 8 x 3/4 treated plywood for the floor. Throw in about $25 for nails and hardware. Maybe another $50 for sleepers to set it on.

So in rough terms an 8 x 10 will about $800 to $1000 to build. Any steel or wood shed that measures about 6 x 8 will cost starting at about $800. I used Lowes for rough cost estimates.
 
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I didn't realize those metal sheds cost that much
If you skip the osb for the roof and use perlins and metal it should reduce the cost some.
 
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