**Building a Shed: A DIY Guide**

For me, this is a very exciting project. I've been thinking about building a shed for a while now, and I finally have the time and motivation to get started. The first thing I need to do is figure out how much wood I need. I don't want to buy too much, but at the same time, I don't want it to be too little. I've been doing some research and trying to estimate the right amount of materials, and I think I have a good idea now.

I've decided that I'll use 2x4s for the frame of the shed, which seems like a lot, but it's a lot cheaper than buying an entire shed. However, I haven't taken into account the finish that I'm going to use, as I already had it and don't know how much it costs. Also, I'm reusing the paint that I used on the outside of our porch, so I'm not taking that into account. Outdoor paint, outdoor clear coat made for boats, it's going to be perfect for covering these two surfaces. That's not a boat. If it can seal a boat, it can seal a shed.

Now that I have my materials, the next step is to put on a roof. And for that, I've got a piece of metal roofing, just one piece, and it's probably way more than I need. It's an option I've never done before. I've done some shingles before, but I've never laid down metal roofing, and it actually looks pretty easy. The only problem is how to cut it. My assumption was that I was going to use 10 snips or maybe an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel to cut across it, and both of those would totally work. But I went looking for the best way to do it, the cleanest, easiest way to cut across a sheet of this stuff.

And then I found out that it's a modified circular saw. I've never tried this before, but I want to give it a shot. I watched a couple of videos, and this seems to work well, but I've never tried it. So basically, what other people have done is they take a regular circular saw, they flip the blade off and they flip it around backwards. Now I haven't really looked into why that's a better way to cut it, but apparently it works pretty well. They did recommend that if you have an old blade use that one instead, so this may mess with this blade, but it's the only one I've got so I'm gonna give it a shot.

Since I have way more of this than I'm gonna need, I'm gonna do a little test on this end and if it cuts well then I can cut across the whole piece down there. Alright, that actually did work out pretty well, but man was it loud. So don't forget safety glasses and hearing protection. Just cut yourself, be careful because the edges are really, really sharp.

So far this is a super easy way to put a roof on something like this. It may not work in every situation, but it works great for a shed like this. Now a few notes. There is a profile on the front of this that's going to be open. They do make some kind of rubber inserts or wood inserts to go in that profile to cover up those openings on the front and the back if you need that. In this case, I don't really care.

Also to attach this, I added those three stringers across the length of the thing. That's what I have something to screw into. I'm going to use these to drive this thing in. These are sharp point roofing screws. They're made specifically for this. They've got a hex head so you can put them right in a driver. But the big thing is that they have a sharp point, so they'll go into the metal. And then they've also got this double washer. One's metal, and then one is rubber to seal up the opening that this is going to make to stop water from getting in.

All you got to do is drive these in, and this thing will be done. Okay, so the outside is sealed and painted. It's got a roof, so it should keep water out pretty well. And now I can build some really simple shelves on the insideso I can put all that stuff in there. Obviously the inside of this can be customized to whatever you want.

I made some really, really simple shelves. And I mentioned before having a place to store basketballs and other things. This is a great way to do it. I use surgical tubing, but you could use bungee cords and it would work exactly the same as a way to keep them in place until you pull them out. I've also got easy storage for hanging up shovels and other things, just using screws directly into the wood paneling.

This is a great way to customize your shed to fit your needs. And that's pretty much it for now. The final result of this project will be a shed that I can use to store all my outdoor gear, including tools, equipment, and even a little garden. It'll also provide me with a nice place to work on projects around the house or just relax in the yard.

**Conclusion**

Building a shed is a fun and rewarding DIY project that can save you money and give you the space you need for all your outdoor activities. With these steps and tips, you should be able to build a simple shed that meets your needs. Just remember to take your time, do some research, and follow safety guidelines to ensure that your project goes smoothly. Happy building!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enOh, I had to get thicker...Dang it.Hmm, dang it.I had them turned sideways.Ah, that doesn't look right at all.What did I do?Hey, I'm Bob at I Like to Make Stuff.Last week on this channel, we took all of the junk off my back porch and made it a niceoasis, a place to hang out.But all that junk had to go somewhere and it's right here.All of the stuff ended up back here, doesn't fit in the garage, and we've got to figureout a way to organize it.And unfortunately, all the big solutions at the storeare expensive or kind of ugly or just big plastic boxes.So today we're gonna make something that's on a budgetthat looks way better and fits exactly right hereto solve our problem.Let's give it a shot.So what I have to do today is build some storageto go right here, but it can't stick out too farbecause there's a garage door and it can only be so wide.Inside of it, I need to hold shovels and tall thingson one side and the other side can be shelvesso I can have gardening stuff and basketballs and all that.Now I looked for an option at one of the big box storesand anything that would fit in this little spacewas a big plastic box for like $500.So we can do better than that.We can make something that fits all of our needs,it looks way better and is actually gonna cost a lot lessthan those big plastic boxes.Now the way that we visualize this is first,obviously we modeled it in the Fusion 360,that's where I do all my modelingand it helped me to figure out exactly how big this thing needed to be.And then using AR, you can put it on your phone,you can put it in the space, and you can actually walk around it.So we can see exactly what it's going to look like,where it's going to fit, and if we like the way it looks.Now that's cool for me, but it's also cool for youbecause if you use your phone to take a picture of the QR code that's on screen right now,you can see this model in your space to see if it works for you.And if it does work for you, we're going to have some plans available at the end of this videoSo you can make one of these for yourself.Now let's head to the shop and start cutting wood.One of the ways I'm trying to keep thisas a simple project is to keep limited tools.So we can do most, if not all of this,with a circular saw, we'll kind of see how it goes.But I'm also trying to use less expensive materials.So instead of two by fours, I'm using a two by three.It's gonna work perfectly fine for the interior framing,but it is a little bit cheaper per board.Then for the outside, we're gonna be wrappingthe entire thing in that plywood,which is like half inch indoor outdoor paneling,as long as you seal it or paint it,it should be fine outdoors.Then we're gonna cover that up with a face framemade out of one by threes instead of one by fours.Now the only normal two by four I'm gonna useis a pressure treated two by four,and that's gonna be the base,the part that touches the ground.Everything else is gonna be sealed or stainedor painted for outdoor use.First thing we gotta do is make our baseto build the rest of it on.There's tons of staples sticking through this.What?Not tons, there's three.One of the things you've got to be aware of with this grade of kind of construction lumberis that there are staples and nails and things that hold straps on in the storeand sometimes those get left in.So I was about to throw this on my tableand notice that there are five staples sticking through it in this one row.And I got to take all those out so I don't scratch up my table or myself.Uh, these...Too short.What did I put the... buy those for then?Oh, I had to get thicker. Dang it.I had to get thicker sheet goods, which changed why I had to get the short screws.Dang it.Now that we've got the base done, I need to make three walls. One for each side and then one for the middle. It's going to be a little bit different.Each one of these needs a bottom plate, which is a 2x3. I need a stud for the front, a stud for the back that's a lot taller, and then one in the middle.The wall that's in the middle is not going to have this center stud, just to save on material.You just got to cut down all of these pieces of 2x3, screw them together just like we didthe base, and then I'll have walls that I can put on top of that thing.So the only real difference here is that we're going to have an angle on the top of thesepieces.I'm going to use a chop saw or a miter saw to do that because it's easier, but you couldabsolutely do it with a circular saw if that's all you've got available.I'm trying something which is probably not the right way to do this, but it'd be funand would theoretically take less time than doing them each individually.Basically I set the saw to the 18 degrees that I need.I made a cross mark at the highest point of each one of these angles and I'm going to try to line up the bladeacross all of these high points and then if I make the cut, it should cut all of them at the same time in the right length.I don't know. We'll find out.It's not dumb if it works.Argh!Dang it. I had them turned sideways.It's not dumb if it works.Man, bummer.Okay, it's not a huge deal. The whole thing's just going to be about an inch shorter than I was planning.(laughing)That doesn't look right at all.That one is not right.What did I do?I wrote my measurement down wrong.So they have to be this way, correct?- They have to be tall. - Correct.That is the most basic possible wall frame you could make.Now to make this a little bit stronger, although we're not really going to need it, you couldput some kind of braces across here.That's what you would do if it were actually a big wall.But this is going to get sheeting on the outside so it really doesn't need it.So basically I have to make one more of these for the other side and then one for the middlethat's missing this centerpiece and then we can attach them to the base. I tookthese big sheets of material and ripped down some kind of strips of 20 inchesthe same width as my wall and so I'm gonna lay them on top of this trace theline and then just cut that with a circular saw. You could do the math toactually map it out if you want to but maybe we'll just trace it.So I just did that freehand which is you know not gonna be a perfect line but inthis case it's gonna look fine it's actually gonna be covered up by trimAnyway, but I wanted to point something out if you need a straight line to run the saw along so that you have a really niceStraight cut you can take a straight edge or a level or something like thatClamp it across the piece of wood then run the edge of the saw up against itYou're going to get a perfectly straight cutOkay, so that locks the whole thing togetherAnd I'm going to put a piece of decorative trim with those one by threes that I talked aboutSo I'm going to do the same kind of thing, lay those in place, trace the lines, and thengo to the miter saw and cut that 18 degree angle because it's going to be exactly thesame and the pieces should fit together really nicely.So the frame's done.It fits nicely.But before I put these pieces together, I'm going to finish them.And that's because this is all going outside and needs to be kind of weather resistant.I'm going to be painting the frame with black exterior paint and then the big panel.I'm probably going to stain and clear coat or something to that effect,but they're going to be different and it would be easier to do before I attach them together.So I'm going to go ahead and get the rest of the thing built, get it all finished,and then I'll do the final screwing together of the frames and the surfaces.Now it's time for me to start to add the walls to the base.And as I was starting to do this, I realized that I made a mistakeor I didn't think all the way through something.So I wanted to point this out because the plans that we sell will reflect the correct way to do itrather than what you just watched me do.Instead of putting the wall, the panel on the outside of this framing, what I should'vedone is put all of the framing together and then put the panel on so that the panel extendedover this base.And the reason for that is because it would add some coverage over this un-pressure treatedpiece of wood.That way, when we seal up the surface, it would seal this up from water splashing upon it.It's not the end of the world, but if you make this, follow the plans rather than thethe video because we will correct this in the plans.It'll end up looking better.But for now, I'm just going to have to go ahead and move ahead as I've started working,and then I'll make an extra piece of trim down here to cover this up and keep it safe.So I've got the walls attached to the base, but I need to get the top attached to itself.And normally, if you were building like a big shed, you would do this differently.You would have a rafter system, you'd have a cross piece, but this is very small andI'm trying to cut down a material.It doesn't need to be very strong, it's holding a metal roof.So here's what we're going to do.I've got a couple more pieces that will act as spacers.These are going to go right here.They're partially for the visual of what the front of it's going to look like, but basicallythese are going to go in there and be screwed in place.And then across these top rafter pieces, I've got some 1x3s.These are going to go across here and they're going to act as a base for you to be ableto screw the metal roof into. There's also going to be a small gap on the ends of eachof these pieces that are going to act as a vent. Now I didn't really plan on how to attachthis piece to the frame, so I'm kind of making that up as I go. You could add pocket holesto one side of it and screw it in, but that's just another tool. So if you've got that available,just do that. But I'm trying to avoid adding more tools to this, so we're going to trytoenailing it or toe screwing it.[Well, that hurt.It's it's not light, but it's not terrible.But the good thing is at this point the entire frame is put together.It's as big as it's going to be it just needs doors and a roof and all that stuffSo the doors can be attached outside and if you have the chance to make this outsideYou can just build it in place which would be greatI don't and I don't have enough ceiling height in here to be able to stand it upSo we're going to finish the parts we can finish in hereThen we're gonna roll it outside to attach the doors. We can go ahead and make them but we can't put them on until later. IDid it wrongI'm realizing that the little mistake that I showed you earlier is now having compoundingeffects.Again, the plans are going to be right, so follow the plans.But by not having the sidewall overlap the bottom, that changes how I was thinking ofdoing the front and the corners and all this type of stuff.So I'm going to have to modify it a little bit.Again, the plans will be the right way.As long as you follow the plans, you'll be good.Follow the plans.Okay, that seems like a weird piece to put on,but basically it's just a spacer,and this is gonna act as a way to get the front trimand the front door on the same levelso that the hinges can go across.Adding this little strip, although it's ugly right now,is actually a way to simplify a lot of other stuff.So we're adding this, it's gonna get completely covered up,but it's helpful.So with that spacer there,now we're gonna put a piece of this face frameon top of it to cover it up and raise up the whole surface,which means the door can go right here.It's gonna be a panel of this paneling materiallaying across with its own face frame on top of it.That's gonna be all super tied together.And then the hinges will go across the door to this frame.So basically, we just need to rip out the doors,lay them in place, build a face frame on top of them,on both sides and then this thing's pretty much readyfor paint and finish.42 inches, I need to take out an eighth of an inch gapthere, there, and there.So I need to take out three eighths,which means 41 and five eighths divided by twois 40 and five sixteenths.That's not right at all.The next step is not my favorite, but it is a necessary one and it's the biggest kindof transformation.It takes a stack of kind of meh looking wood, it makes it look like a finished product.It's going to compete with the stuff that we could have bought at the store.Now, so far, I've spent about $350 in wood, which seems like a lot, but it's a lot cheaperthan buying an entire shed.I have not taken into account this finish that I'm going to use because I already hadit and I don't know how much it costs.Also, I'm reusing the paint that I used on the outside of our porch, so I'm not takingthat into account. Outdoor paint, outdoor clear coat made for boats, it's going to be perfectfor covering these two surfaces. That's not a boat. If it can seal a boat, it can seala shed.(farting)So the last thing that I have to do for this is put on a roof.And for that, I've got a piece of metal roofing, just one piece, and it's probably way more than I need.It's an option I've never done before.I've done some shingles before, but I've never laid down metal roofing, and it actually looks pretty easy.The only problem is how to cut it.So my assumption was that I was going to use 10 snips or maybe an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel to cut across it,and both of those would totally work.But I went looking for the best way to do it, the cleanest, easiest way to cut acrossa sheet of this stuff.And it turns out that it's a modified circular saw.I've never tried this before, but I want to give it a shot.I watched a couple of videos, and this seems to work well, but I've never tried it.And so basically, I'm trying it to figure out to see if it works, but also to let youknow if it actually works or not, so that if it doesn't, you don't have to go throughthe pain.So basically, what other people have done is they take a regular circular saw, theythe blade off and they flip it around backwards. Now I haven't really lookedinto why that's a better way to cut it, but apparently it works pretty well. Theydid recommend that if you have an old blade use that one instead, so this maymess with this blade, but it's the only one I've got so I'm gonna give it a shot.Since I have way more of this than I'm gonna need, I'm gonna do a little test onthis end and if it cuts well then I can cut across the whole piece down there.Alright, that actually did work out pretty well, but man was it loud. So don'tDon't forget, safety glasses and hearing protection.Just cut myself, be careful because the edges are really, really sharp.So far this is a super easy way to put a roof on something like this.It may not work in every situation, but it works great for a shed like this.Now a few notes.There is a profile on the front of this that's going to be open.They do make some kind of rubber inserts or wood inserts to go in that profile to coverup those openings on the front and the back if you need that.In this case, I don't really care.Also to attach this, I added those three stringers across the length of the thing.That's what I have something to screw into.I'm going to use these to drive this thing in.These are sharp point roofing screws.They're made specifically for this.They've got a hex head so you can put them right in a driver.But the big thing is that they have a sharp point,so they'll go into the metal.And then they've also got this double washer.One's metal, and then one is rubberto seal up the opening that this is going to maketo stop water from getting in.All you got to do is drive these in,and this thing will be done.OK, so the outside is sealed and painted.It's got a roof, so it should keep water out pretty well.And now I can build some really simple shelves on the insideso I can put all that stuff in there.Obviously the inside of this can be customizedto whatever you want.I made some really, really simple shelves.And I mentioned before having a place to store basketballs and other things.This is a great way to do it.I use surgical tubing, but you could use bungee cords and it would work exactly the same asa way to keep them in place until you pull them out.I've also got easy storage for hanging up shovels and other things, just using screwsdirectly into the wood paneling.This is a great way to customize exactly for your needs.And if you want to make one of these, we're going to have plans available for them.Links down in the description.That's it for this one.Thanks for watching.Now it's time for bloopers.Thanks for watching.Thanks for watching.\n"