I’ve found myself needing a small shed. My original plans were for a full size pole barn, but I ran out of money while building the house so that project is on hold for some time. However I need to get my mowers our of my garage. Plus I want to have power out away from my house to run an arc welder and to provide power for my chicken coop.
In my township I can build an out building up to 100 square feet without any permit required. I’m currently trying to decide between a 10′ x 10′ or a 8′ x 12′. I will be using metal roofing panels for the roof and the walls and both will take basically the same amount for the sides, however I want some overhang on the roof so 10′ x 10′ might be easier, using four 12′ metal roof panels.
I’m going to build this pole barn style and to start it will have a dirt floor. A concrete floor would only take about 1-1/4 yards and that is well below the minimum orders for a concrete. Mixing up bags would be a lot of work so I’ll have to think about it. Another option would be something called 21AA which is a mix of rock and limestone dust that will pack down hard. Plus I can buy 21AA from a place about 4 miles away a pickup truck load at a time.
If you follow the tag Shed you can get updates on this project going forward.
