Put a rubber membrane on my 8x12 shed last spring because I was sick of replacing rotted felt every few years. Three months later I had standing water pooling in a low spot I didn't notice during install. Now I'm tearing it off and going back to torch-down modified bitumen. What do you guys use for low-slope shed roofs?
I was just stacking some leftover 2x4s from my last shed project and realized I've got exactly 212 board feet of random wood piled up in the corner. That's enough to build a whole second shed if I stopped being lazy and actually used it. Started counting all the offcuts and scraps from builds over the past 3 years and it just kept adding up. Anybody else end up with way more wood than they planned for after a few builds?
My neighbor Jim put a metal roof on his shed back in 2019 and it still looks brand new. No curling edges, no granule loss, no nothing. Meanwhile my buddy's asphalt roof from the same year is already starting to peel up on the south side. That really made me rethink my whole plan. I was worried metal would be too loud in rain but Jim said he put down closed cell foam under it and you can barely hear a thing. Anyone else make the switch from asphalt to metal and regret it or love it?
I used to just eyeball everything and pour my concrete pads right on the dirt. Didn't bother with gravel base or a level string line at all. That first shed was leaning 2 inches off by the time I finished the roof. After a big rain last spring, the whole floor buckled and one wall cracked open near the bottom. Now I spend an extra day just grading the site and using both a 4-foot level and a laser level before I even mix concrete. Has anyone else had a shed settle so bad they had to tear it down and start over?
I spent a whole Saturday getting that base perfectly flat. Used a 6ft level, shims, the whole deal. Then I step back and notice the ground underneath has a dip I didn't catch. Got the floor flat but the whole thing rocks like a seesaw now lol. Has anyone else dug themselves into a hole like this before just laying concrete blocks?
He came over when I was framing out my 8x10 and saw the drip edge I bought at Home Depot. He laughed and said I was overthinking it, that real shed builders just nail down the shingles and slap some caulk on the corners to stop leaks. I tried his way on my first shed two years ago and it leaked bad every spring, water got behind the fascia and rotted the plywood edge. This time I stuck with the drip edge and even added a little extra overhang. When he saw the finished roof he just shrugged and said it looked fine, but I know he still thinks I wasted $12. Anyone else have a relative who gives bad shed advice that you just ignore?
I kept seeing people pour concrete slabs without checking if the ground was level first lol. After my first shed settled crooked and the door wouldn't close, I used a 4-foot level and gravel pack to fix it. Anybody else have to redo a base because they skipped the prep work?
I was cleaning out my workshop file cabinet on Sunday and found my old build log from 2018. Counted the entries and I'm at exactly 52 sheds now, which surprised me because I thought I was maybe at 30. Started with a simple 6x8 for my neighbor Mrs. Patterson back then, just to help her store lawn stuff. Now I've done everything from tiny tool shacks to a 12x16 with a loft for a guy out in Maplewood. Anyone else lose count of their builds?
He said I was using 2x6s where 2x4s would do, and showed me the span tables on his phone - saved me 60 bucks and two hours of hauling, so what do you guys use for standard 8x10 roof rafters?