Designing Your Own Shed and Shed Options

 

You Have Lots of Options

First-time shed buyers, and even a few veterans, often underestimate the number of options at their disposal when shed shopping with us.

If you can wait a week or two, consider customizing your shed so you can get exactly what you want.

 

If you haven’t already, make sure to have read Things To Know Before You Buy Any Storage Structure. If you have that under your belt, understanding the options is much easier.

Available Upgrades and Options List

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Exterior Colors

Assuming you know what you’ll be using your shed for, and you know what kind of style you like, you can begin selecting the colors.

We’ve broken down color choices by the two types of sheds we sell — wooden sheds and vinyl sheds.

From the selections below, decide which color you want us to make your shed in.

Wood:

We use quality Sherwin-Williams exterior paint.  Repainting is recommended every 5 to 7 years.

Vinyl:

All vinyl colors are available as paint colors.

Shingle Colors

Select a shingle color that coordinates with your shed's exterior and your home's shingles, if you wish.

Advice on Coordinating Shed Color and Shingles

Expert designer Will Hapeman advises, “You have a couple of ways of selecting a good shingle/color match.  The easiest- surefire way is to match the shingles to your home.  That’s a pretty safe bet because if you can see the shed and home in the same view, you’ll probably want them to match.  But if you have no siding on your house- let’s say your home is brick- the consider matching the shingle of your shed to the trim you used on your home.  Like a black shingle to pick up the black you may have on your house trim.”

We’ve listed in the shingle choices you have in 2 categories:  our standard shingles and our Architectural Shingles.  Standard Shingles have a flat appearance.  Although still sturdy (our Standard Shingles come with a 20 year guarantee) the Architectural Shingles are even more reliable.  Our Architectural Shingles are thicker than the standard shingles providing you even more insurance against roof leaks.  Our Architectural Shingles come with a 30 year guarantee.

 

Trim Colors

Decide Which Options Make Sense For You

We’ve tried to incorporate as many options into our standard sheds as we could to please the most people.  But because we’ve seen folks use our structures for so many different uses, we’ve come up with a long list of options –some are free- that you should consider for your shed.

Consider this option….	If you plan to use your shed for…
Heavy Duty Ramp	Storing riding mowers, heavy snow blowers, push mowers, anything that will roll in and out
Reinforced Floors	Parking a hobby car, medium sized tractor
End Vents/Ridge Vents	Storing flammables either in containers or in tractors.  The vents also will keep your shed cooler on hot humid days
Sky Lights	Using your shed as a workbench or work area as it lets in more daylight
Shelving	Storing smaller items like garden tools, pool  cleaning supplies, paint cans, or boxes like old tax returns-anything that you want to have easy access to
Porches	If you wanted to add a few square feet of actual living space for a bench or a few chairs, it also is real popular if you’re using your structure as a pool house
Classic Wood Doors
Wood Doors
Double Doors with Transom Windows
Wood Frame Covered with Vinyl Siding
Five Lite Door
Four Lite Door
Nine Lite Door
Eleven Lite Door
Double Steel Doors	If you wanted an upgraded and unique look to your shed, our steel doors let you choose between 9-11 or 15 individual “panes” of glass also in the standard square or with arched windows.
Lofts	Storing items that you won’t need on a regular basis like Holiday decoration, summer patio cushions, or old records you need to hang to
Extra Doors	Storing your lawn mower but you don’t have enough space to move around, an extra door actually lets you store more and get in and out easily
Garage Doors	Storing cars, over sized lawn mowers, motorcycles, boats, go carts, 4 wheelers...anything that you would want easy access to
Door Pins	If you need to keep your shed doors open.  A real must, our door pins let you work uninterrupted without the door slamming shut
Electrical Packages	If you wanted to use your shed for a workshop, studio, office, for power tools, our pre-wired packages will save you money if you think you’ll want power to your shed
Arched Doors	If you want a classier look to the front of your shed
Cupola	Is part of your landscape or curb appeal, cupolas dress up a shed to make it look like a real classic outbuilding.
Transom Windows Doors	Popular with upscale homes, the extra windows provide more natural light.
Shutters	The "Z-Pattern" shutters are wider and give your structure a more traditional look
Raised Panel, Louvered, and Z-Pattern
Octagon Windows	If you want to add a detailed touch to either the ends of your shed or to the gable
Oversized Windows	If you want even more light.  On anything over 10 x 16 the oversized windows are much more to scale and looks sharper
Shingles	If you want to match your house shingles- nearly all homes come with the sturdier architectural shingles
Architectural Shingles 3 Tab Shingles
Spouting and Down spouts
Workbench
Poly Flower Box
Wired for Electricity
Decorative Lamp

Shed Specs

Foundation: ACQ Pressure-Treated 4x4 Runners
Floor Joists: 2x4 - 16" on center
Sub Floor: 5⁄8" Exterior Grade Plywood
Wall Framing: 2x4 - 16" on center

Siding
Wood Sheds: Exterior Wood Siding
Vinyl Sheds: 1⁄2" Sheathing covered with Dutch lap vinyl siding
Roof Framing: 2x4 Rafters 16" on center
Roof Sheathing: 1⁄2" Sheathing
Shingles: 25 year fiberglass shingles
Windows: 18"x27" vertical slider

Doors
Wood Sheds: Reinforced 2x3 framing inside
Vinyl Sheds: Reinforced 2x3 framing inside with aluminum coil and vinyl siding on exterior

Skid Placement

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Shed Options

Ramps
	4' ramp
	5' ramp
	6' ramp
	8' ramp
Door Pins
	Door Pins
Gable vents
	4"x16" & 8"x16' for Painted sheds
	8"x8" for Vinyl Siding sheds
	12"x12" for Vinyl Siding sheds
Ridge vents
	per 5' section of roll vent
	per 10' section of roll vent
Painted Doors
	3' single Door
	4' Painted Doors
	5' Painted Doors
	6' Painted Doors
	7' Painted Doors
	8' Painted Doors
	12" Higher Doors
	3' single (arch) Door
Vinyl Siding Doors
	3' single Door
	4' Double Doors
	5' Double Doors
	6' Double Doors
	7' Double Doors
	8' Double Doors
	12" Higher Doors
Steel Doors
	3' Single Door…(solid)
	4' Double Doors….(solid)
	5' Double Doors….(solid)
	6' Double Doors….(solid)
	Add 9 Lite window to any steel door
	Add 11 Lite window to any steel door
	Painted Steel doors……(per set)
	36' Steel House Doorw/vinyl Brick Molding (solid no glass)

Lofts
	10 wides….(4' deep)
	12 wides….(4' deep)
Shelves
	16" deep
	24" deep
Cupolas
	18"x24" high cupola
	22"x30" high cupola
	Weathervain
Roof
	Architectural shingles
	Install Customer shingles
	30"x30" skylight
Extra Windows/shutters
	18"x 27" Slider window w/shutters
	24"x 27" Slider window w/shutters
	24"x 36" Slider window w/shutters
	Picture Frame Trim around windows
Solar Lights
	Solar Light
	Installed in shed
Flower Boxes
	Vinyl…(Regular 18")
	Vinyl…(Regular 24")
	Vinyl…(Regular 30")
Electrical Package
	2 outlets, 2 lights, 1 light switch, 50' of cord
Garage doors
	9'x7' Standard (solid)
	9'x7' Standard (glass)
	8'x6'6'' Standard (solid)
	8'x6'6" Standard (glass)
Floors
	Upgrade to 12' reg floor joist
	Upgrade from 12' reg to 12" Pt joist
	Upgrade to 16" PT joist
	Upgrade to 5/8" PT plywood
	1" Insulation in floor
	Center 4x4 in 8 wide sheds