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Home Depot Shed or stick built off grid cabin
Cost adantanges or disadavatages ,shipping whole building vs the lumber etc .
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depends how handy you are....for me, I am not handy (nor do I have time to build a shed).
I went with Tuff Shed for my past two sheds. At the time (20 yrs ago and 8 yrs ago) they were much better quality than anything HD offered.....all I had to do was provide a relatively level space.... I am not sure if they have an option for just shipping the prefab parts that you assemble, but you should check them out.
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Assembling a premade shed is an excellent option if you are time crunched, or don't know how to build a shed. Having someone come out and build a shed for you is easiest, but most expensive. Sent from my LG-H931 using Tapatalk
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Back when we were in a little two bedroom townhouse and our first baby was arriving, I moved the bikes into a Rubbermaid shed. It was great: super easy to put together, low profile so it wasn't visible from the street, double doors with a sliding roof to allow easy access, sturdy, lockable. I think it was designed for riding lawnmowers. I could fit 5-6 adult bikes with a bit of tetris-ing. It was just for bike storage but, for us at the time, it was perfect. Last edited by Spaceman Spiff; 06-14-2019 at 11:27 AM. Reason: clarity |
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there are much
better options than tuff Shed
do a google search |
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I don't understand. Are you looking for a shed (for storage) or a cabin (for spending the night)?
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Buy a trailer or camper? I wouldn't get a pre-fab shed for dwelling.
By the time you factor in insulation, heating, and other things necessary for living (water? toilet?), it will end up costing you more than just getting plans and a cut list. |
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"Home Depot" implies storage, but "cabin" implies living, even if rudimentary, so your title isn't very clear. Steel shipping containers are great for storage, very good value/cost, if one can find one nearby and the dimensions work for the site. (Of course shipping containers can be made completely livable, there are even entire apartment complexes made of them, but that is a very different discussion.) |
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Where do you live?
If Northeast, look into something from an Amish building company. You can Google search for a variety of companies that build sheds on site. It all depends on budget and site prep, of course. |
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My in-laws just did this. They live on Lake Champlain in the Adirondacks. A handful of Amish families recently moved into the area and started a business building sheds and furniture. Their stuff is very price competitive and of really good quality. The company hired a trucking company to drive the shed to my in-laws property (they can’t do it themselves).
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I work for a shed building company. The ones from HD/Lowes are awful.
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My business partner and his wife purchased a used, fully equipped tiny house on CL for about $20K...complete on a trailer bed for easy relocation. They parked it at their farm and they rent it out on AirBNB. It actually would make a nice off-the-grid housing unit if you and your SO or roommate get along pretty well.
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Unless you have building construction experience and tools, buying a Tuf Shed is the best way to go.
It will still take time and money to finish the inside either way, if you want to make it a live space. DIY is pennywise/pound foolish unless you have a lot of time, building experience and patience. It's not hard, but that's why so many people have jenky builds that fall apart and leak or are replaced with a prefab. Money and time down the drain. I have a tufshed that is about 20yrs old. never an issue with it. |
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No need to get fancy. If there aren't too many birds around just get one like this:
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