Thread: would it be more cost effective to buy pre made?

Albert, if this is to increase production or building it takes away production time then get it built as it should be an expense at tax time.

When you say pre made , do you mean a kit form for a weatherboard style or a colour bond steel type shed?
The colorbond versions materials will be cheaper and less labour intensive to erect but the weatherboard one might more the look you are after visually ?
But if you are going to insulate and line the shed you may as we build it with a stud frame as it will be easier to clad, line and insulate

Thanks Chris, I cant stand cheap production item. I have phoned around and visited these sheds company. I am not happy with the way its put together. I am more inclined to build something myself... yes it will cost me time, but I think this time will be well spent? I have never built a weatherboard shed before. its an experience and money cant buy that. I am just afraid I may hit issues I have never thought of and this project may took 1 year to build?

yes, a kit set form of weatherboard/colourbond. I am only looking at weatherboard style.

I think I will build it with stud frame first. wont take too long to build I think, probably get one of the timber merchant to make the truss.

I encourage you to do it yourself.

My brother got a bit sick of tin sheds in a moderately windy area so he became a fan of wooden sheds. He got a kit set one and he said it was worth the exta spend.

A few years later my father wanted a new garden shed. My father hit on the idea that if he designed his shed with a factor of 1.8m then he could use all standard H3 fence pailings, which are cheap and he wouldn't need to cut many.
Therefore his shed was going to be 1.8m cubed.
We went down and selected the timber and bought it all home in the trailer. Then I helped him build a wooden floor on posts, the frame and roof. We lined it with overlapping fence pailings laid horizontal.
We used the tin from the old shed for the roof.

As an extra we covered the walls with the black garden plastic my Dad had before attaching the 'weatherboard'. Which made the interior neater and fully water proof. We capped the corners and framed the door way with different wood for aesthetic reasons. We added guttering and collected the water into a small tank for the garden. It came out really nice.

Admittedly we have some experience in building such things but I still maintain that it's easy to do. We had a SCMS and some hammers, a drill to screw down the roofing and guttering, a stapler to lay the plastic, a spade and a rod to help set the posts and not a lot else for that project.

If you are putting it up on wooden posts put a moisture barrier on top of the posts before the bearers. I think everything else is either obvious or else just ask what the steps are.

I say go for it.

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Originally Posted by Albert

yes, a kit set form of weatherboard/colourbond. I am only looking at weatherboard style.

I think I will build it with stud frame first. wont take too long to build I think, probably get one of the timber merchant to make the truss.

the alternative to a "kit" woulkd be to purchase the wall frames from a local frame supplier.
You will get the size you are after, plus speed your construction time.

Originally Posted by ian

the alternative to a "kit" woulkd be to purchase the wall frames from a local frame supplier.
You will get the size you are after, plus speed your construction time.

Yes but first check delivery costs before making your decision.

they are about 3km from where I am...

I am quite fortunate, within 3-4km of where I live there are: Felder/Hammer, Carbatec, 3 x Timber merchants, 3 x forklift services, 3 x compress air services, Machinery House(sells Alibaba machines and other stuff), Industrial gear head drill agent x 2, Mirotone, Bunnings, 3 x motor winding/service company, Titebond agent...

What ^^^^ he said
It is only a small building and they will most likely have minimum drop fees for delivery which can quickly become uneconomical. I doubt getting them prefab is going to be your best option

If you are not that confident doing it yourself you will most likely find that you will get better value for money just buying stick timber and paying for a carpenter to work with you for a few days to get through what you consider the tricky bits and then finish the rest yourself. You have the option to call him back later in the build if you need some further help

The size Albert is after would/should fit on a car trailer, so no delivery charge.
Kryn

Just got the prices back...

$3800 GST inclusive for material only for a 3.6m x 2.4m shed in weatherboard style with soakers, this does not include any doors/windows.

That's quite reasonable.

just an update.

although I really wanted to build this myself, I have decided to go with a builders's quote. his quote is the same as the material alone... yes i know I cant expect the same quality of build if I build it myself but I dont have the time, I cant tell my customers to go away I am building my shed this week.

I hope the quote includes doors and windows and power (for lighting at least).