Cheaper To Build Shed Or Buy Kit

Then there is the cost.

Cheaper to build shed or buy kit.

Wouldn t it be great if you could build an outdoor project and have it last as long as the trees it came from. And other pieces to shed water. Shed contractors cost even more to hire to build a custom shed. I usually build when it is something one of a kind taylor made and alternatives are build vs custom order or hiring someone to do it.

While buying will save you time it unfortunately will cost you more especially if you hire a professional to build the shed. In the olden days people used wood because it was the best material to build a shed from. An 8 8 osb gable roof shed is 1 600 plus delivery and an 8 10 kit costs 1 900 to 2 900. You can purchase these types of sheds at just about any home improvement store.

There s no question why wood is the traditional material for building sheds. A normal shed costs about 300 while hiring a contractor or builder can cost you up to 3000 with labor materials and additional costs. It s much cheaper to buy a plastic metal or even canvas fabric shed. Now the problem is that wooden sheds tend to be the most expensive.

I never built a shed but my rule of thumb is that if standard out of the box mass produced utilitarian item will do the job it will be cheaper to buy then to build. A 12 24 wood shed with a floor is between 6 500 and 10 000. Choosing a kit shed is cheaper and can later be removed. Back then almost everyone had a wooden shed.