Urban Sheds
Urban Sheds
Storage, done properly.
Everything that took over the garage gets a building of its own.
What brought you here today?
4 sizes, priced by your builder.
Checking prices…
6x8
48 sq ftA push mower, two bikes on hooks, and the garden tools.
8x10
80 sq ftThe mower, the bikes, and the patio furniture over winter.
8x12
96 sq ftEverything in the garage that is not the car.
10x10
100 sq ftA riding mower plus shelving down one wall.
Every starting price is the same plain build: LP SmartSide T1-11 siding, painted, a double wood door, on concrete blocks. Standard access, no windows. Everything else is its own line item.
Two rooflines, pick one to start your plan.Two rooflines, pick one to design in 3D.
The smaller building, at standard wall height, for the mower, the bikes, the bins and the patio set over winter.
Modern
Single-slope roofA single-slope roof on standard-height walls, with one window. The lowest roofline of the four.
Plan a storage shedDesign this style in 3D
Traditional
Gable roofA gable roof on standard-height walls, with double doors and a side window. The shape most people picture when they say shed.
Plan a storage shedDesign this style in 3DSmaller sizes, standard wall height. Extra storage in a small space. Sizes 6x8 to 10x10, in Modern or Traditional. A window, shelves along one wall, a ramp for the mower.
Larger sizes, taller walls. Big items, or room to be inside. Sizes 10x12 to 12x20. A 4-foot loft above and a row of transom windows up high. The taller wall is what makes both work.
See workshop shedsStorage sheds, built in backyards.
A few Urban Sheds storage sheds, photographed where they were built.
Framed like a house.
Your builder frames a storage shed the way he frames our biggest one, and Urban Sheds backs the structure for 30 years, transferable once to the next owner of your home.
Compare an Urban Sheds build to a typical factory kitSee the difference in rafters, headers, plates, floor, drip edge, shingles, siding.
| Urban Sheds | A typical kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Framing spacing | Urban Sheds16-inch centers on the floor, the walls and the roof, like a house | A typical kit24-inch centers |
| Wall top plates | Urban ShedsDouble 2x4 top plates | A typical kitA single top plate |
| Door headers | Urban Sheds2x6 headers, so the doors never sag | A typical kit2x4 headers, or none |
| Floor framing | Urban ShedsPressure-treated lumber, rot and termite resistant | A typical kitUntreated lumber |
| Roof rafters | Urban Sheds2x6 rafters | A typical kit2x4 rafters |
| Drip edge | Urban ShedsAround the full roof perimeter | A typical kitLittle or none |
| Roof shingles | Urban Sheds30-year architectural shingles | A typical kit25-year 3-tab shingles |
| Siding | Urban ShedsLP® SmartSide engineered siding, 50-year warranty | A typical kitPlywood T1-11 or vinyl |
LP rates SmartSide for 200 mph wind and 1.75-inch hail, and backs it with a 50-year warranty against hail, wind, moisture, fungal decay and termites.
Questions people ask us.
Will a riding mower fit in a storage shed?
Yes. A 10x10 holds a riding mower with shelving down one wall, and the planner draws it to scale so you can see the room around it. A push mower fits any size, from the 6x8 up. If the list is a riding mower plus a bench, it is a workshop shed.
Can it sit along the fence or beside the house?
Yes. The shed is built in place, so it goes where a trailer could not get a kit. Your builder needs a few feet of working room on each side while he builds, and he checks that at the site visit along with the ground under it.
My backyard has a narrow gate / finished landscaping. Can you still build?
Yes. That is the reason to build onsite: your builder carries the materials through the gate by hand, so nothing needs a crane or a flatbed and the fence stays where it is.
Why are you more expensive than a factory kit?
Because it is a different building. A factory kit is framed on 24-inch centers with plywood T1-11 or vinyl siding and arrives on a flatbed. Our builders frame on 16-inch centers with 2x6 rafters, side it with LP SmartSide and build it in your yard, and the structure carries a 30-year warranty that transfers once to the next owner. Our framing table lists the two side by side.
What does the deposit do?
The deposit puts your build on your builder's calendar. He sets the amount, usually 25% of the price, and it comes off your final invoice. It is refunded in full if canceled before the build day. It does not lock the design: you can change the shed with your builder any time before the build and even during it, and each change goes on the estimate as its own line item.
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