Urban Sheds
Urban Sheds
Big things, and room to work.
Room for the big items, or a bench, daylight from up high, and space to walk around a project.
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4 sizes, priced by your builder.
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10x12
120 sq ftA workbench along one wall and room to walk around a project.
10x16
160 sq ftA bench, tool storage, and the riding mower in one building.
12x16
192 sq ftA full workshop: bench, table saw, and a wall of lumber storage.
12x20
240 sq ftA workshop on one end and storage on the other, with a loft above.
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 larger building, on taller walls, for a riding mower, a bench, a loft above and a row of windows up high.
Tall Modern
Single-slope roofThe single-slope roof on a taller front wall, with a row of transom windows under the eave. The windows sit above shelf height, so the walls stay free for shelving, and the height leaves room for a loft.
Plan a workshop shedDesign this style in 3D
Tall Traditional
Gable roofThe gable roof on taller walls, with a row of transom windows across the front. The same shape as the Traditional with more headroom, more light and room for a loft.
Plan a workshop shedDesign this style in 3DLarger sizes, taller walls. Big items, or room to be inside. Sizes 10x12 to 12x20, in Tall Modern or Tall Traditional. A 4-foot loft above and a row of transom windows up high. The taller wall is what makes both work.
Smaller sizes, standard wall height. Extra storage in a small space. Sizes 6x8 to 10x10. A window, shelves along one wall, a ramp for the mower.
See storage shedsWorkshop sheds, built in backyards.
A few Urban Sheds workshop sheds, photographed where they were built.
Framed like a house.
Your builder frames a workshop 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.
What does the loft add?
A 4-foot loft across one end of the shed: 4 feet deep by the width of the building, so 40 square feet on a 10-foot-wide shed and 48 on a 12-foot. It takes the bins and the things you use twice a year off the floor, it is its own line item in the design tool, and your builder sets it across the end wall.
Can I run power to a workshop shed?
Your builder builds the shell. A permanent line from the house is an electrician's job, so ask him at the site visit and anything he arranges goes on the estimate as its own line item. For lights, charging and a few outlets without a trench, a solar kit does it; the accessories page lists three sizes.
How long does it take?
Most builds take two or three days in your yard. Weather, the size, the roofline and the options you add can stretch that, and your builder gives you a number for your shed at the site visit.
Do I need a permit?
You pull the permit; your builder supplies the drawings, specs, and proof of insurance you'll need, and in some areas can pull it for you for a fee. Permitting runs inside the 3–6 weeks from deposit to build day and can move your build date; your builder tells you where it stands when you schedule.
What's the warranty?
Three warranties. Your builder covers his workmanship for the first year and comes back to fix anything that is not right. Urban Sheds covers the structure for 30 years as long as the shed gets about an hour of upkeep a year (we publish the checklist), and that warranty transfers once to the next owner of your home if the form is filed within 60 days of the sale. LP covers the SmartSide siding for 50 years. If your craftsman ever leaves the network, Urban Sheds connects you with another certified craftsman. For a claim, your builder answers within five business days; if you cannot reach him in ten, warranty@urban-sheds.com assigns another certified craftsman within five.
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