adrian zeffert charter net wrote:
Chris: All comments made so far are valid. However you might also be limited by local ordinances for sheds larger than 10 X 10. Larger sheds might require extensive foundations, depends on the town permitting rules and the type of land you are on (ie watershed or farm land).
Hm. I think 10*10 is the way to go, I need enough room to store the sweeper as well. It's a sin to leave these outside or in that little tin shed.
Now as to what? I have one of the Suncast 7.5*7.5's that I use to store electrical stuff. It's actually pretty nice, waterproof, looks good. However I could never mount panels on the roof and well, it is plastic.
Wood sheds seem to be all over the place. Home Despot has them, but they're really cheap. What I really want is something built with 2*4's, 4*4's on the base, plywood roof with shingles on it. And held together with nails and not those gusset things that look like they will fall apart in the rain. Siding should be some sort of tongue and groove, not OSB.
Who makes a *good* shed kit? No, I can't build my own, I am not an engineer. :-)
As for my current shed, it's 16*12 but is not a drive-in shed. It's also over 100 years old oddly enough and is roofed with 1*12 planking then shingles (put on by me). It actually had a 60+ year old oak tree fall right on it in a hurricane; damage was limited to a slight knocking off square (fixed with cables then a brace) and minor damage to one edge of the roof. That's tough.
Chris
I recall that you already have a shed with PV cells on the roof. Any chance of being able to extend that shed? Adrian _______________________________________________ Elec-trak mailing list Elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak