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16’x32’ Two Story Shed - photos of the build

I wasn't able to capture video of the shed build (too busy building) but I received so many requests, I thought I'd share the photos we took along the way so you can pause on any step and see how it was built. Briefly, first we put down concrete blocks and made sure the tops were all level with each other. Next we built the floor frame out of PT 2x6's with PT 4x4 posts between the floor frame and the concrete blocks. Then we added 2" XPS in between the floor joists supported by small pieces of wood to keep them in place and finished the floor with 3/4" PT plywood. Next we framed the first floor with a 9' tall ceiling using 2x4's. The 2nd story floor joists were built using 2x10's spanning the 16 foot span. I have a few photos of the stairway construction included (made with 2x12's). On top of the 2nd floor joists we used 3/4" AdvanTech OSB Subfloor. We then built a small ~20 inch wall on top of the subfloor prior to adding the roof rafters so that the ceiling height was ~8' instead of ~6 feet. As I explain in the original 2016 video showing the completed shed, this small wall created an engineering problem (contacted a building architect friend and he pointed it out to me and suggested a fix) so we had to add 3/4" plywood supports spanning the top 2 feet of the 1st floor extending up through the 2nd floor into the rafters. The rafters were made out of 2x4's joined together with 1/2" OSB brackets attached with nails and construction adhesive ...may look ghetto but worked great, super strong connection, I've had no issues then or now and it is 10 yrs later (got this ides from cheepsheds.com.... worked great, i recommend using their plans which only cost me about $10...worth every penny). As you will see I put a temporary roof with plastic sheeting over the shed prior to building the roof to take a break from the build due to me not wanting to work on the shed in winter. We started back up in spring and added the roof rafters and plywood on top of that, then synthetic roof underlayment. Since the shed was built on a hill and the back of the shed was ~20 foot drop, we built a homemade scaffold (we nailed two 2x6 x20' for the main braces and then joined them with 2x4 crosses and attached the scaffold to the shed using 2x4 blocking "cleats" nailed to the shed then nailing some 2x4 braces connecting the scaffold to the blocking on the shed). We put a walkway on top and some rails to finish off the scaffold. From there we were able to more easily shingle the roof. The wood from the scaffold was taken apart and re-used in the shed for benches/shelves so we saved money there. Next we put up Typar house wrap, added the doors and windows and then added vinyl siding. Also, since the shed was on a hill, we dug a French drain on the high side of the shed to minimize water going under the shed and washing away the dirt from the concrete block pillars. We also added 20 tons of larger rocks around the back concrete block pillars to again help slow erosion. Right now it is 2025 and i finished the shed in 2016 so it has been 9 years and so far the shed has held up very well, still level and square and no issues. I assume if you are viewing this video and have read this entire write up, you are interested in building your own shed. My advice to you...go for it, it was definitely a fun project and the 16 x 32 size was just about perfect for my needs (workshop is now on the first floor and the kids have a hang out stop on the 2nd floor). Most common question was how much did it cost me...it was about $13,000 in materials back in 2016 so I'd say it would cost about $20,000 in 2025.