Giant Shed for a fraction of the price!!! 12x16 with a Loft!!! 

Watching your build reminds me of how my Dad taught me to build, "There's a right way, There's a wrong way, then there's my way, and that's how I'll get it done." And you know what, we always got it done. Thanks for sharing.

As a home builder for more years than I care to mention, I could list dozens of things done "wrong" or should have been done better however, I have to give you an A+ for effort and luck. LOL No one can question your fearlessness and willingness to overcome and adapt. Congrats!

Don't feel bad, I have to build stuff and there's no one to help me ,not to carry, not to hold, story of my life

As a framer watching you fight to plywood that roof was both entertaining and frightening. You got it done though and I'm proud of you! Me personally, I'd have started the plywood from the bottom and walked it up a small extension ladder and then just hopped up into the trusses

Well I've never seen anything like it. There was a moment when your GF was off camera, and your dog ran into the picture. You turned and said, "Can you hand me that nailer?"... and the dog turned and ran toward the nailer. And for just a split second, I actually thought the dog was going to bring it to you. Don't ask how I thought that was going to happen. It makes almost as much sense as you being able to build that whole shed by yourself. Nice job getting it done. I've been thinking about doing something similar, and you just convinced me that I'm too old to do it. I saw at least 4-5 places where the money I would save on the shed would go straight toward hospital bills (or funeral expenses). But my compliment to you is that when the video was over, I didn't think, "Well there's 45 minutes of my life I'll never get back."

I don't think there is any of this I would repeat. I will give you determination, but it is amazing you did not get hurt. I did enjoy watching. There were a few times I was expecting paramedics to show up in the video. You got it done. Good job.

Shows you how much profit companies make. Even when there is a 50% discount at the store, the company is still making a profit. Great Job.

Omg get rid of that woman lol … 😂

I'm female, 60 next birthday. I have a hobby wood working workshop that I'd like to extend and whilst looking for tips etc I came across your shed build. I have to do most things myself so you have my utmost respect for all your efforts. I have to say though, I was shocked to see your girlfriend's apathy. The least she could have done was to balance one end of the first wall you put up. She doesn't need to have an interest in diy just to hold something for you!

I appreciate all the positive comments and constructive criticism. Good on you for not paying the inflated price, the things you missed you can add and your still saving thousands.

YOU needed some help!!! But what an amazing job! Well done and so thankful you weren’t hurt!

😂😂😂 I don’t wanna play anymore I just wanna go home thx 4 the Laugh 😆

"Thingamaboppers" I checked. This is the correct, scientific and official name. Well done sir.

Great Job...not killing yourself. Thanks for sharing, this was, as you stated, very entertaining.

This was exciting to watch! A little bit of comedy, suspense, and horror! 😂 Happy ending, though!!

Well, you're alive. Over the years I've done a lot of two-man jobs as a solo woman & I think I've mastered the art of finding ways to do things you can't do alone, alone. The first rule of that though is to do it in such a way that you don't injure or kill yourself in the process. You need to work on that bit because sooner or later luck will fail you. Work smarter not harder.

After watching your video I learned the difference between 4 words: Stubborn vs Resilient & Lucky vs Resourceful. I'm glad your alive though

this dudes personal commentary is fucking hilarious!

This video answers SO many life questions: Can you do anything if you put your mind to it? How was the modern world built? Why do women live longer than men? Why is it important to have buddies? Seriously though, great job. It looks really good.

Oh man I haven’t laughed so hard out loud watching you do this. You did so much wrong but who cares. My mom told me when I was a kid that with hard work and believe in your self you can do anything. You are the man.

Great video and great build. Its rare to see people have the balls to do anything these days.

I've been in the process of doing the exact same thing it's my first time I have ever even tried to to build something it been a very rewarding experience

It's amazing what we can do when we are doing it for our kids to enjoy... When you said this is comedy, that took me back years ago in some of the things i've built , seeing you do a lot of the same things I did back in the day and almost knocking myself out , like the first sheet on the roof . I'm sure your kids will appreciate all your hard work even more when they watch everything you went through just to give them a cool club house ! All in all, The Great work of a loving Dad! Nothing but RESPECT to you!!!

Really impressive. A lot of people were really scathing about it, but you built, ON YOUR OWN, without a crew, a really good shed for your tools and for your children. Excellent! I learned a lot from your video. Thanks for doing this.

So glad you didn't get hurt. Awesome maximum effort! We're building a shed right now, this helped motivate me to keep going.

Finally, a project that looks like the kind of trouble i'm always getting myself into. we are not alone!

I remember my Dad built the house I grew up in from 6 years and it still stands today! I am 64 now so it sounds to me that he did a really good job! You seem about the same age as he was back then. I applaud you for your amazing determination but I did brace myself during the roofing part because you really could have ended up getting hurt. Good Bless Your determination. It is commendable and inspiring! I will pray for you going forward, that you accomplish all your projects incident free. Never stop doing what feels right for you! Thanks for sharing!

I did this same thing when I built my first workshop. In 1995 I built a 12x24x12 shop with windows, attic ventilation, 100 amp power and A/C for $1400. About half of what a pre-built would cost me.

"Girlfriend about to be squished in... 3...2...1" HAHA!! I'm 65 and as I look back over the construction projects that I have tackled over the years, for myself and others, it is truly amazing that no friends or relatives ended up in the ER!

Every construction classroom should have this project shown in their course. My way or the highway.

Pretty good job!! I would have put in flashing outside the base of the walls to protect the floors and made the walls a little shorter so the siding covered the floor. Also needs an overhang on the roof so water doesn't get in the walls. Even metal roofing with a 6" overhang would have helped. But what a huge project to take on alone!! Good job!!

I just built a 12x20 chicken coop/shed. I was doing well alone until it came time to roof. I almost tried your method (between the rafters) but I'm too old and not enough upper body strength - I never gave it a try. The husband and teenage kids finished up the roof. Chickens move in this week!! Next spring we are building a 12x12 playhouse with loft and I finally figured out how I want the loft thanks to your video. I will build 10 foot walls and put the loft 3 feet below the top plate - that will save me from having such a steep roof grade. Thanks for the inspiration!! Great job on your shed!

Thank you for showing us the good, the bad, and the ugly. Been there, done that.

nice. the best part was putting plywood up, just makes me wanna jump through the screen and help. funny too.

If you have to sheet a roof again by yourself prop up a couple of 2x4s attached to the roof line and the ground. You can slide the sheet up without the risk of injury and gravity helps you keep the sheet in the air. Nice job getting twice the shed for half the cost!

Just a tip for raising sidewalls- nail a brace along the outer edge and then tack it in as soon as that end is up. Good job overall.

Sometimes I see people putting a shed together much less built the thing from scratch but I just can't help to notices that you have smart people and they can't get a piece of wood in the roof by themselves without causing some veins to pop. Hahaha.. entertaining as hell and you my friend has the potential. The day that you think you know it all will be the day that you stop learning!!

It’s always fun to watch someone build in sandals lol

Interesting to watch. Thanks. Installing roof decking is very hard for a solo DIY...then you have to shingle it 15 to twenty feet off the ground. That's why I always did sheds with steel roof panels over stringers. I knew my strength and balance limits...even when I was 30.

That 3/4 TG Flooring will serve you well. One thing I did to my floor was to add 1" Blue Foam Board and through 3/8" Sanded on one side Plywood on top of that. It makes one hell of a difference in the floor temp, when the outside temp drops. I don't know what part of Texas you're in, but I am in Missouri and it gets a bit colder for longer periods up here, so there's that. Great job, you didn't kill yourself while doing it, I call that a success!

I love how you did all of this by yourself… Nearly at the expense of breaking your back. Reminds me a little of myself. This video was a pleasure. Great work man!

Im in construction but not a carpenter by trade. This looks better than half the carpenters work on job sites so take this as a compliment. Watching you work solo and mentioning the struggles of doing big projects on your own resonate with me. I hate asking friends for help so i always take on jobs on my own some of which get overwhelming. But kudos to you for powering through it. Building looks good. Fyi Fast2k is quick/easy pour product instead of mixing concrete. Instead of leveling blocks maybe consider piers for your next project down the line and you mix this small 2lb bag of liquid thats equivalent to roughly 40lbs of concrete "if i recall the numbers correctly". It wont rot out lumber, sets fast, expands in a hole. Might of been easier and then structurally tied to the ground. Im going to use it to take on a deck project all on my own next year. Itll be my first!

That was absolutely brilliant how you used the floor to make a jig for the rafters!

I see you built a shed? Without watching One RU-vid video or reading one book on framing! Thanks for the excitement and laughs. It was like a video of someone going over Niagara Falls in a barrel on purpose wow!

Great shed. Glad you survived. Some of your footage was a nail biter! Stay safe 😀

You done good my friend. I remember my first outbuilding I built by myself. I used rough lumber from the local sawmill which back then only cost $400. with me ripping my own 2x4s. lol The building you built looks nicer and bigger plus you made a playhouse for your kids which was awesome.

For you to have built that by yourself...WOW !! My hats off to you buddy. Lots of HARD work for sure. Now go and get that well deserved nap. Cheers to you !!😎😎

I'm wore out just watching you! I wouldn't try it now since I'm old, but when I was your age, I did all kinds of crazy stuff like you. God bless you, and let's hope by the time you get to be my age, you'll still be able to walk and stand up straight, and will have all that nonsense out of your system! 🤣

Great effort! Suggest adding verticle 2x4's under the 2x6's that support the loft, just like they do for window supports, because the loft is HEAVY and only nails are holding it up. Woudn't trust just nails.

My Dad had a Tough Shed built/installed at his summer getaway. The price of the shed includes delivery, building the shed, 8 hours of labor (2 persons, 4 hours each), and the fact that they persons that built the shed knew what they were doing.

When I was thinking of a shed for my mower and other outdoor tools, I decided to build my own. The prices at the time were just as crazy as they are now. I put up an eight by twelve unit for about a third of the cost of a prebuilt one. Used T1-11 siding. Also built my own roofing trusses. My brother in-law installed the shingles. My father in-law had bought three basement thermal windows with the wrong sizes and gave them to me for the shed. I did something a little different for access to the areas. On the left side, doors for the lawn equipment and double doors on the front side for my other things including an air compressor, speaker hookups and phone line hookup. Power was installed from the house and an air line put down for a feed to the basement.

Look good for DIY. Now time to fix the back neighbor's fence. lol

That was one of the funniest things I have ever seen. He installs the roof like I would!

I noticed your wall top plates weren't interlocked or overlapping in the corners. It would help to tie the two walls together. The roof is pushing outward on the walls with a lot of force and it's important to lock the top plates together to help prevent the walls from pushing outwards. Also, the little gusset plates in the top of the roof aren't enough when the roof gets loaded with snow. It looks like you live in a dry climate though. More horizontal cross bracing would help, part way down the roof line, like the letter "A". I'll give you an "A" for effort and determination though. Edit: I just finished watching and I heard you say the same thing about the top plates, so I know you are aware. The loft helps tie the walls together. Maybe add a loft to the other end to help.

Have to say... you're the first I've seen build a shed in flip-flops.

The climbing wall to the clubhouse for the kids was the extra I'd have never thought of before your video. Thanks for a great idea.

PLEASE Please Please install some cross bracing (Joists) between your rafters and brace the corners at 45 degrees to each other above the top plates. That 3/4 particle board decking is too heavy for the way you built the roof and structure. Everything looks like you are in Texas as am I and eventually those 60+mph bursts are going to roll thru and collapse that structure. The loft flooring is acting somewhat like joists but the way its nailed to 2x4 king studs it is just not enough. When we get those squall lines coming thru the horizontal wind loading on those walls that are not tied together properly with that kind of vertical weight this structure will collapse. Sorry to be such a downer on your project, a little more thought and structural support tying things together will keep a major accident from happening. This is the first time I have ever commented, ever, on a social media posting, and I am concerned for you and yours.

Best shed building video on the net!! I laughed my a$$ off! Thank you🤣

Good for you Spencer you hit the price market at the right time. I read today that lumber prices are up 14% since the start of 2023. I was going to do a 9x8 walk in closet and then a 10x12 shed at my house. Pisses me off with these price hikes.

Thank you...I now feel like a genius after watching you try to put the first sheet on the roof. 😂

I give you credit for doing it yourself. Most would not bother or pay $$$. Good video. Unlike the others I wouldn't know what was fine wrong unless I researched. It's amazing to watch it all come together!

Thanks for sharing this build...you did a great job!

Dude! I got a double hernia and had a nervous breakdown trying to watch this. Wow!

I think you did well for never building a larger building before. I enjoyed watching. I see the comments have the safety issues covered so I won't add my 2 cents.

What a great build and wonderful dad for his kids too. I COMPLETELY know what it's like to build something like this on your own.

I recently priced out the materials for a 12x16 shed...total came to $2200.

As i watch you struggle by urself and get it done…. I feel youu 💯

"I don't wanna play anymore! I don't wanna play anymore! I just wanna go home!" The struggle was real! I died 😂🤣💀

Thanks for sharing. I'm gonna be doing this same project soon.

Me thinks you will come to regret having your shed that close to the fence

There's something very satisfying and basic, like building a fire to keep yourself warm, or growing your own food, when it comes to making a structure that is bigger than you. Nice work.

This is pure gold!!! Thank you for the laughs!! " Use that belly power"

You need some 4 ft long 2x4s collar ties so it dose not start to spread out on you . The walls will start to push out just google collar ties framing . Other than that it’s fantastic !

😂😂😂😂 I've been building houses for 20+ years, I've never seen someone almost die more times than you building a shed, I'm impressed 😂

Pretty ballsy undertaking! Thumbs up!

Just wanted to say attaboy!! Haven't laughed so hard in awhile when you put up the first wall and first roof sheeting, thanks for that! 🤠😂

What a great video. Glad you finally figured out using diagonal braces to help keep the walls erect and safe prior to nailing off. What no skylight up in the loft? Just a thought. Question why the roof was started from Top down vs Bottom up to help supporting things. Over all it got done and it looks great. That's what counts! Looking forward to seeing the insulation and final inside sheetrock work. Under $2K was a huge accomplishment. Looking forward to seeing future videos.

Not a bad result. Now you know how to build the next one better. I did more or less the same thing when I decided I needed a shed. I was stunned by the low quality and high prices at the big box stores so I built my own 12'x16' "shed". I ended up spending about $3K back in 2006, but for that price I built a fully insulated shed with electricity, double 2x4 walls, double pane windows, insulated door and fully finished interior (gyprock, painted, etc.). The outside of mine is cedar shingled. The hardest part of the entire project was digging the 50' long trench for the electrical line since out "top soil" includes rocks up to about 18".

I finished my shed interior with that Gladiator poly slat wall. Gives you adjustable tool hangers, shelving, etc.

In the interest of safety, I would build some support walls and maybe even a post under the middle of that span under those 2x6s holding the kids platform up. That’s a whole lot of faith on some screws.

Bro -- great job. I'm going to build a shed here in the Chicago suburbs and I'm sure I'll do some things wrong too, but your video shows that if someone is willing, it's possible. Definitely inspiring.

One nail in a temp brace on each end of that wall makes it much easier to stand up. It will usually hold from friction while you change your grip. Then when it's upright one nail at the bottom until you can plumb it.

I’m building cabins by watching your video, thank you❤

Honestly, that was hard to watch, I'm glad you made it out in one piece, all limbs intact. Pity you didn't have an experienced buddy to help. 🙂👍

That was awesome! I think you need your own DIY show, I would watch it.

2 tools I highly recommend are a straight speed square and a level. Doesn't have to be perfect but the roof and foundation are the most important parts. If the foundation isn't flat and level the entire structure will be crooked and if the roof is poorly made the entire structure won't last long.

For your floor/base frame I think you should have flipped the middle rail the other way so the "scabbed" joints are alternated to keep from having a potential frame failure point all the way across in line on the same end of the shed and also put blocks under the "scabbed" joints with shims to add extra support and strength. Not knocking, you just my opinion which may be totally wrong.

The roof scene was pure gold! Glad you included it in real time

I love your use of the technical jargon of construction work!!! 😂😂😂 Truthfully, you did good!!!

Beautiful job. Thanks for sharing!

Well done, massive job but you nailed it !

The best part for me was you sheeting the roof from the top down. Great job anyway!

Permit for a shed? That's nuts! That's why I love where I live. I had a 12x16 she'd and a 26x32 barn built behind my house. No permit required. And from the looks of your project I do not believe you had near enough alcohol available for a project of that size. 😎

Work harder, not smarter! Ha! Your tenacity deserves an A+!

This is awesome man - wanting to do the same thing. Nicely done! I'm around the Austin area; glad the weather is chilling out. That pricing is great, and thank you so much for making the video...I know it was a lot of work, on top of the "LOT OF WORK" you were already doing for the project. Love to see you getting after it. Make some more vids, haha - 'post-shed-build' video or something, with tips, thoughts, how it went, what you would do differently. I'm sure people would watch them! I would. Cheers,

Nice build! At 15:40 what went crawling underneath the floor on the left edge?

I am very impressed. But I thought you were freaking crazy on that first sheet of the roof!

I watched till the very end and you were very entertaining buddy lol we all do our things our own way , so what if others chime in and ridicule your job how they would have done it , we live we learn , good job young man 👍

Right now your loft is completely supported by the nails or screws holding your joists to the wall studs. Those fasteners may shear and let the loft sag, so you might want to add some jackstuds holding up the joists.

Great video! Thanks for sharing! 👍