Harbor Freight 12x20 Garage Setup Experience 

Thanks. I actually considered doing that and to set up the structure for it of the same size, no bigger, it costs the same amount in lumber here. To do the whole length was around $1000, in just wood. So we opted for this to knock it out faster and if it holds up well enough we can take it with us.

@lindseyacresfarm 60 for the rafters, 45 for the posts, 33 for the purlins, 34 for the ledgers ($175 after tax on wood) (scraps for knee bracing). metal just broke my perception of reality 53 a sheet for a ribbed roof panel 3x12 becomes $371 in metal. (Though used it would be about 70 worth of metal.) I did not factor in fasteners, but they add up. I'm just picturing a leanto shedroof, and did not factor in girts or side metal. And for the exercise 12x20 footprint. The HF shed has the advantage of being readily movable to a new property if that becomes an option. Maybe I just enjoy doing things the harder way.

Double those prices and that is what I am paying for wood here 😔 I would love the lean to, but time vs cost vs flexibility the garage won out.

@@lindseyacresfarm half those prices come from Neosho, MO Lowe's, the other half from the my neighbors sawmill. The cost of a 1x4 purlin doesn't make sense from Lowe's, once you start breaking down into BF you start to see the irregularities.

Buying a cheaper sacrificial tarp to go over it will greatly prolong the life of the actual cover.