Hey mate great shed! , I’ve been building eureka & fair dinkum sheds for 4 years now, my suggestion to everyone who is thinking of building a shed, is to A as you first put it, go the 2.7 height minimum, that extra height is always useful either for higher roller doors or storage and ventilation too. B make sure you get the shed insulated, don’t use that thin paper stuff you see in house roofs , pay the extra amount and get the air bubble, reflective stuff, I recommend Aircell or Sancell, highly worth it as it keeps majority of the heat during summer out, and keeps it warm during winter. The shed immediately just feels cooler on a sunny say if you’ve got this insulation installed. It’s gotta be done before cladding the shed and roof too, (walls and roof insulated for best results but roof is most important if you’re on a budget) While we’re talking insulation and shed temperature, I’d install a whirlybird or two for a shed that size, they help keep the air fresh inside if you’re working with petrol or diesel motors, and regulate the temperature. They can be installed after the shed is done. You could also add afew skylight panels on the roof above where your workbench would be, to add some natural lighting in the shed. Roller doors with a motor as you suggested too, very useful if you’re driving in and out, but if you’re not gonna use it often and mainly use the PA door, then manual operated is fine. Another thing I recommend is verma-seal. It’s these plastic lengths that slide in on the bottom of the wall sheets and the concrete, it basically covers the cladding “rib” holes, and prevents insects and vermin from getting inside the shed from those gaps. If you’re working on cars and would love to have your own hoist, you could go with an American barn style shed too, for that extra height to fit that hoist. If you’re keen on gardening too, you could add a water tank and hook the down pipes from the shed up to it for rainwater. These are what I recommend anyway, they’ve have had many happy reviews from previous clients who decided to build a shed, it’s just a matter of budget really. build to what you can afford guys and I hope I’ve helped someone 😁
Hey Mate. Wow thanks for taking the time to share your experience. Very valuable info right there for anyone building a shed. I'm going to pin this one to the top. Good stuff.... couple of questions... I wish I got insulation on my roof now after working in it. I have put in a wirly bird and that improved it a lot. Would you recommend spray insulation on the roof? What options are there if you want to put insulation on the roof after the shed is built?
Shenke Garage no worries, I’m not sure how effective spray insulation is for sheds, but it would probably be the quickest / cheapest way to insulate it since it’s been roofed. however I still recommend the aircell/sancell bubble insulation be installed if you want best results, it also stops condensation, you can still install it but they’ll need to remove the roof, easiest way would be 5 sheets either side at a time, run 3 runs of the insulation, then re fix the 5 sheets back and continue it that way. Hope this helps.
I have just finished a shed on my farm, 15M by 10M, and 4M high. One bay is a dirt floor because I put my D4 bulldozer there,and the rest of it is completely "lockupable". The slab is a total of 94 Sq metres, 125mm thick 40MPa. Slab cost $10,400 and earthworks were about $3K as the shed is on the side of a reasonably steep hill so it took nearly two days with a dozer and excavator.. I agree that when choosing the shed go with the highest you can and get the biggest shed you can". No one in the history of building a shed has ever said "Gee, I wish I had built a shed that wasn't as high or as big as this one. Also get vermin proofing at the time of build, it is a pain to retro fit. When it comes to cost of the shed, a very rough rule is that the final cost will be about double the shed kit cost. The electrical costs were a lot more expensive than I thought it would be but I did have to run about 200M of cable from the main switchboard to the shed. I did have an electrician friend do the work for me, but the electrical hardware alone was close to $5K Also get good roof insulation and a roof vent, whirlybird thing, they do make a difference. Don't uuse spray foam insulation, as someone who has lived through a couple of mice plagues, rodents just chew the crap out of that stuff. Shed kit was $34.5K and erection of the shed cost $11K. By the time you add all the extras, decent rainwater tank, guttering to the tank, plumbing, a few loads of gravel etc there is bugger all change out of $70K all in. Doesn't matter how big your shed is, it is amazing how the thing fills up!
Just a small tip from retired builder , put a reses in the concrete where the rolls door closes , it will prevent water running under the door when raining ,
When I was looking at building my shed I worked out what size I needed and then went with the with a 50% bigger. You may not need it now but as I have learnt in the past a mans shed can never be too big.
true, but the only problem there is that the bigger the shed, the more crap you end up filling it with ... which means you gotta build another bigger shed! lol!!
Nice shed Shenke! What's the finish on the floor - it looks painted but not sure you mentioned it? Tips I picked up: - recess /slope slab at doors so rain doesn't come in - ensure a vapour barrier is put below the slab or you'll have rising moisture issues - put conduit bends thru the slab to avoid running flex conduit thru the wall - if you want a lift/hoist, ensure slab is reinforced or poured thicker than standard (as per hoist manufacturer's specs) - insulate roof at minimum to stop condensation dripping - shed first slab second = horrible rust issues at the base of the wall panels in 10yrs time - have a read of the building regs, some companies will let you request stuff that won't pass then charge you additional fees for "resubmitting" paperwork - check that the supplier is using Aussie steel. check the thickness and profile that they're quoting and whether colour is extra - don't forget to subtract wall thickness from each side when working out internal dimensions - make shed as big as possible as budget etc allows. Can always add other things later. - go as high as reasonably possible, wall storage is premium and roller doors take up height (NB: may increase required distance from border)
Hey Mate thanks. The floor is covered in Nutech Pavecoat. I did not mention it as its not really a necessity but was roughly an additional 300. Thanks for all those valuable tips aswell. I totally agree to go as high as possible. I wish I went higher to build a mezzanine to store car parts when you pull the car apart.
@@ShenkeGarage I’m going 6x12 and 3.6 at the eaves to allow for storage, height is cheaper than floor area as there’s no additional concrete cost! Hoping mine turns out as good as yours, love all the steel additions you’ve made :)
Recently built a shed at my place in brisbane too and one thing that is a must do to get final approval is the down pipes must be connected to the alotment storm water connection or a gravel pit. Gravel pit must be 1m x 1m x 1m cube and cannot be closer then 3m to any boundary or existing building.. this is also includes down pipes connected to a stormwater tank, the overflow of the stormwater tank must be connected to the alotment stormwater or gravel pit. So best to seek a plumbers advice to when planning your shed build. Also if you wish to install a hoist make it known at plannig stage of the build to ensure the slab is thick enough to take the weight of the hoist install, alays helps the sparkie too if the slab bloke has bis digger there ask them to whip up an electrical trench to the house.. hot tip my bloke did it for a 6pk 😉 Also i have a 5m wide (double wide) roller door, it helps to not have the bit of metal post between the roller doors for a wider opening to get the boat in and out. And if yoh cam alays get build the biggest shed you can afford or what the missus will let ya cause once you start putting in benches and shelving... you realise you wish you had a bigger shed! Top video bloke!
Thanks for the cost break down, not alot of honest people out there (or those willing to share open up about money) You can get remote elec door roller things from bunnos ... put a $100 one up in my rental.
I was optimistic when I wrote “cost to get a shed built” into RU-vid but it really didn’t disappoint! Thanks heaps for putting this up here! So much information! Dearly noted mate cheers!
Insulation is a big one in my opinion. Like to work away all year round in my shed and it makes things so much more comfortable. At the very least insulate the roof when its being built as you can always do the walls later yourself. A well insulated shed also makes a slow combustion wood heater a good option for the colder months.
Stratco have bubble style insulation ATM, its just like your car windscreen sunshades. Silver foiled, bubble inside, 1 side has brown deadening fluff. Bradford polyair unicell $250 25m x 1.5m x 4mm thick It will transform your climate and is dirt cheap imo
@@janeblogs324 Its ok but not as good as foil backed 50mm fibreglass insulation held up with wire mesh. Other problem with the type you described is the joins are held together with foil tape. The glue breaks down in a couple of years leaving the insulation hanging at the joins and exposing the roof sheeting. Told a mate all this less than 5 years ago when he built his shed. He is now pulling the roof sheeting off to insulate it the way I described. Guess who has to help....
I'd use polystyrene if it wasn't a rip off. That fiberglass sounds like it might drop dust overtime, the perfect solution hasn't been found yet. I plan to paint the outside ceramic white this year. My pinkbats don't do enough and sucked to install
My shed, concrete pad and all, started as a 5 x 3' with a set of steel HD shelves simply clad in plywood for the garbage pails here in bear country. Then I expanded it to 5 x 6 to make a tool shed, then 7 x 8 to store my 2017 BMW R1200gs, and currently almost, finished 9 x 12, because...why not? All 4 concrete pads are drilled and re-bared together, and you can see the outline of all 4 on the floor. Sheds are key in a man's life. The secret, I have found is to throw crap away,don't store it.
Nice one - I have a 6.1 x 6.1 m shed and I insulated it with InsulBreak 65 and then lined it all with 20mm plywood painted white - that was a game changer (for hanging shit up on the walls etc). Also added a $200 plug in remote electric roller door installed by myself from Bunnings. That was a satisfying upgrade. Cheers
Thanks heaps for this video... I know costs have gone up a bit in the last couple of years since this was made, but this is an excellent starting point for my research into building a similar shed myself.
Great video and very handy as I'm thinking about getting a shed myself! Good to know the total cost as we all know the shed kit price is just the starting point.
Epic shed, and love the FG parked in the end there. You got an awesome price for all that stuff done, can't get near that in this day and age!! Looks mint man 👌🏼
Great shed. The only thing i would of changed is instead of 2 roller doors i would of only had 1 large one. I did that with mine and it makes it so much easier getting cars in and out without worrying about hitting the center beam between the doors
@@ShenkeGarage great video mate. I appreciate you adding in the real world costs. Was relaxation an easy approval with BCC? Did you need to get your neighbours approval in writing?
Would be starting to add up now that you are decking the shed out Sam. Looking good, especially with that beast in there. Will second Sam’s comment on drive way into the shed. Was one of the regrets I had when I did mine. Height is a huge thing also, I went 3.6 at the eves as plan on a hoist later down the track, lucky enough to be rural and allowed a higher shed. The extra height allows for good over head storage space also to give more usable floor space.
Thanks for this, I am going through the start of this process and accurate prices are hard to estimate. Its always amazing how small the cost of the shed kit is in terms of the total cost
Great video! My only regret is not getting a shed when I built my house before the price boom… $16,000 for 8x15 and $13,300 for concrete.. building it myself as the quotes I’ve been getting are up over $12,000….
I just got quoted $33,000 for a 6m x 11.5m x 2.5m shed and that was for the shed a slab and install. You got the deal of a lifetime on your build. I'm down in Victoria so everything is always more expensive here plus add in rampant inflation at the moment. Great video though.
just did the maths... faaaarrrkk... that's about $450/m2 for shed + slab + labour vs Shenke's $230/m2 odd for shed + slab + labour. Looks like i'll be budgeting about $500/m2 for my shed in SA, assuming I do it sooner rather than later.
@@TheKnobCalledTone. The concrete slab wasn't even the expensive bit. Shed kit alone was $17500. I thought they were ripping me off so got another quote and it was about the same. I think the cost of steel has gone through the roof.
One tip, don't forget to get your home insurance adjusted to accommodate for the shed :) Another tip, don't attempt to build yourself, its damn hard work... :)
Preferably lay the slab on top of the ground if you've got a bit of fall on your site,avoid digging in, will end up with flooding problems.Def go 2.7 and insulate the roof at least at build.Nothing better than sitting in an insulated shed in front of the Coonara with a beer on a wet Melbourne day🍻
I built a 9x15x2.7m shed with concrete floor, 19, 4ft double fluros 15 double,power points 2x20 amp gpos for my mig, 3 phase power under ground supply for a hoist ,i,am a sparky so my electrical was cheap about $1100 but the total cost was about $14500 back in 2004 and i also regret not going high enough should have gone to 3.3 m high so a hoist could raise higher with a car on it.
Thanks for your video and effort to put it on! It is really helpful to me. Can you please recommend a good shed builder and concreter? I also live in Brisbane and have tried to find them out last several weeks but it is quite challenged. Thanks! 😀
This is very useful, thank you. I'm working towards building a home art/video studio would these sheds be appropriate? Can we install sound insulation along the walls?
thanks for the cost break down, im in Logan and we are thinking about chucking up a good sized shed, probably 12x 9 roughly, but have no idea of the costs. the main thing i was worried about was concrete as we have minimal access to our backyard, so knowing the rough pump cost etc means no surprises I've used your cost as a guide and added 5k to it to use as a rough idea of what to expect at minimum, if it comes in cheaper I'll be happy lol
Glad the cost breakdown helps with yours. 12 x 9 is a very decent shed. Good stuff. One thing is make sure you go as high as you can and I would also reccommend insulate the roof at the same time as installing it. A whirly bird works well but can always install that later on.
@Shenke Garage. Mate really love this video. the explanation is pretty brilliant. come to the point. I am planning to build a light industrial shed. size would be 10m x 20m x 4 or 5m high. Did you put piers for the shed or were the pillars just bolted down on the slab? I am definitely going to need piers. I will need two roller doors motorised ones and one PA door. what do you reckon how much width of roller doors are enough? Did they provide you plans and an engineering diagram for the shed? Because I am gonna need it for the Development Application approval (Live in NSW). What are your shed slab's thickness and the concrete's strength (PSI or MPa)? Will plan to insulate the ceiling and walls with Aircell insulation. there are a lot of things I need to ask but I will go bit by bit. Just read all the comments and Cheers to all the lads who shared their experiences while building their own sheds.
Wow I just had a 6x12 shed kit half carport and half enclosed shed with extended eaves priced at $18,000 from the same company. Don't know how one pays $5,500. Other quotes were around the 19,000 mark. Shit a bloody 3x3 garden shed is over 1 grand. Seems like you have a digit missing bro.
Just bought a 9m x 7m shed from best sheds. Paid a lot more than you did due to steel prices! What company installed the shed for you? I’ve been quoted almost double!
No one ever mentions having to get a soil test done. Did you get one?? I have bought a second hand titan 6x6 shed as the prices so high , yet here in north brisbane 4017, soil tests are a big portion at ,$600+ GST., +Slab,labour, elect, shed ,insulation, council fees, private certifier fees. Maybe looking a the white card to build myself. Piece of piss to take down. Lol
Enjoyed your video. Would you say the 6 LEDs is enough light? I'm in the process of building my 10.5 x 7. Thinking 8 lights as I've got a bit more volume with 3m eaves.
Hey Mate. I think 6 is enough for my shed but yes if going any bigger than I would recommend 8 for sure. I also think it would be worth while adding LED light strips near your work bench to lighten up the area better.
Hey Mate sorry for the late reply. You order the kit through best sheds and they can give you a list of prefered installers. They will then sort out everything for you
Really good mate, I am in Brisbane too and want a shed around the same size as yours. I am thinking of Insulation though in Brissy heat, what was your throughts on that?
Thanks mate, great video. The price breakdown is very helpful to get an idea of what we’re up for when thinking about getting a shed. Just curious would a 100mm 32 mpa concrete slab enough?
You could not of poured the driveway with the garage slab. Have always been seperate pours so you would not of saved anything. Been a concretor most my life. The shed slab is always seperate to the rest. I am in Brissy and I am a car You Tuber. Love to catch up sometime. Adam
@@ShenkeGarage cheers mate. I’ll check them out, have been trying too look for a garage with a mezzanine so I can convert it into a 2nd home/office. If you do anything more to yours will definitely be following closely. Keep it up bro.
@@EverydaK9Academy No dramas. Good idea going a mezzanine. Extra space is always handy. I been thinking of extending my shed and doing a few extra upgrades in between building a car.
Hey mate just wondering who put your shed together? I'm going to be building one soon and was needing someone for the build, any chance of getting their contact number? Nice build 👌
You got the shed at the right time. July 2021, here in Cairns, for a 9x6 shed with 3m walls being priced $31000. That doesn't include extra for slight slope to land (150mm), conc pump truck and electrical. Might have to move to Bris. Are you happy with the 6m width? or would you recommend 7m width?
Hey Mate by the sounds of it I got it done at a good time indeed. I think the 6m width is fine. Obviously 7m would be better. If you can fit it then go 7 for sure.
@@ShenkeGarage I have bit the bullet and ordered the shed....9mx6m with 3m wall height. 2 roller doors and PA door between. Hopefully going up Oct depending on weather here in Cairns. Got a mid rise hoist delivered and in garage now waiting to go to the shed. Also got a unimig viper 185 welder and having fun with that. Will have to build some work benches similar to yours. Keep up the great videos. Back in the day I had a HQ ute....wish I had it now. Also drove a fb work ute when apprentice
Great video, my next shed is going to be 7 by 9 or 10 if I get approval and 4 metre wall height for clear floor hoists, the extra metre in front or back of shed makes parking big cars easier and leaves room for a toolbox 🧰
Great video mate yeah 2.7 would be a lot better in height you could always put a hoist if you had to other than that great video mate keep up the good work
Hey Mate. I would go as high as you possibly can. It may depend also on council restrictions and also the company that make the shed kits. I would say anything over 3m should be ok. Also depends how high the hoist can go.
Never understood why you pay the council a relax fee to put a shed up on your own land. Am admin fee to approval yes.. maybe the relax fee should go to neighbours not council. Lol
Shed is awesome mate, great vid very insightful... makes you really hate councils even more though, those fees are ridiculous and a relaxation fee omg..
