16x20 Colonial Shed Plans

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• FREE - How To Build A Shed eBook included with every shed plans purchase.
• Cost Effective - Our shed plans are designed to make your shed simple and inexpensive to build.
• Easy To Build From - Professionally drawn with step by step instructions to show both an old pro or a first time framer how to build a shed. (see the plans example below).
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• Materials List - Easily get bids and use the list numbering system to know what part goes where.

The 16x20 Colonial Style Shed Plans Include:

• 7'-7" wall height - Our standard 7'-7" or 8'-1" wall heights may be used. 8'-1" wall height lets you use 92-5/8" framing studs just like a home. Longer studs may be used to increase the wall height.
• Loft - Attic trusses, made by a local truss plant, may be used to build the shed with a loft area.
• 2 Foundations - May be built with a wood floor using wood skids or on a concrete slab.
• Door Details - Doors may be home built using the included plans or pre-hung doors can be installed.

16x20 Garden Shed Plans Include The Following:

• Materials List:The 16x20 garden shed plans come with a complete materials list that is broken down by parts of the shed.
• 2 Foundations: There are 2 different foundations are included in the plans; 4x6 Wood skid and Concrete slab.
• Floor: 2x6 floor joists with 3/4" floor sheathing when the skid foundation is used.
• Walls Framing: 2x4 framing at 16" on center with a double top plate, just like a home is framed.
• Wall Height: The main shed wall height is 7'-7" but regular framing studs may be used to build the walls at 8'-1" which is framed using a standard 92-5/8" wall stud.
• Door: The shed plans are designed with a 3068 pre-hung door and 6068 double doors.
• Window: 2030 windows are shown on the plans. This means they are 2'-0" wide and 3'-0" tall.
• Siding: T1-11 siding or installing O.S.B. and other sidings like vinyl or stucco.
• Roof: The roof trusses are designed, engineered and ordered from a truss plant local to where you are building the shed. Purchasing the trusses saves you a days worth of work and provides you with the peace of mind knowing that the roof structure is designed and engineered to carry the loads found locally. Costs for pre-engineered trusses are often not too much more than the cost of purchasing the materials to build them yourself.
• Roof Pitch: 10/12, this means that for every 12 inches of rise there is 12 inches of run horizontally. The roof pitch and / or adding a attic space can be changed when ordering the trusses from the truss plant.
• Roof Overhang: 2" on the gable rake ends and 6" on the eves.
• Roofing: 25 year asphalt shingles or wood shakes.
• Trim: 1x4 and 1x6 wood, vinyl, masonite or cement trim materials are used to finish the corners, roof eves and facia.
• Floor Load: 50 pounds per square foot for framed floors. This is the same floor load rating used in building homes.
• Roof Snow Load: The roof load varies depending on your regional weather conditions. Check with your local building department or truss plant for your local snow load.

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