Building A 12x24 Lean To For Housing Toys

Timelapse build of a 12x24 lean to structure for storage. All lumber used in this project is from trees felled on my property and processed with the Wood-Mizer LT15 sawmill. Had a lot of fun with this quick build and I will link to additions as I continue to add to it. Rough price breakdown is listed at the end. Thanks for watching!

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Chapters:

00:00 - Portable Footers & Intro
02:27 - Notching Posts
04:45 - Precutting 2xs
05:17 - Site Prep
09:55 - Rough Layout
10:44 - Setting Posts & Tying Together Structure
13:08 - Drone Flyby
13:36 - Rafter Prep & Install
17:00 - Roof Prep
18:37 - Shelving
19:55 - Framing Complete
20:55 - Roof
22:55 - Toys In Their New Home
23:36 - Price Breakdown & Outro

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Music Credits:

"Always Fun" by Cold Cinema

"Dark Western" by Infraction

"Country Boy" by Infraction

"Horse Racing" by Cold Cinema

"Dig A Hole" by Cold Cinema

"Road Blues" by Independence

"Cowboy" by Infraction

"Feel Like Home" by Infraction

"Wake Up" by Infraction

"Family" by Infraction

"Country Land" by Infraction

[ryanshultz]

I don't know about ya'll, but I finally felt some relief when you cut the branches, build

[samwu]

your work is so inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

[BadHammers]

Looks great! IMO the bucket footers give you portability options. Want to move it in a couple years? No problem. I like the slab wood siding idea too. Thanks for sharing! Giving me some ideas for my place.

[Gradys_Garage]

Never thought I would run into a video with someone else who owns a JD 850, lean to looks really good!

[vLife]

Looks great. I'm doing a very similar project and also building under trees. In my case up against some very thick, thorny and viney Florida landscape. My goal is for it to look like a cave later. My floor is just compacted white sand from a dig on my land with an outdoor carpet over it. I'm putting polycarbonate on the roof and the back and sides to keep it light and so that I can go with lighter lumber. Down here I use PT pine and then stain it generously with a dark oil base and it last forever.

[EYALAVRAHAMI]

Very nice build man! Pleasure to watch. You gave me some nice ideas for my next shed build.

[samhill]

Man what a rattler and copperhead den. Good looking job. May want to get some of those trees back. Sturdy but needs more wind proofing. Utilities suck

[Nova-md]

Add 4 angle braces, one on each end and two on the long back wall. Run the braces at an angle from floor to ceiling, post top to next post bottom.

[oldaxehead]

Those buckets are gonna be a hot bed for moisture and rot. Water has no way out unless you drilled some holes in the bottom of the buckets. That being said I think it's a cool build.

[capebreton]

Very cool, nice build, love the bucket idea!

[mst]

Can you put screw eye bolts in the ground and cable the lean-to to them? Like others have pointed out, just seems like a 288 sqft sail in high winds. Tractor Supply has heavy duty screw eye bolts. Otherwise looks like a great job. Thank you for sharing.

[jacklabloom]

Nice job. Looks great.

I am not sure how a utility company gets away with telling you that you cannot dig on your property. All utility companies are required to come mark their utility lines, on your property, if you request it. Once the utility lines are marked, you can dig as long as you avoid digging near the marked lines.

If you do not request the lines be marked, before you dig, then you become responsible for the repair cost, if you damage a utility line. I have one property with multiple utilities running along a utility easement. I am still allowed to dig by hand, in that area, but because that section has multiple lines, I cannot use a machine to dig in that area.

Most utility lines are supposed to be buried at specific minimum depths. I’ve seen those minimums ignored many times. Never assume a marked line meets minimum depth standards. I’ve see telephone lines as swallow as two inches, because of erosion along the sides of roads. I had one property where the cables were completely exposed.

Basically, call before you dig, so you are not the responsible party.

In 2025, most buried old copper telephone lines in this country are going to be abandoned. The cost to maintain those old copper can no longer be justified. Everything is going fiber or over-the-air for rural areas.

I realize your project is complete, but thought I would post this information for others, planning a similar project.

[jakeowens]

Walking between joists will bend the roofing metal. I would do blocking every 4 ft for strength. It looks nice to me. Would be proud

[KingFreakazoid]

Engineer here, my biggest fear with this setup is that the posts or concrete is not in the ground. A strong wind could come in and flip that shed over. I would recommend some mobile home anchors attached to the four corners for wind protection.

[anamnesiser]

I'd want some bracing but apart from that, just the job 😁

[shenanigansagain]

Nice work, i really like you took the time to notch all your posts, its a superior way of contruction, very strong. The foundation tho?? Guess the structure is meant to be moved in the future?

[ChickensForEggs]

Hello! I am hoping to build a smaller version of this (8x12) to store some beekeeping equipment. Love the bucket footing idea. By chance did you have plans that you used?

[rogermccann]

Put angle braces in all the upper connections....walls to wherever there is a

[Stantheman]

Why no perlins on the roof joists to screw the metal roofing down?

[KylePhillips-wwli]

Looks like some post anchors would suffice. Depending on the slab thickness etc. Easier and could still can be easily dismantled.