367 Sun Mine Road

Sarver, PA 16056
Phone: 724-230-6738
www.dravisbuildings.com
Building Plans for an 8 x 12 Value Shed If you have the time and skills to build your own
shed, use these plans for your project. They detail the construction for an 8x12 shed and can
be easily scaled up for a larger shed.

Material List
Foundation Material, Concrete Blocks or
4x4s
7 2x6x8 Treated
2 2x6x12 Treated
3 4x8 Tongue & Grove Subfloor
15 2x4x12 SPF for wall studs
6 2x4x12 SPF for wall plates
4 2x4x8 SPF for wall plates
9 2x4x10 SPF for Roof Rafters
10 4x8 Sheets of T1-11 Siding, 3/8 or
5/8 Thickness
4 7/16 OSB for roof sheathing
10 1x4x6 Pine Boards for Door Trim &
Outside Corners
4 1x3x6 Pine Boards for Outside Corner
Trim
2 1x4x14 Pine Boards for Eave Side
Fascia
2 1x3x12 Pine Boards for Soffit
5 10 Dripedge
4 Bundles of Shingles 1/3 Square per
Bundle
6 6 Tee Hinges
1 Hasp or Door Hardware
1 Barrel Bolt for Stationary Door
1 or 2 lbs of each Nail Type
16# Galvanized Nails for Floor Joists
6 or 8# Common Nails to Fasten Sheathing
6 or 8# Galvanized Siding Nails for Siding
12# Common for Framing
1 roofing nails




367 Sun Mine Road
Sarver, PA 16056
Phone: 724-230-6738
www.dravisbuildings.com

1. Build Shed Floor
a. Cut the Seven 2x6x8 Treated to 79, these are your floor joists.
b. Cut the Two 2x6x12 Treated to 12, these are the rim joists.
c. Fasten the joists to the Two 2x6x12 Rim Joists @ 24 OC, with 16# Galvanized nails as shown

d. Next, fasten the three sheet of subfloor down with 8# common nails, fasten every 6 on the edge
and every 12 thru the center. One Sheet needs cut in half (4x4). Sheet should be perpendicular to the
joist as shown.





367 Sun Mine Road
Sarver, PA 16056
Phone: 724-230-6738
www.dravisbuildings.com
2. Build 12 Shed Walls
a. Cut Twenty 69 Wall Studs from the 2x4x12s.
b. Cut four 12 top/bottom plates from four 2x4x12s
c. Cut two 137 top plates from two 2x4x12s
d. Assemble the two 12 walls with the 69 Studs 16 OC as shown. There are two top plates and one
bottom plate, note that the upper top plate is 7 short.

e. Cut 6 of the 10 sheets of T-111 siding to 74.5, so sheets are 74.5x48. Then fasten siding to the two
12 walls, so that there is 1 overhanging the bottom edge. The siding should be 1 longer than the
walls. Fasten with galvanized siding nails per manufacturers specs.
3. Build Roof Rafters
a. Rafters are 5/12 pitch which corresponds to 22.5 degrees. Set miter saw for 22.5 degrees and cut the 9
2x4x10s in half, then cut the pieces to 55 , as shown. Should have 18 pieces like shown below.





367 Sun Mine Road
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b. Set 4 of the rafters aside, they are the fascia trim. Cut a 4 bird mouths on one end of the other 14
pieces as shown below.

c. Assemble the rafter pieces into trusses as shown below. Use some osb or plywood for a gusset plate.
Fasten with nails and construction adhesive. 5 of the 7 trusses need a gusset on each side. 2 trusses
have a gusset on only one side, for the end walls.






367 Sun Mine Road
Sarver, PA 16056
Phone: 724-230-6738
www.dravisbuildings.com
4. Build the 8Walls
a. Cut Nine 70.5 Wall Studs from the 2x4x12s.
b. Cut two 89 bottom plates from two 2x4x8s
c. Cut two 96 top plates from two 2x4x8s
d. Assemble the two 8 walls with the 70.5 Studs 16 OC as shown. The bottom plate is 7 shorter than
the top plate.

e. Back 8 Wall - Fasten 2 sheets of 4x8 siding to the wall, so that there is 1 overhanging the bottom
edge. Fasten with galvanized siding nails per manufacturers specs. Dont worry if the siding is a few
inches short on top, the fascia boards cover it. Use a router or a saber saw to cut the siding along the
truss.




367 Sun Mine Road
Sarver, PA 16056
Phone: 724-230-6738
www.dravisbuildings.com

f. Assemble Front 8 Wall with Door Opening- Fasten 2 sheets of 4x8 siding to the wall, so that there is 1
overhanging the bottom edge. Fasten with galvanized siding nails per manufacturers specs. Dont
worry if the siding is a few inches short on top, the fascia boards cover it. Use a router or a saber saw to
cut the siding along the truss and cut the door area out. Retain the Door Cutouts to build the doors.
g. Add Fascia Boards to the 8 Walls, These were the 4 Rafter without the Bird Mouth Cut.






367 Sun Mine Road
Sarver, PA 16056
Phone: 724-230-6738
www.dravisbuildings.com
5. Assemble Walls
a. Stand up and fasten the four walls, the following image shows how the corners interlock. Fasten the
bottom plates to the floor and the corner of the siding on the 8 walls. Nail the top plate where the 8
wall overlaps the 12 wall.






367 Sun Mine Road
Sarver, PA 16056
Phone: 724-230-6738
www.dravisbuildings.com
6. Install Trusses, Eave Side Fascia and Roof Sheathing
a. Toe nail the 5 trusses to the top plate (24O.C.), the trusses should overhang the walls 3.25 on each
side. Depending on the Siding thickness, you can rip the scrap siding pieces for the eave side soffit. The
Soffit will be 3.25 minus the siding thickness.
b. Cut the 1x4x14 to the building length (depends on siding thickness). The diagram shows 124.
c. Cut one sheet of 7/16 OSB in half (4x4), then install the 2 full sheets and 2 halves. Fasten every 6 on
the edges and every 12 thru the center.

d. Install the roof sheathing. Rip 8 pieces for the ridge and 2 pieces for the rake side fascia boards.





367 Sun Mine Road
Sarver, PA 16056
Phone: 724-230-6738
www.dravisbuildings.com
7. Install Drip Edge, and Shingles per manufacturers instructions
8. Build and Install Doors
a. Cut six 20 pieces from two 1x4x6. Cut the
other four 1x4x6 to 72.
b. Assemble the door frames as shown. Join
together with a pocket jig or biscuit cutter.





c. Fasten siding from door cut outs as shown. The Stationary Door has the 23 1/4 wide siding.











d. Add hinges, hasp, and barrel bolt on stationary door.





367 Sun Mine Road
Sarver, PA 16056
Phone: 724-230-6738
www.dravisbuildings.com
9. Final Steps -
a. Add outside corners. A 1x3 and a 1x4 can make the four outside corners.
b. Use 3 pieces of 1x3s for door trim.
c. Paint and youre finished.