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Ben Walker
1st Period – 10/31
Project Documentation Report:
I was hired to design and calculate the cost for a shed being built at Woodrow Wilson HS.
The shed’s footprint measures 16’x12’ with 8’ tall walls and a gable roof, and is being built on a 6”
thick concrete pad foundation. The shed is being designed in Revit to get a good idea of what it
should look like and what materials to use, and materials are being found on the HomeDepot
website and placed in Excel to find the cost of materials as well as the total shed cost. Below, the
costs and energy transmission of the shed will be introduced and explained to get a further idea of
the assignment at hand.
Autodesk Revit is a software used to build any structure or object using very particular and
realistic materials. It also provides unique details and measurements for each material, allowing
the designer to determine whether materials fit their design constraints. My design included
materials such as concrete, wood panels, glass windows, a steel door, and asphalt shingles. Most
residential foundations use these materials, because they are durable and efficient, therefore I
used them for the shed design. I started with the concrete base, then worked my way to the walls
and their components, and then to the roof and its components. The finished product identically
resembles a real-life shed.
Foundations are made out of concrete, because it is very durable and relatively cheap. Its
compression strength is very high, yet it has low tensile strength, therefore rebar is installed to
give the foundation more support. The concrete pad foundation is efficient for this shed project,
because it is a relatively small foundation and its being built on flat ground. Also, concrete pad
foundations use much less concrete than strip foundations, which lowers the price. The total
volume of concrete needed was 3.56 cubic yards, and the total cost of the foundation was $618.08.
Calculating transmission load helps determine whether the structure is energy efficient or
not, so that changes can be made in order to get the desired energy levels. The thickness of the
structure, as well as the materials used to build it affects the transmission load. The thinnest
structures allowed the most heat/loss gain, such as the door. The thickest structures allowed the
least heat loss/gain, such as the roof. The R-Value for the walls is 5.7, the roof: 57.9, the door: 0.87,
and the windows: 1.5. The greatest amount of heat loss/gain occurs in the door, because it is a
relatively large but thin structure that easily allows heat flow through it. The total transmission
load for the shed: 5,447.8 BTU/h.
Microsoft Excel was used to calculate the total shed cost, because if data is inputted into the
system such as the quantity and price of materials, Excel can gather that data and do any
necessary calculations. It is more beneficial than doing the calculation by hand, because certain
commands transform the program into a data calculator. In this case, the program multiplied the
price per material by the quantity needed, then added all the prices of all the materials together to
get the total cost. Most materials were found on the HomeDepot website, however a few were
found at Lowes. The openings ended up costing the most at 1,635.30, because they are high
quality, durable, and prebuilt. The total cost of the shed added up to $5,010.65. A material I didn’t
expect to be included in the estimate was anchor bolts, because the use of them hadn’t been
discussed in class.
The fact that the shed I designed is both cost efficient and energy efficient makes it a very
well designed shed. The most challenging part of designing the shed in Revit was comparing and
inserting materials that matched the shed design constraints. It is important to plan out the
design of a structure before actually putting it together so that you know the constraints and at
least have an idea of the look you’re aiming for. The openings ended up costing the most, because
they are high quality and prebuilt. The roof also ended up costing a lot, because components such
as asphalt shingles, rafters, and insulation were expensive to attain. The most waste is found in the
walls, because there are 3+ wood layers that significantly increase the cost. Eliminating the
installation of windows and slightly decreasing the thickness of the walls by reducing the number
of wood layers would create a much more cost efficient option.
Shed Cost Estimate
Ben Walker
Woodrow Wilson HS
Cost Analysis
1. The total cost for the floor was $618.08. The concrete
made up the majority of the cost at $481.40.
2. The total cost for the walls was $1,147.87. The wood
bevel siding made up the majority of the cost at
Design Brief
$493.95.
3. The total cost for the openings was 1,635.30. The
Results / Conclusions
double door made up the majority of the cost at
Introduction / Design Overview $910.18.
The goal of the project is to calculate the total cost of a 4. The total cost for the roof was $1,609.40. The batt
16’x12’ shed built on a 6” thick concrete pad foundation
with a gable roof. The shed walls measure 8’ high and 4
insulation made up the majority of the cost at $764.16.
• The openings ended up costing the most, because since
windows as well as 1 door are built in. Materials used were 5. The total calculated shed cost is $5,010.65 they are high quality and prebuilt, the cost is higher.
found on the Home Depot website, giving a more realistic • The most waste is found in the walls, because there are
price range of an actual shed cost. 3+ wood layers that significantly increase the cost.
Foundation Discussion • Eliminating the installation of windows and slightly
Using a concrete pad foundation is very cost efficient, decreasing the thickness of the walls would create a
because not a lot of concrete is required and the shed is much more cost efficient option.
being built on flat ground. A strip foundation would not • Most materials used for the shed were found at
be more cost efficient, because more concrete is www.homedepot.com, because it is a local hardware
required and in this case, concrete walls would be store that supplies a variety of materials needed and
unnecessary. This is because the shed is not a large gives a realistic cost estimate for parts and the shed as a
structure and is being built on a flat surface. whole.
Revit Discussion • Microsoft Excel is very helpful in finding values and costs,
Revit is valuable when designing structures, because it because you can input formulas that basically turn the
provides the availability of many different building software into a data calculator that can make
materials to test out which would be best for that specific calculations from large collections of variables and data
structure. It also provides unique details and for further analysis.
measurements for each material, allowing the designer to • The most challenging part of designing the shed in Revit
determine whether materials fit their design constraints. was comparing and inserting materials that matched the
Energy Efficiency Discussion shed design constraints.
The total transmission load for the shed added up to • In order to make the shed more energy efficient, extra
5,447.8 BTU/h. The thinnest structures allowed the most layers could be added to the walls to make them thicker
heat/loss gain, such as the door. The thickest structures and the windows could be removed. The removal of the
allowed the least heat loss/gain, such as the roof. The door would conserve more energy, but it is an essential
fact that the shed is a small structure makes heat levels component to any structure.
easier to manage, therefore it is very energy efficient.
16' - 0"
Asphault Shingles
12' - 0"
Roof
8' - 0"
Batt insulation
Floor {3D}
2 1
1/4" = 1'-0" Cedar Siding
Plywood Sheathing
East North
3 4
1/8" = 1'-0" 1/8" = 1'-0"
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