Long Farm and Furniture

Gambrel Shed Kit Build

This is a shed I built from a kit in 2019. We wanted some storage space for yard and gardening equipment close to the garden. The gambrel style gave us some extra height and a loft area for storage.

The kit was pretty decent, but I changed a couple of things. I used a pnumatic nail gun with ring shanked galvanized nails instead of the nails that came with the shed. I used hurricane straps to hold the rafters in place. I also substituted 10 foot 2x4's where the kit had supplied two sections to make a 10 foot board.

In the later pictures, you can see where I used some siding to close the gaps close to the ground. This is hardie board siding so that it is moisture and critter resistant. I cut it to the profile of the ground (be sure to wear proper PPE). This has worked out very well over the past couple of years.
Leveled dirt pad in a pasture Heartland shed kit on black flatbed trailer with dovertail Lifting a large pallet with a John Deere 5105 tractor Cinder block caps being dug into the ground with level and shovels Four by four boards on cidner block caps dug into the ground Two by four platform with OSB decking Two walls installed on a platform Wall being installed on a shed held up with a John Deere 5105 tractor and 521 loader Wall being installed on a shed held up with a John Deere 5105 tractor and 521 loader Shed walls installed on a platform without roof Hurricane strap attached to a two by four header Rafters installed on shed kit walls Sheeting installed on a gambrel style storage shed Sheeting installed on a gambrel style storage shed Unpainted gambrel style shed with roof drip line and tar paper installed Unpainted gambrel style shed with roof installed Ladders and shovels in a storage shed Weed barrier installed around unpainted storage shed Hardie board siding installed to ground on shed in front of weed barrier Unpainted shed with hardie board surround and plywood ramp Partially painted red Heartland gambrel shed Red Heartland gambrel shed Red and white Heartland Gambrel storage shed

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