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Reeds Ferry Sheds or Not

I looked at Reed's Ferry (my brother has one) and thought they were just OK. We got a shed from Northeast Barn and Shed which was much heavier built, but the owner passed so they are out of business.

Now we want to build a large shed/small barn at our place near Sunapee. Stopped by Post Woidworking yesterday and their 16'x24' Cohasset Barn-style shed would work. Seem a little better built than RF and a few hundred $ less.

But they're about 75 miles away. Are there any builders closer to Sunapee? The local contractors are all busy building gazillionaires houses on Lake Sunapee so they aren't interested, and I'm no Dick Pronneke.
 
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garandman said:
I looked at Reed's Ferry (my brother has one) and thought they were just OK. We got a shed from Northeast Barn and Shed which was much heavier built, but the owner passed so they are out of business.

Now we want to build a large shed/small barn at our place near Sunapee. Stopped by Post Woidworking yesterday and their 16'x24' Cohasset Barn-style shed would work. Seem a little better built than RF and a few hundred $ less.

But they're about 75 miles away. Are there any builders closer to Sunapee? The local contractors are all busy building gazillionaires houses on Lake Sunapee so they aren't interested, and I'm no Dick Pronneke.
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I don't recall what town Post Woodworking is in, but I've bought 2 of their sheds and they delivered and put them up in an hour each time. They are quite a distance from me also but they had no problem delivering and setting them up.

First time I bought one was at the Home Show in Boston ~40 yrs ago, that one lasted 20 yrs before termites and carpenter ants ate the floor up. Current one is now ~20 yrs old (we chose all cedar for this one, to keep bugs away) and it looks almost as good as new. Only the ramp needs replacing and I'll do that with PT wood and it should last a very long time.

ETA: Read the top of Post's page, free delivery and setup. So distance shouldn't matter to the customer.
 
I got a Post Woodworking shed I think back in 2009... 10x14 I think.. Vinyl sided.. looks nice.. does the job.

my town permit requirements are for anything greater than 25 sq ft.. so ridiculous that I called to make sure..
 
Len-2A Training said:
I don't recall what town Post Woodworking is in, but I've bought 2 of their sheds and they delivered and put them up in an hour each time. They are quite a distance from me also but they had no problem delivering and setting them up.

First time I bought one was at the Home Show in Boston ~40 yrs ago, that one lasted 20 yrs before termites and carpenter ants ate the floor up. Current one is now ~20 yrs old (we chose all cedar for this one, to keep bugs away) and it looks almost as good as new. Only the ramp needs replacing and I'll do that with PT wood and it should last a very long time.

ETA: Read the top of Post's page, free delivery and setup. So distance shouldn't matter to the customer.
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I have a Post Wood Working one too. 12+ years. Good shed for the money!
 
EMTDAD said:
I got a Post Woodworking shed I think back in 2009... 10x14 I think.. Vinyl sided.. looks nice.. does the job.

my town permit requirements are for anything greater than 25 sq ft.. so ridiculous that I called to make sure..
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When I bought my first one, anything >60sq ft in my town required a permit and due to our neighborhood being "non conforming zoning", it would have been a very expensive 4-6 month project in front of the ZBA, so I bought a 6x10 (much too small). When I replaced it, I cut a deal with them to remove the old one completely from the property and bought a 8x16 (still too small). One and done, didn't ask anyone's "permission".
 
Reeds ferry a few years ago, I poured a slab 10x12 they set it up on it and I anchored it to the slab. Poured a slight ramp too. This way it's not off the ground so high. The only thing I did to it was open up the gable vents more air in summer ! Oh and permits, I'm a small goverment kind of guy.
 
No please don't buy a Reeds Ferry shed.

I have recently been wondering about those Old Hickory sheds. Dealers are popping up all over the place to check them out and order one. (I'd use the dealer in Keene.... seem like nice folks, located over where 101 Goods was.)

http://www.hickorysheds.com/
 
I want a big shed - more like a small barn - like 20x20. With slab. Harder to build yourself when you don't have the skills.
 
Len-2A Training said:
I used Post Woodworking out of NH. My first one lasted ~20 years and the current one (larger) is now ~18 years old and other than the ramp and roof shingles needing replacement it is as good as it was when it was installed. Of course I paid extra for my second one to be made out of red cedar (bugs don't like it)! I'm about to replace the ramp with pressure treated wood (original isn't cedar or PT) to keep the bugs from eating it.
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+1 for Post woodworking.

I got mine ~4 years ago. PM me, if you want and I'll send you my quote.
 
https://www.chapinswoodproducts.com/pine.

All of their sheds are made in Amish Country, 2x4 framing -PT floors and joists. If the area is wide open and they can drive to the spot, they will save you some money and BOOM... instant shed.
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These are the guys that build sheds for Walpole Woodworkers. They are not inexpensive but short of hiring a builder/ carpenter to custom build it, they can offer lots of options and designs that others can not.
http://www.pineharbor.com/.

I know and have done business with/ referred people to both companies and have never had a complaint other than lead times.
 
Built this last year. 12x16 = 192 sqft to stay under the 200 sqft building permit threshold.

Followed a few plans online and modified for my needs. All in probably $3500 or so.

http://howtospecialist.com/outdoor/shed/how-to-build-a-12x16-shed/

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to/a170/how-to-build-a-storage-shed/




If you're buying, check out Outdoor Persona (formerly Baystate Structures). Menonites. Good quality and custom built, but a bit expensive. Should last longer than a Reeds Ferry. http://outdoorpersonia.com

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Chapin's looks good but they only go up to 14x20. I'd go bigger than 16x24 if I could, but prefer a wood floor structure. Bigger goes on a slab.
 
i have an older metal shed out back, and the heavy snow loads of some of the recent years have really taken their toll. The roof is warped and sagging, the walls are rippled. And being sheet metal, there is really no way to fix it. They are really designed with minimal over stress capability...and being a stress-skin design, once they start to go, they go.

I had to get it, because it was for my teenage daughter to do glass flameworking inside of back in the day, and a wooden one...she would have burned down.

If it were a wooden structure instead, fixing it would be a breeze! There would be re-staining issues, etc, but it would be stronger and better looking now if it had been wood.

ALSO consider at the end of life...how do you get rid of it. A cup of gasoline and a match and your old falling down wooden shed is gone. A millions rusted screws undone later, and you have a heavy pile of sheet metal to still get rid of.

Just make sure there is no particle board used in it...it WILL get damp
 
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I'm ordering the model with the steepest roof pitch, plywood only, and will add a metal roof. Also had them extend the roof 6" all along.

Probably put down a bed of gravel. How deep does it need to be?
 
garandman said:
I'm ordering the model with the steepest roof pitch, plywood only, and will add a metal roof. Also had them extend the roof 6" all along.

Probably put down a bed of gravel. How deep does it need to be?
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Overhang. Overhang. Overhang. I can't understand how houses and garages lost overhangs. They help keep the water off the structure at the drip line preventing rot.
 
I say anybody but Reeds Ferry, for no other reason than the voice actor they use for their radio commercials. Ugh
 
Find a local carpenter and get a price. What you end up with may be better and cheaper than a prefab. I did a nice cedar 10x20 for about $4k paying a local guy to help. Well, in reality I ended up helping him after he told me... "you know, I've never seen a frame done that way before..." I got the hint and let him take the lead.
 
Danb3387 said:
What's the fine for not getting a permit? Probably cheaper.
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The fine is not always a big ticket it usually comes with remove the XYZ by ABC date or pay $$$ for each day it stands.

I bought shed plans and video from a place called better barns in CT. The tools and built one. Worth every penny and time spent. Only real help I needed was to lift the roof gable/trusses.
It's going on 13 years and just needing a good paint job again. I used marine grade pressure treat for floor/frame cedar for the trim.
 
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garandman said:
I'm ordering the model with the steepest roof pitch, plywood only, and will add a metal roof. Also had them extend the roof 6" all along.

Probably put down a bed of gravel. How deep does it need to be?
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I don't know what's right....but I laid in 28" of stone under my shed. Compacted the shit out of it. That "slab" held up well until I ended up with a large sink hole just on the out side corner of the edge of the shed. Had town come into inspect. Appears to be a lot of berried stumps and debris in that corner of the my lot from time they built.
 
Take a look at Ponderosa Pine Sheds. I think they are still in Marshfield. They can do the whole thing or will sell you a pre cut kit.
 
We're going to hold off on a large shed so looks like we will have Post put up a smaller one nearer the house. Problem is the land has some side slope.

For something like a 10'x14' or 10'x16', would we have to put down concrete posts to level it off? We can probably grade the ramp area to get in and out.
 
Any "shedsperts" or builders on here? The local contractor didn't like the spot I'd opened up, as it might get too wet to access.

Found a higher, flat area near the driveway that is better for a smaller shed, but will have to clear out some saplings and a few trees. Post Woodworking recommended the gravel pad be 2' wider per side, but how much farther back do I need to clear the trees? If the canopy old established trees overhangs the shed, is that necessarily a problem? Some of the trees are over a foot in diameter so I'd have to clear out a lot: for a 16x24 shed we'd cleared an area 50x100.
 
We did some shopping around a few years ago and went with Skip's Outdoor Accents. They did the site prep (level and gravel base) and the install. Overall a pretty painless process. Shed is well built and shows no sign of not holding up. I think we went with the 10x10 size because it was just under the size for requiring a permit in my town.

If I had to do it again, we likely would have saved for a bit longer, paid the permit fee, and gotten an oversized 2-car garage instead for both the cars and the shed stuff.
 

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