This shed was 8'x16' and was 10' high. (I still miss those high ceilings. Currently I have a 7' ceiling in my gara - errr - shop, and I constantly bang things into it...).

As you can see, I built the trusses myself using 2x4s, a lot of nails, and some plywood. The only required tools were a circular saw, a hammer, and some nails. There were times I was really wishing for an air nailer, a tablesaw, and a chop saw! But, I needed someplace to store these things first.

I don't have any pictures of the completed shop, but it had a 1/2" thick floor (way too thin!) on 2x6 joists 36" apart. The joists rested on some concrete blocks. To supplement the 2x6 joists, I put in 2x4 joists every 12". It did save some money, but the floor was just too "squishy". The floor was screwed down, holes space every 10". Have to thank Bob Kaiser for that 12V Makita drill. It really came in handy!

Another thing I didn't put in that I really regretted later was a vapor barrier on the ground. It was really humid inside that shed -- not a good environment for tools!.

Siding was T1-11. I used R15 insulation inside, but I never did get around to putting up the inside walls. Didn't want to do that until I got the vapor barrier problem solved.

I used OSB for the roof. By doing some really creative cutting, I was able to do the roof using only 5 sheets of OSB. Hey, it saved me a whole $7. If I were to do it again, I would make the sheets as big as I could, because every joint was a weak spot on the roof. The roof was covered was some 25 year tiles.

I got an old solid core door from the neighbors. Got it hung and I was in business!

Interior wiring consisted of three 220V outlets on the floor level (12"), and 16 120V outlets at 36". There was an outlet on every joist along the benches on each side. I had planned to add a subpanel, but never got around to that either, so power to the shop consisted of a 12 gauge outdoor rated romex wire running from the house breaker panel to the 220V outlets. The 120V outlets were powered by an orange 12 gauge 25' extension cord from an external house outlet. I wouldn't recommend this setup to anyone!