So my wife wants me to have a place to herf in extreme weather.... Bless her heart!

So I'm thinking about a prefab like this.
Has anyone bought one of these and to you like it?
How's the construction?

If it's cheaply made I just as well build one myself.

Wheres mine

What triple a wide shed. Looks like an awesome Idea just add power.

What extreme weather are you experiencing when you would use that?

probably could build it better but not cheaper... could always reinforce it tho.. I'd take a real close look at the roof first... 😟

Hurricanes and such.

Hurricane smoking.......nice!!

I think the hillbilly must have tried to shoot something and found oil on his land. First a dixie chopper and now a hurricane herf shack?

You gonna put a garage door on the back so you can sit and smoke with the dixie chopper?

Some prefab sheds IMO are pretty sketchy with 2x3 and 2x2 construction 18-20" on center and super thin exterior and roof plywood.

But, you get what you pay for. There's a couple local shed builders around here that'll sell you a prefab at a decent price, and it's 2x6 floor framing with quality 3/4" plywood floors, 3/8" sheet on exterior walls and 1/2" roof sheets. But, they're about double the cost of the Home Depot prefabs.

Even some of the "kits" you buy at the lumberyard to build yourself are questionable.

I built my parents a "shed" last year (actually a chicken coop) and looked at prefabs and quality ones in the size I was looking (10x12ish) were pushing $3k. The prefabs at HD were around 1200-1500 but really looked like they wouldn't hold up to a good storm. (and some did break apart with the last tornado in the area) I ended up spending about $2K doing it myself. So I saved about a grand over the quality prefabs and got a custom built unit better set up for their chickens than a utility shed, but did spend another 500 over a cheapo prefab, but IMO got a much better build (and it did survive a tornado touching down 4 miles from them).

If you have the tools and knowledge and skills to build one yourself, you'll save a little over a quality prefab, and get a better one over a cheapo prefab.

You could also just drop a cheapo prefab and reinforce it.

I've seen some of these at Lowes that had exposed staples holding down the shingles, 2x2 ceiling trusses.. etc... that's why they're cheap... but it looks nice... could prolly comfortably fit 6 or 8 hound dogs on that porch... 😟

I could live in that!

Little reinforcing, some insulation a nice wood stove or fireplace....rocking chair or two....lots of room ofr a nice humidor closet, and a bar...ooh yea baby!

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The porch needs to be a LOT wider... for those nice days.

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exactly the answers I was looking for.
Gracelands are nice, but I can build one better with all that was said.

I believe I'm going with a JD 900 series. Them Dixie's expensive

Do you have any Amish communities near you?

Not sure.... Great idea though.

That's gonna be bossazz hillbilly

frozenphoenix1 wrote:
What extreme weather are you experiencing when you would use that?





Um....really?[sarcasm] maybe she will evacuate and leave you behind? I be out of there during hurricanes...just saying...

Does anyone have a bandsaw saw mill?
How well does it work?

Unless you are in a low lying area or you have big trees near your house, you are pretty safe. I've lived in bayou country for about 36 years. Most problems are solvable.

For power outages, you get a generator. Mine will power my entire house.

For cooking, make sure you have a gas stove and an lp gas alternative.

For food, make sure your freezer is well stocked.

Lot's of opportunities for free firewood. Beware of the log splitter though.

best bang for the buck