Home Depot Tuff Shed Conversion (BOTH WITH FULL 2ND STORY)

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  • @BetterTogetherLife
    @BetterTogetherLife  2 года назад +3

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    • @harvdog5669
      @harvdog5669 6 месяцев назад

      Oh your in Texas or other southern state right.
      Did you use any bubble foil.
      Probably not needed at your state .😊😊

    • @harvdog5669
      @harvdog5669 6 месяцев назад +1

      I can't have walls with 2x4's,, county code wants 6 inch studs in walls.
      I need a 75-80 lb roof load because I am in a snow area every year

  • @grade8fabrication
    @grade8fabrication 2 года назад +44

    Everyone used to laugh at mobile homes, now look at us in a country with a economy so inflated that our goal is a shed

  • @lynnburke4403
    @lynnburke4403 8 месяцев назад +24

    For me, the ideas in this Ryan's Shed Plans were a starting point for building different sheds ruclips.net/user/postUgkxn5Hu39f8DPIFYfBbaiOSis3qfw0nqoFp Ryan's gives ideas that allow an individual to draw nicest conclusions into the design and building of his or her own shed.

  • @CosmopolitanCornbread
    @CosmopolitanCornbread 4 года назад +995

    I have OFTEN looked at those sheds and thought, "I could make that a house."
    Button SMASHED
    😆

    • @Topanga.
      @Topanga. 4 года назад +5

      Kay Rastetter did you order it or have someone help plan it out? Like a contractor?

    • @Topanga.
      @Topanga. 4 года назад +1

      Kay Rastetter my husband is not a builder lol I wish! But I don’t mean to pry! But do you think if I draw up a plan a contractor could do it under $100000? I want a 24x24 two stories? Comparing your cost and what you have?

    • @Topanga.
      @Topanga. 4 года назад

      Kay Rastetter thank you so much for your honesty and openness. So it is possible! I have a plan drawn up for a 24x24 two story but I could make it closer to your size one story. I’m not sure if that’s going to make the price go up or not. Thank you again.

    • @Topanga.
      @Topanga. 4 года назад

      Kay Rastetter you are so sweet and kind! Thank you so much! You have no idea how much this helped me! Thank you again!!!

    • @bigboomer1013
      @bigboomer1013 4 года назад +3

      Thought the exact thing as a kid. Except I thought of a small shed being my own bedroom or something.

  • @debdarroch4233
    @debdarroch4233 4 года назад +757

    You have to remember these are just the shell, no insulation or interior walls. That would change the noise level.

    • @beag9882
      @beag9882 4 года назад +69

      Thought the same when he said he could feel the wind

    • @colstace2560
      @colstace2560 4 года назад +98

      And people don't realize that the shell is the cheapest part

    • @lillians.4384
      @lillians.4384 4 года назад +10

      Right that’s exactly what I was thinking

    • @southernladyish
      @southernladyish 4 года назад +23

      col stace lol exactly... weve just recently decided to go with one. Of course the ones were looking at are smaller and come from one of those small business companies and they seem to be cheaper ($9k but biggest one is 12x40 with lofts on both sides) they already include a porch, windows, and tin roof. BUT... then you gotta make it liveable. Flooring, walls, insulation, Sheetrock, kitchenette, bathroom, heating and air unit Etc.... that stuff does not come cheap. If you’re able to get all of those things, they’re perfect! And can be moved anywhere. They’re rent to own as well with no credit check. They’re definitely projects and unless you have all the money right then, it can take months to build on everything to make it liveable.

    • @colstace2560
      @colstace2560 4 года назад +14

      @Maroxa Livesfree true, but there is a lot to do to make it livable. Depending on where you live the weather dictates how you finish it, that being said it's still a better option than a shipping container.
      There is no perfect building system, you just have to decide what's best for you. 😊👍

  • @dejudge6436
    @dejudge6436 4 года назад +84

    I remember telling my husband over 20 years ago of this large shed to house idea... he laughed... Love this.

    • @ramseyferguson6328
      @ramseyferguson6328 4 года назад +1

      No worries at all! My Shed Plans brings me up to speed with professional tips and tricks used by the pros [Go Here=> *WoodBlueprints. Com* ]. It really let me learn how to handle carpenter equipment, follow the right safety rules, and how to do your projects professionally so that they will look good and last!

  • @rosieforChrist
    @rosieforChrist 2 года назад +14

    These sheds are better than most houses in other countries. My grandparents lived in huts made of bamboo and leaves so

  • @johnw65
    @johnw65 7 месяцев назад +5

    Last yr, my son's friend bought this and we wired it for him in a weekend! Elec hot water tank went under the stair landing. Elec Panel was above that with elec service meter on the N end of the building. Circuits went up through upper and lower stair well walls. Toilet, shower, was under stairs, 30" door on rt end. Kitchen cabinets from stair to bathroom door. Wood stove in S. back corner of liv room. Mini/split AC N end, next to elec service. Upstairs big bedroom and sleeper/sofa down stairs for company. His Tuff Shed roof sagged and walls spread after heavy rains! We pulled the walls back in with come-alongs, Bolted steel cables thru the wall headers, next to each roof rafter with turn buckles in the center for adjusting. Then added an L shaped brace above the ceiling and short vertical 2x4's bracing the center ridge. Building wouldn't have passed a framing inspection as-is but the guys who built the kit weren't framers and there was no inspections out in the country... Glad we caught it in the elec rough in stage!

  • @TeriB1956
    @TeriB1956 3 года назад +12

    I was born in a tiny home. Mom and and dad had 8 kids 3 bedrooms 1 bath front room kitchen laundry combo. 900 sq ft. Total cost 11K brand new in 1953. I have a real tiny home at the lake 2 beds 1 bath and only 500 sq ft. I use bedrooms for sleeping only and spend day on lake, back double deck and patio. Peacefully backed up to 25 wooded acres approx.

  • @lorascelsi8102
    @lorascelsi8102 Год назад +7

    Love these shed conversion. Perfect for retirement. Very cute.

    • @BetterTogetherLife
      @BetterTogetherLife  Год назад +1

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  • @philwilson8617
    @philwilson8617 4 года назад +1036

    This is a more realistic "tiny house" option.

    • @bardot23bn
      @bardot23bn 4 года назад +8

      Ikr!!...i really like it!

    • @codyroden719
      @codyroden719 4 года назад +27

      Phil Wilson totally agree why would someone buy one of those tiny homes were you can build a loft or barn style home

    • @rj7790
      @rj7790 4 года назад +3

      Depends on the person

    • @danielledufresne502
      @danielledufresne502 4 года назад +62

      Yes, I laugh at all those tiny home videos where people spend 100,000+. I'm like you are totally missing the point of the tiny house movement.

    • @isittechno5116
      @isittechno5116 4 года назад +7

      Agreed. I’d totally do this but I’m in Orange County, California.

  • @lt4324
    @lt4324 4 года назад +160

    16 X 44 ? that's a mansion to me! LOL, my tiny home is 16 X 16! no loft, and NOT a shed but a real home.
    I love it and its only myself, with a Kitchen and full bathroom on 2.5 acres in NV, All mine! Thanks for posting, you have a very nice home! Tom in NV

    • @InfernosReaper
      @InfernosReaper 4 года назад +6

      With a good layout and no more than a couple staying in it, that's not bad. Things get a bit murky once you start needing a room for kids and more than 1 bathroom.
      Best part, though, as long as you have space on the land, you can always expand the home

    • @theyoftheravens
      @theyoftheravens 4 года назад +7

      @@InfernosReaper Thankfully, having kids is optional! :^)

    • @travisminneapolis
      @travisminneapolis 4 года назад +14

      @@theyoftheravens if you already have them, they are not refundable

    • @notacanadian278
      @notacanadian278 4 года назад +4

      @@travisminneapolis I think it's pretty safe to say that if you already have kids you'll be factoring them into your living situation.

    • @gerald4027
      @gerald4027 4 года назад +4

      My home is 7×5 ft.i live in a simi truck.

  • @CatCalhoun
    @CatCalhoun 4 года назад +19

    Done it. Had a custom 20x20 built, made a roomy efficency out of it. Storage, full sized bathroom and kitchen, open living/bedroom, tons of light. I loved it.

    • @wolfdog3226
      @wolfdog3226 3 года назад +6

      How much did it cost in all for the bedrooms and kitchen and everything?

    • @tbugher62
      @tbugher62 Год назад +1

      What did you do for the foundation ?

  • @55jplock
    @55jplock 4 года назад +7

    I have built a 16x16 barn as a cabin in the woods and love it , and is quite adiquite

  • @miket485
    @miket485 4 года назад +59

    Used to work for Tuff Shed - they are a good company with a great product. They sell them as a shell, and yes, everything else is extra, the idea is you configure they way you want it. Other commentator mentioned code, and yes that is a problem for converting in much of the country, first hurdle is getting a building permit for putting a shed on a piece of land without a residence. They are always permitted as a storeage shed regardless if you plan on converting once up. Before you look into the shed get with the county first to see what they allow.

    • @wackjax1
      @wackjax1 4 года назад +7

      Mike T I just purchased a 10 x 12. I would definitely recommend tough shed and the advice as far as dealing with your city first absolutely. I’m in Jax Beach Florida and it was a pain in the ass.

    • @codyroden719
      @codyroden719 4 года назад +7

      Mike T well I’m glad I live in AZ cause most city’s here don’t give a damn

    • @NoNORADon911
      @NoNORADon911 4 года назад +5

      @@codyroden719 Missouri does not care pretty much I hear.

    • @codyroden719
      @codyroden719 4 года назад +3

      Take America Back From Isяael most free states don’t cause it’s your damn property as long as your not a menace do what you want unless you live in a neighborhood that has a certain style home or building code we’re common sense says you will be a jackass have at it. Mericaaa

    • @suthinanahkist2521
      @suthinanahkist2521 4 года назад +7

      The majority of cities don't allow alternative housing structures because it means less property tax revenue.

  • @chubbyninja842
    @chubbyninja842 4 года назад +68

    I love these sorts of projects. I build a 12X20 TuffShed in my backyard for about $3,500, and for an additional $1,500 I finished it out with flooring, insulation, electric, drywall, lighting, head/AC, paint, and a dividing wall that splits the building into two rooms of 10X12. I've been using one half as my year-round office for the last 5 years. The other half is a spare room/storage space. Basically, for about $5K total, I added two fully functional rooms to my house. This was probably the best home-improvement I've ever done. I love it.

    • @redleader7988
      @redleader7988 3 года назад +1

      Unfortunately they cost more than double these days.

  • @NGMonocrom
    @NGMonocrom 4 года назад +46

    I'd honestly love to see fully decked out examples of both of those sheds-to-houses. Definitely better than a Tiny House. But just want to see where the kitchen or kitchenette would go. Bathroom as well. Bedroom upstairs. How much space would be left for a Living room downstairs.

  • @mattparker9726
    @mattparker9726 4 года назад +3

    I HAVE lived in those. For over a year. It seems great at first, but it takes a strong person to live in one continually. For a weekend or getaway place they're great.

  • @damiens4200
    @damiens4200 4 года назад +12

    this is cool. i've lived in a 1000sqft home for the past 8 years and it's almost enough for me.

  • @vanessahenry7238
    @vanessahenry7238 Год назад

    in the 2009 a friend had one of those long sheds on their property and we made a home out of it. It was there for a long time but in Southern Louisiana (Slidell/Covington) they had a '100 yr flood' that decimated the area and well the whole thing was destroyed.
    Still it showed me what was possible, and we never saw videos like this - we just got creative! Ever since then I am Impressed with videos like this and right now my plan is a van or restore a motor home because I do film making - Then I will get some land as soon as I figure where I want to be (maybe the Pacific Northwest or back to Southern Louisiana). Till then I do have questions and will be learning from your videos!!!

  • @latishabrown6911
    @latishabrown6911 4 года назад +275

    YOU CAN FEEL THE WIND BECAUSE THERE'S NO INSOLATION.🤣

    • @benjaminschutz727
      @benjaminschutz727 4 года назад +8

      Latisha Brown and because the vent on the bottom floor, it clearly leads right outside, and with all the windows open it creates a draft

    • @Tiger29532
      @Tiger29532 4 года назад +18

      He was talking about the house kind of moving with the wind

    • @terrymgcina1045
      @terrymgcina1045 4 года назад +2

      Seems good so far! Was easy to talk to about his My Shed Plans [Go Here=> *WoodBlueprints. Com* ]. Guided me in the right direction & helped me understand everything & in the end it was what I wanted

    • @eliazarvalentine7690
      @eliazarvalentine7690 3 года назад

      😂 😂 😂 😂

    • @mariareyes6589
      @mariareyes6589 3 года назад +1

      IF I BOUGHT ONE WOULD YOU HAVE SPACE FOR ONE OF THOSE FOR ME

  • @adai0321
    @adai0321 3 года назад +13

    I just found you, and you’ve been very helpful so far. My family lives in a small mobile home and it’s a bit small for all of us. I’ve been trying to plan out an idea so I could stay in a small shed/house right outside to provide more space in the main house. So, you’ve been very helpful with tips and information. Thank you😊

  • @wulfclaw4921
    @wulfclaw4921 4 года назад +11

    Very cool !
    I am almost half way thru with a Geodesic Cabin. I used the hubs from a childrens playground piece.
    It's back is set into the mountain with a atrium on the raised front of it.
    W

  • @om617yota8
    @om617yota8 4 года назад +6

    That's bigger and WAY nicer than apartments I've had. Could very easily live in one of those.

  • @amiller9628
    @amiller9628 4 года назад +17

    My roommate & I almost did this 15 years ago w that exact same barn style. I sometimes still wish we had!

    • @BetterTogetherLife
      @BetterTogetherLife  4 года назад

      It’s pretty cool!

    • @vasacziguz3251
      @vasacziguz3251 4 года назад

      If You Want To Build A Reliable Shed, You Need Knowledge of Foundations, Piling, Planning and More ... So I'm giving you a comprehensive "how-to" guide on the basics of woodworking. Go here ==> *WoodBlueprints. Com*

  • @usualsuspect5173
    @usualsuspect5173 4 года назад +462

    Eventually they'll figure out an excuse to gouge people for these

    • @federalmayhem
      @federalmayhem 4 года назад +12

      Just build one

    • @BruceJC75
      @BruceJC75 4 года назад +53

      And when they gouge for lumber you get a chainsaw mill.

    • @lillians.4384
      @lillians.4384 4 года назад +10

      Bruce Courtney Lol haha damn straight

    • @PanzerBuyer
      @PanzerBuyer 4 года назад +20

      I'd like to hear from a carpenter whether these are overpriced. Hint, I'm sure they are.

    • @DatNygma
      @DatNygma 4 года назад +4

      Well yeah. Vids like this don't help. Lol

  • @Rachelmarie413
    @Rachelmarie413 4 года назад +6

    I’m dying to see someone buy the first one and actually turn it into a home!

    • @BetterTogetherLife
      @BetterTogetherLife  4 года назад +1

      Don't die. It is just a shed. Kidding!!!! haha. Maybe someday.

  • @arnoldhaddock404
    @arnoldhaddock404 4 года назад +18

    I work for Tuff Shed as an area sales manager and I wanted to explain the prices you were talking about. The poster on the outside is the base price for that type shed and the dimensions of the display. The price of the actual display shed is inside on the big poster. It will have an itemized breakdown. The number where you can reach the sales rep will also be found there. Thank you!

    • @qbvideography2898
      @qbvideography2898 Год назад +1

      I know things change and you might not be with the company anymore but do you know if they still make these sheds? I can't find them on the home depot website.

    • @VLuee
      @VLuee 8 месяцев назад +1

      It’s too good for the current state of the economy. So no, they are no longer sold. Stupid of Home Depot to do away with it but I’m sure they’d want to charge ridiculous prices for this

    • @shadow6543
      @shadow6543 7 месяцев назад

      What’s the pay like?

    • @1dog2cats5
      @1dog2cats5 3 месяца назад

      Thanks Biden for ruining the economy.

  • @ericanorman8884
    @ericanorman8884 3 года назад +3

    The stairs on the first one the toe guard was open, the second one was closed, and they don't have insulation or Drywall it wasn't finished inside, and I think the Door was open as well. And your Shed to house 🏠 it's very nice 👍 and it will seem like it's made better because it's finished. And by the way your Home 🏡 is AWESOME.

  • @5kranch470
    @5kranch470 4 года назад +20

    I think you may have just changed my future house plans.
    Thanks so much for all you’ve done for me. You guys are the best! Btw I smashed the like button for the RUclips algorithm. :)

    • @joynerjuarez5361
      @joynerjuarez5361 4 года назад

      i love how easy the plans are in *WoodBlueprints. Com* to understand and the step-by-step videos they have. Makes getting material really easy

  • @douglaserwinbrandt181
    @douglaserwinbrandt181 4 года назад +9

    Insulation and sheetrock and a foundation would solve your problem with the house shaking in the wind. Sheetrock adds a considerable amount of stability.

  • @david.andrew.roubideaux1715
    @david.andrew.roubideaux1715 4 года назад +15

    Of course I can live in one of those homes. I'm an artist and I'm in the middle of writing my very own first book. And I would love to own an art studio home for myself. And those homes are perfect to be an artist's home.

  • @TravelswithTommyandLori
    @TravelswithTommyandLori 2 года назад +4

    Button smashed! We're hoping to start our conversion on an existing shed in spring of 2022 on our five acres. Our is a 12x20, which is enough footage for us, though we are planning to pop the roof up for more headroom in the lofts. Our biggest issue right now is that we can't find anyone who's converted a 12x20, so we'll be flying blind.

  • @pressureflipin1992
    @pressureflipin1992 4 года назад +53

    Well here's my thing. When you buy these ftom the big box stores, they charge you an arm and a leg when you can simply do your research and buy one on line at a place like Alans sheds and you could get yourself huge metal shed for about $6000. Way bigger than these and waaaaay cheaper.

    • @kyles7472
      @kyles7472 4 года назад +7

      dude this guy said he has his family of 6 in an 800 sq ft shed. he is no genius.

  • @awideman5981
    @awideman5981 2 года назад

    Man I'm glad you're not saying, "yeah buy one of these as-is." I like that you point out the design is a good template and to use proper builders

  • @caseyj779
    @caseyj779 6 месяцев назад

    I own the 2 story shed I purchased at Lowes. It is my awesome guest house. They came out and built it on site.

  • @paedahe4975
    @paedahe4975 Год назад +3

    It would be cool to have two of them built side by side with a hallway connecting them. Insulated, storm windows, forced air, bathrooms, ect.
    For security reasons, buy door hinges made to have the doors swing out as that prevents doors from being kicked in.

  • @mercedesbenzcee6738
    @mercedesbenzcee6738 4 года назад +3

    Thank you so much for this you are truly a good buddy I look forward towatching more informational videos that are very helpful

  • @MelaniePhoenix
    @MelaniePhoenix 4 года назад +3

    RUclips algorithm on point! We just saw one of these yesterday for the first time and decided we'd like to buy one and convert it into a home (model with windows was about $18,000). Then your video popped up in my recommended list. Perfect timing and great information. Like button smashed and subscribed. Shed to home here we come.
    Google really does always listen 😏

    • @BetterTogetherLife
      @BetterTogetherLife  4 года назад +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
      Ok yes, that is kind of creepy how “THEY KNOW”!!!!!!
      But, yay for you finding us!!! Thank you so much for watching and please remember to join our Shed to House Facebook group!!! You will love it!

    • @MelaniePhoenix
      @MelaniePhoenix 4 года назад

      @@BetterTogetherLife Right?! Super creepy 😂
      Yay! Will do!

  • @woofelator
    @woofelator 3 года назад +10

    Another idea: can you take two of these sheds and put them together to make a bigger tiny house?

    • @BetterTogetherLife
      @BetterTogetherLife  3 года назад +4

      Yup!

    • @maggiecarey717
      @maggiecarey717 2 года назад

      Doesn't that defeat "the tiny house living" the bigger you make it, less of a small house, just saying, the biggest I would want is the 16x16 barn shed, I am sorry I am only 1 person, you guys might have families, my apologies

    • @dirtydan2721
      @dirtydan2721 2 года назад +1

      Take two of these, one large and one small, and use both of them. The large one is insulated and fully equipped to live in, the small one is used as a pantry and storage area. As long as the pantry shed doesn't freeze you'll have plenty of space to store food and other belongings without using up your precious space inside of the living area.
      Alternatively, something that makes more sense, on the side of one of these 2-story ones you could probably throw up a little storage extension easily, the side is flat and you can make a 1-story building with a single flat roof. It wouldn't have to be too big but it would give you that necessary storage space that these house-to-sheds are really lacking, Would be extremely cheap, certainly a lot cheaper than one of these sheds and it would also add insulative value to the house.

    • @dirtydan2721
      @dirtydan2721 2 года назад +1

      @@maggiecarey717 If you're cooking your own food you want a pantry, you want a oven / stove, you want a fridge and freezer. If you want to do some lawn work or store tools or something you're gonna need space for that. You'll need a bathroom to fit in somewhere. All of that you probably want on the first floor, with the second floor reserved for living and sleeping. Yeah, a full-on second shed would kind of defeat a lot of the purpose but a little 1-story extension on the side that's a bathroom or pantry would make this house comfortable instead of cramped.

  • @batpherlangkharkrang7976
    @batpherlangkharkrang7976 2 года назад +1

    Hi..... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍

  • @shaylynnstanhope6439
    @shaylynnstanhope6439 2 года назад +3

    I would love to have one of these for a guest house! One day after were done paying on our house I love building and renovating, it all started with buying a fixer upper

  • @George196207
    @George196207 4 года назад +99

    Thing is you can build and live as you go without going into debt too far.

    • @stevenhorsefield2909
      @stevenhorsefield2909 4 года назад +14

      If you have land you can.

    • @TheProtocol48
      @TheProtocol48 4 года назад +8

      Problem is where to put it. Unless you’re willing to live in the boondocks. Incorporated areas are very restrictive to something practical and utilitarian.

    • @InfernosReaper
      @InfernosReaper 4 года назад +3

      @@TheProtocol48 Yeah, that's why you've gotta figure out what the local building code is and comply with it, even if the rules are idiotic.
      The structure itself should be fine, but filling it in will get tricky. Some places require things like "at least 1 room that's 150sq ft" or "approximately 100sq ft minimum for bedrooms."
      That's why a lot of tiny houses built on land end up having open lofts for bedrooms instead of being built for a full 2 stories.
      Nevermind that an 8x8 is functional enough for a bedroom. Hell, I have a friend grew up in a 10x5 with part of that space being taken up by a closet and that worked out okay with the help of a futon/bunkbed combo.

    • @garcjr
      @garcjr 4 года назад +9

      If I buy land. I'd probably set one of these up. Pay it off save some cash to build a house on and use the shed as air B&B or a place for friends and family to stay when they visit.

    • @laragreene8328
      @laragreene8328 4 года назад

      @@stevenhorsefield2909 WELL YOU CAN BUY THAT FIRST.

  • @hydrorix1
    @hydrorix1 Год назад

    I've been homeless and currently live in a POS ghetto apartment complex. I salivate over these homes!

  • @time2maked0hnutz54
    @time2maked0hnutz54 Год назад

    Thank You for your knowledge and info.
    Discovering your channel has been an eye opener forsure!

  • @d.jensen5153
    @d.jensen5153 4 года назад +18

    I'd love to convert the first shed into a dwelling. Unfortunately the snow load here would crush it. Sooner or later, every valley house that's been hauled up here for use as a cabin has ended up with a stove-in roof. If you want a simple, inexpensive, quickly-built shed/garage/dwelling, your choice starts and ends with an A-frame. Otherwise you're using engineered lumber on 6" centers as roof joists and subflooring for roof sheathing.

  • @josemagana114
    @josemagana114 3 года назад

    it seem big too I like it me I’m currently living in a 10x30 shed with double loft converted into a mini home and we are a family of four 😍 but we live confortable it all in organization

  • @RossMalagarie
    @RossMalagarie 2 года назад +1

    If a hurricane/tornado ever destroys my 16'x24' square foot house then I will 100% buy one of these Home Depot Tough Sheds. I would add a front porch and a two story screened in porch on the rear. I would add a composite beam in the rear upper wall to allow the upper rear wall to be all glass and a pair of French doors to walk directly on to the second story screened in porch for the much better elevated view. I would have a open half bath under the stairs with a washer and dry. The kitchen/dinning/living would be downstairs with the full bath with rear wall corner shower upstairs with my bedroom and closet.

    • @Markham12thcentury
      @Markham12thcentury 2 года назад

      Hell, these are no different than any wood-framed (stick-built) home in Florida. Hell, this is built better, frankly. You could even lathe and stucco the outside. Just stay out of corrupt Lee County.

  • @needparalegal
    @needparalegal 4 года назад +14

    You can get a pretty large warehouse for $6k. 30x40 or so, steel roof and siding. no insulation.

    • @chucknoob7041
      @chucknoob7041 4 года назад +1

      StarSeed -
      Get a pole barn and pull a trailer into it. Won’t have much of a view out the window but that’s what outdoor living is for. Just make sure to run any exhaust (from a heater for example) outside.

    • @tomlennie8538
      @tomlennie8538 4 года назад +1

      @@chucknoob7041 I seen the owners of a private camp ground do that but they put a row of windows on the front of the building and bay window in trailer. They had a nice sun porch The trailer was a large travel trailer.

    • @benjaminschutz727
      @benjaminschutz727 4 года назад

      Buy a cheap RV, place RV in pole barn, and there you go, shed to home conversion complete, add bedrooms outside and I doubt code enforcement will give you and issues, just tell them it’s for storage.

  • @archangel20031
    @archangel20031 3 года назад +3

    The reason you feel the wind is because the roof is not completed.
    In order to keep the roof from turning into an ice dam you need to have cold air circulating underneath the surface of the roof with the insulation against the ceiling.

  • @paulinepardue678
    @paulinepardue678 Год назад +2

    In Georgia you have to follow all the building codes zoning codes electric codes septic codes and it has to be a certain size with a cement pad foundation and only a handful of counties even allow tiny houses.they make it impossible here to even build a regular house

    • @BetterTogetherLife
      @BetterTogetherLife  Год назад

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  • @hven1110
    @hven1110 3 года назад +1

    I really love the tiny houses 🏡

  • @trurootboutique3013
    @trurootboutique3013 4 года назад +1

    love how you did your home also !

  • @sandiebourassa9040
    @sandiebourassa9040 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for what you said about United Portable Buildings... I've been thinking abot working with them.

  • @elizabethdippel5586
    @elizabethdippel5586 3 года назад +2

    a big reason you can "feel" the winds is because the walls are not 16" on center, its not secured to the ground, no insulation, no drywall, and the windows aren't the same quality as windows in a true home

  • @callofdutymobile1074
    @callofdutymobile1074 2 года назад

    Customized it how ever you want vary nice

  • @beng5915
    @beng5915 3 года назад +1

    If I had enough money skill and land I'd love the 2nd one. Ofc upgraded. Just for 2 people it's perfect.

  • @rosalinaayala5963
    @rosalinaayala5963 4 года назад +4

    The sheds are made of OSB which burns like cotton and sucks up water like a sponge.Trade out the roofing for metal. Install rock wool insulation cuz it don't burn and then drywall it. If they place it on piers they do not have to worry about water damage.

  • @therosarylady
    @therosarylady 4 года назад +2

    Yeah, good morning y'all! Thanks I'm so tired on our broken old RV. Thinking more about these lately!

  • @danielledufresne502
    @danielledufresne502 4 года назад

    I like your sarcastic manner in getting someone to "hit the like & subscribe" That 1st one got me! I was like, I like this guy. I enjoy meeting peeps like me who is a lil sweet, a lil sassy, & a whole lot of sarcastic!

  • @chriswalls5831
    @chriswalls5831 2 года назад +2

    Nice and cheap I would put in insulation and drywall needs also windows I take out for window ac put small fridge in and sink and bathroom needs few things and paint for walls nice though

  • @tammibolender3785
    @tammibolender3785 4 года назад +1

    I live in a house that is 560 square feet. The market price of the house is $80,000 and I live in the Midwest. I definately need to look into this option.

  • @MBrusaZappellini
    @MBrusaZappellini 4 года назад

    My art studio is a converted tuff shed... so true about trusting the builder- I had some problems with mine (the guy ended up getting fired because he actually stole the job from another employee...he didn’t want to be found out so it was a rushed job, and there were issues with ceiling height and window placing....) anyhow, it’s been my studio for 15 years. I’m very thankful for the convenience of a home studio

    • @wolfdog3226
      @wolfdog3226 3 года назад

      How much did it cost in all for the bedrooms and kitchen and everything?

    • @MBrusaZappellini
      @MBrusaZappellini 3 года назад

      @@wolfdog3226 no bedroom/kitchen/plumbing- mine is an Art studio

  • @heroknaderi
    @heroknaderi 3 года назад +1

    I take itr as a yes. defninatly as a weekend home out in the country.😁

  • @johnthedropper7289
    @johnthedropper7289 3 года назад +2

    I recently had to decide between a barn or a camper. The barns were even smaller than this and costed over 15k. The camper was only 4.5k and then another 2.5k in repairs and changing a few things. Would have loved one of those 2 story ones though.

  • @RhysGaiam
    @RhysGaiam 2 года назад

    Thank you for telling about the company buddy 🤩👍

  • @W.I.N.02
    @W.I.N.02 2 года назад

    New Subie because you tell it all and don't withhold vital information. Thanks!

  • @cameronstone1611
    @cameronstone1611 2 года назад

    I really like them, and the log cabin in Tennessee i saw yesterday was awesome

  • @Quickblades67
    @Quickblades67 4 года назад +3

    5:20 you can feel the wind in them because they have vents in them, no different than the 8x10 you get to put your riding lawn mower in.
    I do sheetrock and mudding, so yea, I thought about doing this same thing years ago with that same shed, but I am single and know my way around the house plumbing. The reason I didn't though is because I lived in tornado valley.

  • @watcher3774
    @watcher3774 4 года назад

    I totally smashed it when you said to. 👍 truth.

  • @shaylynnstanhope6439
    @shaylynnstanhope6439 2 года назад

    Omg love yalls home!

  • @clallen2000
    @clallen2000 4 года назад +6

    The problem with the Shed conversion is that many local governments in the US will not approve the property for someone to live in it. Many of the sheds are not built to the correct housing codes for local cities. If the city won't approve it for occupancy then they won't issue a certificate of occupancy which means that utilities cannot be hooked up nor can someone legally live in the unit.
    Also, many of the sheds are stamped with a S meaning that they were designed and built only for storage.

    • @scottbrown7415
      @scottbrown7415 2 года назад +1

      The zoning restrictions are what will torpedo this sort of project.
      I am a bachelor, that larger unit is perfect for me. But I don't think that I would be allowed to build it as a residence. If I could build it on a poured foundation basement that is on a grade that would allow for a basement garage, it would be more than perfect for me.

  • @harvdog5669
    @harvdog5669 6 месяцев назад

    Two story building can be colder & hotter in different circumstances

  • @KCNOZC
    @KCNOZC 4 года назад +2

    Absolutely. Started to a long time ago

  • @kathrinekerns8398
    @kathrinekerns8398 4 года назад

    ❤you guys. Hoping you are your family are doing good.

  • @thehighlandlife2023
    @thehighlandlife2023 4 года назад +18

    I find this fascinating! Here in the UK I doubt we would get planning permission to build one!! So many rules and regs. But looks awesome.... hi from a new sub who is also a family of 6 who homeschool and homesteads.... just in a different country!! 😂

    • @delbomb3131
      @delbomb3131 2 года назад +3

      Clarkson getting constantly harassed building his little shop tells me you're completely right. If a crazy rich dude needs to fight to build a small building in the middle of a field, regular people don't stand a chance

  • @Mighty-VizioN
    @Mighty-VizioN 4 года назад +6

    I wanted to add a room to my house and this seems to be a great idea. Just insulation and a additional bathroom. Build it next to the house with a door to separate.

    • @tjhall1000
      @tjhall1000 4 года назад +3

      i thought the same thing with buying one of these and just sticking it against our house to have an expansion. but the contractor guy told us they cant do that, that it has to be placed like 7 feet from your main house, he said "fire safety reasons" which makes no sense to me.

    • @tjhall1000
      @tjhall1000 2 года назад

      @@Think-dont-believe once they put it down they dont care what you do with it. but they will absolutely not put it near any other buildings, they said its a fire hazard. if you wanna get a fork lift after and pick the building up and push it against your house, thats perfectly fine. but they wont help you do it

  • @nickstevenson3147
    @nickstevenson3147 2 года назад

    If I were to pull my ridge cap all the clips on every stud holding my roof down bring in a beam and pick it with a skytrak I have that option to extend the walls higher just as long as long as my walls are tied together my downstairs walls were built in 4ft sections so if I wanted to take out for foot reframe it and build an addition on the side I can do that very easily I like these sheds tiny homes whatever I would never go back to a regular house

  • @johnbehneman1546
    @johnbehneman1546 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much

  • @Anonymous-wb3nz
    @Anonymous-wb3nz 2 года назад

    I love your deck!

  • @Justthemow
    @Justthemow 4 года назад +13

    You can feel the wind now but once you put in the sheet rock it will sturdy it up even a real house feels wind sway to a degree until it’s fully boxed in

    • @suzannegardner6091
      @suzannegardner6091 4 года назад

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  • @DeborahAnneWeber
    @DeborahAnneWeber 4 года назад +4

    Thank you, thank you.... I can't stand those tiny low-ceiling lofts where you can only crawl or wiggle.... outrageous!!

  • @catlady6687
    @catlady6687 3 года назад +1

    I would love for my hubby to have one of these, put in a small kitchen and bathroom downstairs, and small bedroom upstairs. He could work on have his own personal space to work on projects.

  • @harvdog5669
    @harvdog5669 6 месяцев назад

    Ya, definitely, No two story or lofts for me...i want small warm & cozy 😊😊

  • @SGTRacing
    @SGTRacing 4 года назад +30

    Def looking into buying 5-15 acres and getting something like this going. 🤔

    • @colstace2560
      @colstace2560 4 года назад +4

      Just realize that the shell is the cheapest part of the build, and you could probably stick build it for less if you can do that kind of thing 👍😀

    • @SGTRacing
      @SGTRacing 4 года назад +1

      @@colstace2560 i def can. Timing is the biggest factor currently. Im in the planning stages so just weighing out my options. Thanks for the heads up

    • @YeshuaKingMessiah
      @YeshuaKingMessiah 4 года назад +1

      Not passing code

    • @SGTRacing
      @SGTRacing 4 года назад +2

      @@YeshuaKingMessiah no building codes etc.

    • @ramseyferguson6328
      @ramseyferguson6328 4 года назад

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  • @audreygarza8344
    @audreygarza8344 3 года назад +4

    Could you combine two and make it double size so you have a little more room

  • @jeffreygeorge219
    @jeffreygeorge219 2 года назад

    Im thinking of buying 2 of these for my property and join them together.. $22k is a steal

  • @willieellis7009
    @willieellis7009 20 дней назад

    Always choose the second story. My idea for the second story would be digging to end the bank at our hill and make the driveway for the bottom part and then the upper driveway for the top part and of course, install a door in the top part at the back so you wouldn’t have to do all the climbing all the time I will keep the bedroom upstairs. I paid $12,000 for a 10 x 24 shed. Anyways, I paid $12,000 for a 10 x 24 shed with a garage door and a side door a regular door and it had one loft. I would much much rather had a two story search and get the best deal out there. Make sure you get nice quality good quality stuff. and test it out for what you’re going to use it for walk in it several times, imagine carrying boxes and or carrying stuff in bags and blah blah blah. Make sure it fits what you want before you buy it. Don’t regret what you got like me. Check around you may find some repossessions my aunt got one right at $6000 and it had stuff in it. She cleaned it heart Pine Hall kind a good valuable stuff.

  • @EpicOwl2717
    @EpicOwl2717 4 года назад +88

    Title is misleading. There was no conversion.

  • @susiepummill9391
    @susiepummill9391 7 месяцев назад +1

    great video
    thank you

  • @michaelangelo6378
    @michaelangelo6378 2 года назад

    My house is only 20x25 and one story. 2 bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen. We are 4 people in house. It cost 237,000 back in 2005. By the time we pay off mortgage we will have paid over 1 million dollars.

  • @dannizinn6477
    @dannizinn6477 2 года назад

    I would move into the two full second story shed buildings. Your kids are only going to get taller and taller as they grow up.

  • @jimwagner6260
    @jimwagner6260 3 года назад

    Yes.

  • @ChurchofCthulhu
    @ChurchofCthulhu 3 года назад +12

    Tuff Shed no longer offers a second floor option (unless you get one of the really big barns), they offer lofts only and the barn style has a head clearance of only 5 ft. Probably because of zoning laws, here in AZ lofts are fine by second stories require all kinds of permitting and inspections.

    • @DocBree13
      @DocBree13 2 года назад +1

      Oh wow :(

    • @emilyobrien4831
      @emilyobrien4831 2 года назад +1

      They still sell the two stories just not in certain areas due to lack of finding builders that can do that complicated of a build

  • @tox1cfuse347
    @tox1cfuse347 4 года назад +13

    Bruh a family of 6 in 800 sqft? Jesus man I bet y’all step on each others toes a lot

    • @thinkforyourselfjohn3163
      @thinkforyourselfjohn3163 4 года назад +10

      Back in the day's people lived in small cabins with an outhouse. Families were closer and not in debt The more we have the more we have to work to pay for all the thing's we acquire that at time's are not even necessary. I speak from experience. Less is more sometimes when you'r not a slave to the system.

    • @tox1cfuse347
      @tox1cfuse347 4 года назад

      @@thinkforyourselfjohn3163 Wow, I guess I didn't realize that this was the norm once haha! Thanks for the reminder

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      @joynerjuarez5361 4 года назад

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  • @55jplock
    @55jplock 4 года назад

    Goofed on last line.... it was built over a period of 2years on weekends it cost me approximately 30,000 dollars to build I also built the floor on concrete piers. It is a great idea that works.

  • @The_Gallowglass
    @The_Gallowglass Год назад

    The house I grew up in, in Chicago, was only a 738 (648 without utility room) square foot (1st floor) Sears catalog house built in 1917. Livingroom, kitchen, bathroom, small bedroom on the first floor, utility/laundry room, and a hallway leading up to the attic. The attic, converted into bedrooms for me and my sister, with a 1/2 bath (just enough for toilet and sink) and you could only stand up in about 2/3 of it, 'cause the pitch of the roof on each side. Only two closets in the whole house--one in the hallway and one in the kitchen. Huge front porch and detached 1 car garage.
    So, your house is comparable to the size of that house. Shed or not, that is a totally livable house especially if you got land. We were lucky in that the house was on the small side, but we had a big double lot with a lot of trees--two apple trees that would blossom every spring and bear fruit through summer. It was our garden of eden.

  • @bluestarmafia5680
    @bluestarmafia5680 3 года назад

    I would love to live in one of these, im single no young kids and can always add on to it

  • @berniemiller4704
    @berniemiller4704 2 года назад

    They have some of these in slozark Alabama. Theater are smaller inside then you think.

  • @SoundOfFreedom67
    @SoundOfFreedom67 4 года назад +2

    You had me at shameless, "like button plug" #1 🤣