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Old 12-19-2022, 08:52 AM
 
Location: Lyon, France, Whidbey Island WA
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We are purchasing a Gorilla 10 x12 shed through Costco. The bring it set it up, caulk it and install to satisfaction. Has anyone done this deal?
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Old 12-19-2022, 09:26 AM
 
Location: Johns Creek, GA
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I can build the exact same thing for half the price- but, if you ain’t handy…
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Old 12-19-2022, 11:39 AM
 
Location: Lost in Montana *recalculating*...
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Don't know about Gorilla sheds, but I was at a friends house and he bought a Tuff-shed, built on site deal. Maybe 10x18 or so? Fully insulated, sheathed and he turned into a dedicated reloading room. I was actually impressed! It is well built and pretty affordable for what you get. They even ran dedicated electric to the thing- and it's at least 75ft from his house.
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Old 12-19-2022, 02:36 PM
 
Location: on the wind
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Don't know about Gorilla sheds, but I was at a friends house and he bought a Tuff-shed, built on site deal. Maybe 10x18 or so? Fully insulated, sheathed and he turned into a dedicated reloading room. I was actually impressed! It is well built and pretty affordable for what you get. They even ran dedicated electric to the thing- and it's at least 75ft from his house.
I ordered a Tuff Shed to serve as a single car garage. Weird shaped lot setbacks were too narrow to accommodate a stick built garage. Poured a concrete pad for it. I didn't run power to it but could have. Used a skylight to provide ambient light. Installation was straightforward, efficient, and the shed worked great!

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Old 12-20-2022, 05:43 AM
 
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I can build the exact same thing for half the price- but, if you ain’t handy…
I'm perfectly capable of building my own, but I bought a TuffShed 10 years ago.. and enjoyed my cool beverages on the patio watching them putting it up on a very hot south Texas afternoon. It was on sale, but I probably still could've saved two or three hundred dollars doing it myself. Worth every penny.
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Old 12-20-2022, 08:33 AM
 
Location: Johns Creek, GA
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I'm perfectly capable of building my own, but I bought a TuffShed 10 years ago.. and enjoyed my cool beverages on the patio watching them putting it up on a very hot south Texas afternoon. It was on sale, but I probably still could've saved two or three hundred dollars doing it myself. Worth every penny.
Oh, I don’t disagree. There’s just something about “sweat equity” you can’t put a price on- but you can certainly feel it in your wallet!!!

A cold beer- priceless!!!
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Old 12-21-2022, 12:14 PM
 
Location: Lyon, France, Whidbey Island WA
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The deal was a good one. Installed, pre painted, on a 4 inch platform, 4 shelves, peg board and fits my existing pad. 5K
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Old 12-22-2022, 05:22 PM
 
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I just have a metal one on cement gents. It's already rusting since i am right on the gulf. Sure as heck not gonna many k's for a shed fred.
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Old 12-23-2022, 08:10 AM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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I've built garages and sheds in the past and can build one myself.

But I recently priced materials at Home Depot for a simple frame 10 x 12 shed. The cost of materials got close enough to the cost of a Tuff Shed, or the like, to convince me to just sit in my patio chair and watch somebody else build it.
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Old 12-23-2022, 09:59 AM
 
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I'm perfectly capable of building my own, but I bought a TuffShed 10 years ago.. and enjoyed my cool beverages on the patio watching them putting it up on a very hot south Texas afternoon. It was on sale, but I probably still could've saved two or three hundred dollars doing it myself. Worth every penny.

Part of 'growing up' is realizing what your time is worth and when to let someone else do the hard stuff. When I was a young (pretty poor) airman it was worth my time to change the oil in the car, even replace the starter myself. Now I pay for things like that, or re-decking the deck because my time is worth more to me and my joints will also thank me the next day.
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