Selecting a Premier Lean-To from Tuff Shed

I have just spent hours calculating the best price on storage. I’m sure you want to know, too.

We plan to build a large storage building work shop behind the house, but we have to wait for the city to finish some work they are doing. It has been dragging on and dragging on, so we’ve decided to put a shed next to the house for now so we can get some of this stuff out of the garage.

Schumacher Homes Cross Creek Modified House Plan

We can put something on the side behind the carport. I don’t want to block the bathroom window, but from there to the end of the house should be plenty of space.

From the window to the end of the house is 17 feet. That’s a lot of space.

Premier Lean-To from Tuff Shed in Home Depot Parking Lot

We have looked at a lot of options, there are a lot of places around here selling sheds, but we are really leaning towards the Premier Lean-To from Tuff Shed. You might have seen it in the parking lot in front of Home Depot.

Tuff Shed Premier Lean-To Brochure from Home Depot

Here is what it says in the brochure the guy from Home Depot gave us.

Lean-To Style Sheds

This model has its roof peak along one of the sidewalls instead of the center of the building. Door size varies on this model based on placement. Shown here with paint upgrade.

2×6 Galvanized Steel Foundation

6′ Tall Steel Reinforced Tuff Shed Door

Endwall or Sidewall Door Placement

6′ 4″ Clear Interior Sidewall Height

16″ On Center 2×4 Wall Framing

4′ Block Sidewall Eave (front)

Tuff Shed Premier Lean-To pricing from the brochure at Home Depot

The brochures shows them starting at 4 feet wide and 8 foot long, going up to 8 feet wide and 24 feet long. The wider it is, the higher the roof is.

Premier Lean-To from Tuff Shed Shown in Gray By Me paint color with Licorice painted trim and a 2’ x 2’ window and shutter upgrade — Premier Lean-To from Tuff Shed
Shown in Gray By Me paint color with Licorice painted trim and a 2’ x 2’ window and shutter upgrade

There is more information on the website.

Sundance Series Lean-To

The lean-to has its roof peak along one of the side walls instead of in the center of the building. This style building is perfect for placing next to an existing structure or under a deck. Except for the roof, this building’s features are similar to the Premier Tall Ranch. Customers often ask to modify wall height and roof pitch to fit their specifications.

Single Slope 2/12 Roof Pitch & 3-Tab Shingles

6′ 5″ (on short wall) Clear Interior Sidewall Height

LP SilverTech Radiant Barrier Siding & 2×4 Wall Studs Spaced 16″ On Center

6′ Tall Shed Door Placed on Any Wall

4″ Block Sidewall Eave (short wall only)

www.tuffshed.com/Premier Lean-To

There are a lot more sizes and prices on the website, too.

How Much Do Lean-to Sheds Cost?

Where we live, the cost starts at $1,715.00 for one that is 6′ x 6′ with the roof 8’3″ high at the peak.

For $7,820.00 you can get one that is 12′ wide, 32′ long and 9’5″ high at the peak of the roof.

The twelve foot wide ones are the best price per foot of floor space.

w x l x h	base price	footprint	per foot
12′ x 32′ x 9’5″	$7,820.00	384	$20.36
12′ x 30′ x 9’5″	$7,425.00	360	$20.63
12′ x 28′ x 9’5″	$7,040.00	336	$20.95
12′ x 24′ x 9’5″	$6,364.00	288	$22.10
12′ x 20′ x 9’5″	$5,543.00	240	$23.10

Sheds Under $3000

There are quite a few choices that stay under $3000.00.

w x l x h	base price	footprint	per foot
6′ x 6′ x 8’3″	$1,715.00	36	$47.64
4′ x 8′ x 7’11”	$1,871.00	32	$58.47
6′ x 8′ x 8’3″	$1,965.00	48	$40.94
4′ x 10′ x 7’11”	$2,131.00	40	$53.28
6′ x 10′ x 8’3″	$2,246.00	60	$37.43
6′ x 9′ x 8’3″	$2,246.00	54	$41.59
4′ x 8′ x 7’11”	$2,336.00	32	$73.00
4′ x 12′ x 7’11”	$2,360.00	48	$49.17
6′ x 12′ x 8’3″	$2,475.00	72	$34.38
8′ x 10′ x 8’7″	$2,599.00	80	$32.49
6′ x 9′ x 8’3″	$2,797.00	54	$51.80
8′ x 12′ x 8’7″	$2,911.00	96	$30.32
10′ x 10′ x 9’1″	$2,984.00	100	$29.84

Of the ones under $3000, the 10′ x 10′ x 9’1″ ($2,984.00, $29.84 per square foot), 8′ x 12′ x 8’7″ ($2,911.00, $30.32 per square foot), and 8′ x 10′ x 8’7″ $2,599.00, $32.49 per square foot) are the lowest price per square foot of floor space.

The Most Storage

Our first thought was to find the shed that had the most storage. These are the ones that have the most floor space.

w x l x h	base price	footprint	per foot
10′ x 20′ x 9’1″	$4,783.00	200	$23.92
12′ x 20′ x 9’5″	$5,543.00	240	$23.10
12′ x 24′ x 9’5″	$6,364.00	288	$22.10
12′ x 28′ x 9’5″	$7,040.00	336	$20.95
12′ x 30′ x 9’5″	$7,425.00	360	$20.63
12′ x 32′ x 9’5″	$7,820.00	384	$20.36

We don’t actually have that much space. We have a little more than 17 feet.

w x l x h	base price	footprint	per foot
12′ x 16′ x 9’5″	$4,731.00	192	$24.64
10′ x 16′ x 9’1″	$4,066.00	160	$25.41
12′ x 12′ x 9’5″	$3,920.00	144	$27.22
10′ x 14′ x 9’1″	$3,837.00	140	$27.41
8′ x 16′ x 8’7″	$3,525.00	128	$27.54
10′ x 12′ x 9’1″	$3,348.00	120	$27.90
8′ x 14′ x 8’7″	$3,213.00	112	$28.69
10′ x 10′ x 9’1″	$2,984.00	100	$29.84

All of these will fit and they all have 100 square feet or more of floor space.

Sheds You Don’t Need a Permit For

Where we live you need a permit if the foot print for the shed is 12-feet or more on any wall. So all the the 12′ sheds are actually 11’11.5″, close, but no permit needed.

None of these sheds are over 12′ wide. They come up to 32-feet long.

w x l x h	base price	footprint	per foot
12′ x 12′ x 9’5″	$3,920.00	144	$27.22
10′ x 12′ x 9’1″	$3,348.00	120	$27.90
10′ x 10′ x 9’1″	$2,984.00	100	$29.84
8′ x 12′ x 8’7″	$2,911.00	96	$30.32
8′ x 10′ x 8’7″	$2,599.00	80	$32.49
6′ x 12′ x 8’3″	$2,475.00	72	$34.38
6′ x 10′ x 8’3″	$2,246.00	60	$37.43
6′ x 8′ x 8’3″	$1,965.00	48	$40.94
6′ x 9′ x 8’3″	$2,246.00	54	$41.59
6′ x 6′ x 8’3″	$1,715.00	36	$47.64
4′ x 12′ x 7’11”	$2,360.00	48	$49.17
6′ x 9′ x 8’3″	$2,797.00	54	$51.80
4′ x 10′ x 7’11”	$2,131.00	40	$53.28
4′ x 8′ x 7’11”	$1,871.00	32	$58.47
4′ x 8′ x 7’11”	$2,336.00	32	$73.00

This chart has all of the sheds that you don’t have to pull a permit for, sorted by price per square foot of storage.

The 12′ x 12′ x 9’5″ is $3,920.00. It has 144 square feet of floor space at $27.22 per foot. That is a lot of storage. The price is not too bad and we wouldn’t have to pull permits and wait for inspections.

So…. what about if we put in two? We have space for two. How about if we put in one and see if we really need the other one. Perhaps as we move some of this stuff again the he of we will see that we don’t really want it. Hint hint.

Paint Colors and Other Options

The way it comes for this price is only including the door. You can have them add shelves, pegboard and a workbench.

Tuff Shed Upgrades and Options

The window and any paint is extra.

Tuff Shed Paint Swatches
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These are the paint colors that are available right now. Do you notice something about the color names? I think they named them around Halloween. Besides Autumn Gray, which looks like a shade of green, a pinky taupe is Notorious, a blue gray teal is Goblin, light beige is Ghost Writer, black is Black Magic and a light terra cotta is Pumpkin Patch.