Have you ever sleep inside of shed?

[Kahaih]

Get bunkbeds for your room. Rent out the upper bunk to a roommate.

Or, better yet, get a bf and move him in and have him pay you rent. Then only one bed needed.

I really don't know why I am responding to this thread. You can't really be serious about any of this.

Right.

Besides the bizarre idea of going for the 'Ted Kaczinski' lifestyle in one's own back yard, spending $3,000 to collect a student-rate rent (for only part of the year?) doesn't seem very profitable, does it?

 

[rareboy]

^ Amortize it over the next ten years, though....and assume you are scooping 700 to 800 bucks a month per [STRIKE]sucker[/STRIKE] exchange student to enjoy living in your house....and it makes a lot of financial sense.

Try to get people who want to pair up and charge 500 bucks each with 4 people in two bedrooms like where my niece lived while at Uni and you are simply rolling in spare dosh. And they actually had to pay the whole year or lose their place if they moved. Besides, exchange students are probably taking courses all year round without a break.

What are sleepless nights and no home life whatsoever, compared to living the American Dream as a student slumlord, as large as you can?

 

[Essex Boy]

Some light bedtime reading:

http://www.landlordreferencing.co.u...father-figure-landlord-to-get-life-in-prison/

http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tenan...-jailed-life/story-28163766-detail/story.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...eath-dismembered-body-asked-rent-arrears.html


Don't have nightmares.

 

[JPGhost]

If it did what you want it to do, it would be used to insulate houses.

It isn't.

It's meant for tools and lawn mowers, not people.

This has an R value of about zero. lie!

It is a waste of your time and money.

And in the event of fire, may be hazardous with respect to smoke development and flame spread.

Just remember though that insulation doesn't create climate. It only keeps either the heat or the cool inside.

Your windows and doors will have zero R value and there will be cracks and holes that will effectively make insulation of limited value.

Better that you should invest in a polar sleeping bag and electric blanket.

I'm curious though. If you still intend to use your kitchen and living areas, don't you think the tenants would wonder where you go afterwards? And what if you meet them wandering around when you sneak back into the house to take a dump?

What if they think it is a Break and Enter and shoot you?

I shoot them first ^^

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OMG!! OMG!!

You guys gave me ideas!!

thanks so much! Now I know I rather "insulate" myself than the whole building

 

[JPGhost]

If you have a 3K budget, I'd consider contacting a local company that specializes in making custom storage sheds to see what affordable options they have. I'm sure they'd be able to provide you with a lot more options and services than what a Home Depot's shed has. You could get a few windows for ventilation, and probably they can insulate and panel the interior walls, provide electricity from your house for a/c, space heater, lights, etc. They could also take care of a building permits, if required, and they'd know what the zoning codes are as well...for size and location on the lot. I wouldn't tell them you plan on living in it though....just use as a gardening/storage shed.

Also...you'd have to tell your tenants that you will be living in it and that you'll be using the bathrooms and kitchen in the house. Otherwise, as a landlord, you do not have the right to enter the house without proper notice. It would still not be legal to live in the shed, and if they or your neighbors contacted your local building department and told them you were living there, you'd be facing legal problems...eviction. You have to maintain your right to be living inside the house with them on the lease, otherwise if/when the authorities found out you were living in the shed and made you vacate it, you'd be homeless.

Personally, I think it's a crazy idea and you're bound to have problems with it in the long run, but if you're hell bent on doing it...don't deceive your tenants, and make the shed livable.

Very informative. Thanks..about that one. Yeah..I should tell one of them, especially the one living upstairs.

US is a land with strict legal terms/procedures. That's why you don't see people suddenly have "aha" moment and become food vendors crowding public street without license..

 

[Essex Boy]

Where's your dog going to live?
Is the loft big enough to convert into a spare room?

 

[JPGhost]

^ Oh dear... Jaysizzles....another voice of gloom and doom.

Tenant agreements, permits, lalalalalala....those are such boring adult things to think about.

Much more interesting to pretend that life is like a movie where the house owner mysteriously is around using the house during the day and evening, but then ...poof....he disappears like magic and no one knows why he keeps coming and going from the garden shed every day.

I can also guarantee you that if you wanted a custom built 50 square foot insulated and finished shed built....it is going to cost a hell of a lot more than $3000.00. The reason that Homo Depot can get away with selling them for $2000 installed is that the things are mass produced in a factory by minimum wage labourers...probably in Mexico...using the cheapest materials possible.

No. The first Keter Shed I offered was imported from Turkey and very durable.

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Where's your dog going to live?

at dog shed or with my mommy

 

[JPGhost]

I was basing it off a local shed builder in my area (not using your over-inflated Canadian prices. ) I have no idea where JP lives or prices for the like in his area.

http://www.racestoragesheds.com/Prices.html

pretty detailed inclusion of building materials on this site, and for the smallest ones that are 48 to 128 sf, the prices range $2600 - $3900 plus tax. So yes, there'd be extras to make it livable...but JP had a "+" after his price of 3K...

I'm in Seattle, WA.
Omg..that's too much brain work. Where can I get shed service without I have to figure it out myself like an old lady shopping at mechanic shop? I like the complete package- no fuss shed service ^^ if that's possible.

I still think the idea of doing this is crazy though...my 2cents.

Why?! What's odd of my idea?

 

[JPGhost]

If you wanted windows, you could find some used ones on Craigslist. Those would be cheaper than going to an overstock building supply store. But you have to be pretty good with your hands to get them in correctly.

As for cracks, that's what caulk is made for. Insulation (fiberglass, rolled batting) is usually reasonable. I'd go with at least an R19. Sheetrock isn't super expensive, but again you have to be good with your hands (measuring and cutting). I wouldn't use fiberglass insulation under the floor, foam (looks like a sheet of styrofoam and comes in different R values) would be better. If it draws moisture, it won't mold. Also, you'd want to paint the underside of the floor so that it's sealed from moisture.

For the floor, some cheap carpet.

Thanks for the tips. For window I think I'm enough with 1 or 2 functional vents to let the air in and out? Maybe?

and I might need this
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BD0QAK...lid=3QELO9G8FN0XR&coliid=I2Z9Z9WY0K7UOC&psc=1
to seal opening gap so insects can't enter

 

[JPGhost]

Those damned vibrators....

Not using that ^^

Right.

Besides the bizarre idea of going for the 'Ted Kaczinski' lifestyle in one's own back yard, spending $3,000 to collect a student-rate rent (for only part of the year?) doesn't seem very profitable, does it?

It's profitable. You just jealous because this "might" be working

 

[JPGhost]

Get bunkbeds for your room. Rent out the upper bunk to a roommate.

Or, better yet, get a bf and move him in and have him pay you rent. Then only one bed needed.

I really don't know why I am responding to this thread. You can't really be serious about any of this.

You can't be serious offering those advises right? So nightmarish and so not me..

 

[JPGhost]

Honestly..this shed plan is giving me so much lyfe right now. I'm serious and really into this.

Rarebuoy caught my adventurous teenage spirit in this, he's right on that. Second is profit reason, not because I'm desperate or what because if I'm desperate with my mortgage, I'll sleep in my garage inhaling smokes from my car.
No, I want to have a nice living inside my shed! ^^

I will buy a loft bed (not bunk bed), fitting in and having the upper bed adjacent to gambrel roof of my wood shed, feeling like I'm sleeping on the attic or a treehouse, the feeling I always want to recreate since I was a little.

But..I think I would postpone further this idea.
So good luck for haters I won't do this anytime soon because some challenge/disadvantage.

1. I have to find tenant cool enough with this lifestyle..which is kind of hard/difficult.
2. The foundation At first glance..I was looking at shed without its foundation the entire time.
My backyard soil is pretty uneven with slopes everywhere, take lots of job

 

[JerryPic]

I'm in Seattle, WA.
Omg..that's too much brain work. Where can I get shed service without I have to figure it out myself like an old lady shopping at mechanic shop? I like the complete package- no fuss shed service ^^ if that's possible.


Why?! What's odd of my idea?

Call EddMarkStarr ! He lives there

 

[borg69unimatrix]

Put one of these out there and live in it. You're short enough, the neighbors will just think you're a kid outside playing.

 

[JPGhost]

Very cool website I found about shed foundation
http://zacsgarden.com/how-to-build-a-shed/popular-shed-foundations-reviewed/

"The Kit from manufacturer"- attracts me but again..I don't have even surface.

But I think..from overall look of my yard, the best foundation would be:
"Piers" and "Pavers"/ Timber frame.

However. When I bought this house, I kind of remember from the prints that this house utility cables are spread everywhere underground..that means, call 811 before digging http://call811.com/

and that means if there actually lots of facilities (phone lines? electricity? plumbing system? Etc) underneath site I would like to build, that means it's over

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Put one of these out there and live in it. You're short enough, the neighbors will just think you're a kid outside playing.

Nice one for my dog

 

[gsdx]

Why?! What's odd of my idea?

Because, without serious renovation and insulation, a shed is not a place to live. We have given you all the information proving what a bad idea it is, but I'm sure you're disregarding it all and will go ahead with your plans anyway.

 

[JPGhost]

^
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Why over? Because I just have ONE spot I really want to build a shed- it's behind the outdoor electric outlet I accidentally found when I did inspection outside

Now I pray to cod for that site..not having utility cables underneath..because if do so, I obviously can't build my shed foundation "Piers" because that require digging few inches under. Y'all know what I mean?^^

 

[JPGhost]

Because, without serious renovation and insulation, a shed is not a place to live. We have given you all the information proving what a bad idea it is, but I'm sure you're disregarding it all and will go ahead with your plans anyway.

I know you a hater..but wtver, I just wait for 811 workers to check my site. It's all depends on him..

my hope and everything

 

[JPGhost]

If only I have FLAT SURFACE!! I def use this:

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Fulanito de tal2 years ago
Carlos did all the work! CA-R-LOS! because Carlos is? (a)Latino (b)Carlos didn't have a Degree (C)All above or---

.3 years ago
Poor Carlos, good job dude.

 

[Essex Boy]

This would be a more realistic option.