DIY 10x14 Gable Storage Shed Plan

The full plan is $19.99: buy the 10×14 gable shed plan. To see the drawing style first, open the free 10×14 gable shed plan PDF, an 8-page preview.

10×14 shed plans: the materials list, stage by stage

The shopping list is split by stage, so you can buy the foundation and floor first and the roof later, and each line is in the stock length that wastes the least. These are the big lines, copied from the plan:

The longest board on the list is 16 ft, so a standard delivery covers it. Add 2 or 3 spare studs for bad boards, as the plan suggests. The temporary braces are in the totals and can be reused after the build.

10×14 gable shed: the numbers for a site check

Square the stakes to matching 17′ 2 7/16″ diagonals before the stone goes down, and mark the roof footprint, not just the walls, when you check the yard. The ramp reaches out in front of the door, so leave room there.

How the 10×14 shed goes together

How the walls go up

Each wall is framed flat on the deck and raised as a bare frame by two people, and the siding goes on after all four stand.

• Hinge it. Drive two or three nails partly through the bottom plate into the deck at the tipping edge so the wall pivots instead of sliding.
• Brace at once. Never leave a raised wall unbraced, and never raise one in gusty wind. The 12 ft 2×4 braces run to stakes about 5 ft out, keeping the deck clear for the next wall.
• Windows. The left window opening starts 5′ 0 3/4″ from the back end of its plate, and the right one 1′ 4″ from the front end of its plate.
• Hanging the siding. Screw a straight 2×4 ledger to the floor frame at the siding’s bottom line, stand each sheet on it, have your helper hold it plumb while you tack the top corners, then nail it off.

The nailed floor frame weighs about 320 lb, so the plan has you build it in place on the skids and square it there.

What you can fit in a 10×14 shed

The plan includes a to-scale drawing of one way to fill the floor:

• A riding mower. A 42 in deck mower is 4′ 7 3/16″ wide and 5′ 10″ long, and parks nose in on the door axis. With both leaves open the clear width is about 5′ 11 1/2″, so it clears each side by 8 1/8″. A 48 in deck fits with its deflector raised, and a 54 in deck does not.
• Shelves. The mower sits 1″ off the back wall with its nose between the shelves, and a 3′ 6″ cross aisle runs behind its tail.
• Headroom. The clear height from the deck to the underside of the top plates is 7′ 7 1/2″.
• A small lip, not a step. The floor sits 9 3/4″ up, and the ramp ends about 13/16″ below the deck.

Stick-framed rafters vs trusses on a 10×14 gable roof

This 3DSHEDPLANS plan frames the roof with 24 2×4 rafters 16″ on center against a 2×6 ridge board, plus 4 fly rafters on the rakes, so two people can build it one pair at a time with no truss jig. The rafters rise 2′ 8″ from the top of the walls.

• One pattern. Cut one rafter, test it on both sides of the shed, then trace the rest. Each rafter board is 6′ 9 7/16″.
• Ties. A 2×4 rafter tie sits on the plates beside each of the 10 interior pairs, and 5 collar ties go on every other interior pair. Flat 2×4 ties also tie each gable wall plate to the first 2 rafter ties.
• Connectors. Each rafter gets a hurricane tie at the plate, and the 4 end rafters at the corners get framing angles.
• Venting. Air comes in through the under-eave vents, 2 in each eave, and the frieze slots, and leaves through a 12″ x 12″ louvered vent in each gable.

In heavy snow or high wind areas, ask about loads and check your local permit office before you build.

Free 10×14 shed plan PDF vs the full plan

The free 8-page PDF shows how the plan is drawn and what the shed looks like. The full plan adds the complete materials list above with every quantity, all 28 sections, the cut list and the cutting plan. Before it went on sale every measurement was cross-checked with 107 checks on the framing, the roof, the sheets and shingles and the lists, and all of them pass.

Before you build a 10×14 gable shed

• Permits. At 140 sq ft and 11′ 5 5/16″ tall, this shed may fall inside or outside local size and height limits, and setback rules vary by town and HOA. Call 811 before you dig, and check your local permit office before you buy lumber.
• Skids. Use ground-contact rated pressure-treated 4x4s (UC4A or higher), set each one crown up, and raise a low skid with more gravel or treated shims, never untreated wood.
• Anchors. An empty shed on loose skids can slide in a strong gust, which is why 6 ground anchors, 3 along each outside skid, are on the list. Check your local permit office for what your area asks.
• Keep it dry. Leave 6″ or more between the siding and the soil or mulch, and check the roof, caulk and paint every spring.
• Materials. Store lumber flat and covered, since wet wood decays faster (USDA Forest Products Laboratory Wood Handbook). Check the stamp on each OSB sheet for its span rating (APA: OSB).

Tools and ladders the plan lists

Beyond a circular saw, drill/driver and framing hammer, the tool list adds a 3 lb sledge for the brace stakes and a hand tamper for the pad. Two 8 ft step ladders reach the ridge, and a 16 ft extension ladder covers roof work from the eave, about 8′ 8″ up.

Related plans

• 2 ft shorter: the 10×12 gable shed plan. 2 ft longer: the 10×16 gable shed plan.
• 2 ft more in the other direction: the 12×14 gable shed plan.
• Pricing it first? Read the 10×14 shed material list guide.
• Every gable shed plan in one place.