About: Look at your man, now look at me, now back to your man, now back to me. Sadly, he isn't me, but he could be like me if he followed my instructables.

Hello again everyone! In this instructable, I will be showing you how to build a 12' by 16' shed modeled after an old-style barn, complete with double barn doors, a partial loft, a barn-style roof, and a classic red and white paint job (although really, you can paint it whatever color you want). I built this shed for the farm program at my old high school, where I used to volunteer, and I now have a part time job there. The administrator there was going to buy a kit shed because the first shed was too small and falling apart, but I convinced him that I could build him a better shed from scratch, for less money, while at the same time teaching some of the students a bit about construction. It also helped that he really wanted a Gambrel roof, which is a bit hard to find in a prefab shed.

Let's get started!

NOTES:

This is not a 1 person project. A minimum of 3 people are required on some steps to build this without it being a huge pain.

Also, this instructable is written with the assumption that you already have basic carpentry experience and the ability to figure out small details yourself. For example, I will tell you to cut a board to a specific length and angle, but I will not specify the correct saw to use (hint: it's a miter saw) or how to line up the cut.

Also, I forgot to take pictures of some of the steps, but I have tried to cover those areas with computer-generated images.