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Maximum listed footprint

Compare listed width and depth without rotating. Roof overhangs, delivery and site fit need separate checks.

Storage organized around a mower Gable form with a front opening; layout evidence follows below.
Layout reference · Garden storage

10×12 Gable Storage Shed

A mower-led storage study with a front shelf you can reach independently. See what fits in the assumed interior, what can come out first, and what changes when the shelf moves.

10 × 12 ft · nominal

  • ShedBuildPlans: layout-study PDF · Free · not construction plans
Two access faces in a compact form The source describes front double access and a side opening.
Documented project · Bike storage

Compact 7×4 Bike Shed

An independent reading of Vikkie Lee’s compact bike-shed project: front double access plus a side opening. Use the original build account, then check your bicycles and the space outside both openings.

7 × 4 ft · source-reported

  • Vikkie Lee / The Carpenter’s Daughter: guide · Free · at original provider
  • Vikkie Lee / The Carpenter’s Daughter: build plans · needs recheck · at original provider
  • ShedBuildPlans: layout-study PDF · Free · not construction plans
A workshop centered on the bench Rear bench, standing zone and entry reservation are separate.
Layout reference · Workshop

8×10 Bench Workshop Shed

A compact workshop organized around a rear bench and reserved standing space. Compare the shown 60 in bench with a longer one before adding fixed machines or more storage.

8 × 10 ft · nominal

  • ShedBuildPlans: layout-study PDF · Free · not construction plans
12×16 Storage + Hand-work Shed. A storage shed with a rear hand-work bench.
Layout reference · Storage + workshop

12×16 Storage + Hand-work Shed

Keep the mower, front shelf and seasonal bin from the 10×12 study, then add a rear bench. Working at that bench requires the mower outside first.

12 × 16 ft · nominal

  • ShedBuildPlans: layout-study PDF · Free · not construction plans
Open-front Bike Storage Case Study. An open front, slatted enclosure and sloping roof; proportions schematic.
Documented project · Bike storage

Open-front Bike Storage Case Study

A documented 3x3 Custom build for children’s bikes, scooters and outdoor toys. Its open front puts direct retrieval ahead of enclosed storage.

Footprint not disclosed

  • 3x3 Custom: guide · Free · at original provider
  • 3x3 Custom: build plans · Free · at original provider
  • ShedBuildPlans: layout-study PDF · Free · not construction plans
Greenhouse + Dry Storage Partition. Transparent growing enclosure with a separate opaque dry-storage zone.
Layout reference · Greenhouse + storage

Greenhouse + Dry Storage Partition

A 12×16 nominal example with transparent growing space behind a partition and an opaque dry-storage zone at the front. Test the connecting opening before allocating more growing area.

12 × 16 ft · nominal

  • UGA Cooperative Extension: guide · Free · at original provider
  • ShedBuildPlans: layout-study PDF · Free · not construction plans
Shed + Chicken Coop Storage. A new-build combination study with a divided coop and dry-storage area.
Layout reference · Chicken coop + storage

Shed + Chicken Coop Storage

An original new-build concept separating dry feed and tool storage from a chicken coop, with distinct daily service, animal and dirty clean-out routes.

Footprint not disclosed

  • University of Minnesota Extension: guide · needs recheck · at original provider
  • ShedBuildPlans: layout-study PDF · Free · not construction plans
  • Penn State Extension: guide · Free · at original provider
Ground-level Goose Shelter. Ground resting and ground entry; no elevated roost layout.
Layout reference · Goose shelter

Ground-level Goose Shelter

An original relationship study for domestic geese: ground access, dry resting space, water service and a separate cleaning route.

Footprint not disclosed

  • Tara Hess · The Open Sanctuary Project: guide · Free · at original provider
  • ShedBuildPlans: layout-study PDF · Free · not construction plans

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