Recommended planning fit
8x10
80 sq ft footprint
Garden tools, one bike, and vertical storage.
A full Planning Pack for this footprint is not published yet. Use this as a size-comparison cue, then verify your actual equipment and yard locally.
Shed size finder
Choose a footprint from what needs to fit.
Start with your equipment and intended use. This tool compares planning capacity across common shed sizes; it does not determine a buildable design, setbacks, or structural requirements.
Your use case
What needs to fit?
Choose the gear and activity you want to compare. Results are planning cues, not a structural, zoning, or building recommendation.
Planning result
Choose what needs to fit.
Select equipment, bikes, storage, or a workbench to rank the four common footprint profiles.
10x12
120 sq ft
Bikes, seasonal storage, and compact equipment.
12x16
192 sq ft
A riding mower, bikes, shelving, or a small workshop layout.
12x20
240 sq ft
Large storage or workshop use with more circulation room.
The published 12x16 pack includes measured Storage and Workshop layout alternatives. Suggested sizes without a pack do not imply an unpublished layout or construction specification.
Then compare the available layout.
The 12x16 Planning Reference provides two geometry-matched fit layouts so you can compare storage and workshop use before progressing further.
View 12x16 planning packVerify the yard locally.
Before you build, confirm site access, setbacks, drainage, foundation decisions, local rules, and the actual dimensions of your equipment.
Read the foundation guide