Building a Carriage House/Small barn/Shed

I built a Carriage House with the help of my wife Cindy, my two daughters Chelsea & Caitlin, and with special help from my niece Elana and my nephew Matt.

25 Responses to “Building a Carriage House/Small barn/Shed”

  • WolfishNuckajuh says:

    nice shed, that one probably cost around $15,000 - $20 000 to make with all the materials and labour, ive made a fab tree house and i made an elevator myself to go up and down, recently a guy saw it and offered to buy it for $90 000 but it took me 2 days to build it on my own so i said no way

  • girlycat says:

    WOW! you are no quiter!

  • bballpro08 says:

    whats this song called?

  • chetkloss says:

    The first song is Wild Nights and the second is Domino. Both are by Van Morrison.

  • odmcarp says:

    looks like yous all have fun, and you got the ladies involved. very nice small barn :)

  • jboritzki says:

    I am building a 13′ by 10′ shed to use as a workshop. What size is yours?

  • chetkloss says:

    Very similar. Mine is 10 x 12

  • CountryBoy2380 says:

    why r there no cripple studs under the windows. is there a different way that u dont need them

  • chetkloss says:

    There are cripples on either side of the windows. This provides more than enough support for these small windows even though the studs are on 24″ centers (and not 16)

  • CountryBoy2380 says:

    o yea nice shed to

  • spicoli0704 says:

    nice shed, looks like roof pitch is 10/12 and your house roof looks like 5/12 with it being that close to your house why didnt you make the shed pitch and house pitch match, i know you wanted the storage uptop, but it looks odd with different roof pitches like that close together next time think about that, nice shed thou

  • chetkloss says:

    Thank you for the comments. Since you mentioned it- The high roof pitch was primarily designed for the storage but the aesthetic of the shed was never meant to match the house. Rather, the shed, and the pergola, and the deck are all complimentary forms in an overall landscape design. I would draw your attention to rollng landscape designs like Central Park in New York or Greenfield Village in Dearborn where an eclectic collection of forms results in a pleasing design. It was very intentional

  • chetkloss says:

    As a side note, my home is never seen in this video so the 5/12 pitch you mention is one of the neighbors. My home’s roof is a bit steeper.

  • jws54 says:

    very good. I like the little trim details and the old fashioned window stool with the drip notch cut in it.
    It looks like a good family project. That is time well spent. Thanks for the post.

  • insider987 says:

    Chet forgot to mention that is was a Better Barns Plan. Of course I am partial to Better Barns. ;>

  • chetkloss says:

    yes it was a “Better Barns” plan! I also bought the door hardware and the windows from them. All of it was great stuff.

    ,,,,,,,,,,,,Chet

  • AStanton1966 says:

    Nice project and nice music.

  • volfrfitrzach says:

    Great building horrible music

  • chetkloss says:

    Thanks - but I can’t disagree more about the music.

  • volfrfitrzach says:

    To each his own haha,
    But really I build these for a living this looks great, good job!

  • brainards1 says:

    Nice job and I enjoyed the music!

  • camblynn712 says:

    i love this song! haha looks great:)

  • 89isai says:

    what diagram did yall use to build this house. looks nice. where can i get it.

  • oldmtnfart says:

    nice building, good music and really cute helpers. what more could guy want?

  • telemarker77 says:

    nice job

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