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Optima 12 x 12 storage shed

A wooden storage shed kit Optima 12 offers a good amount of space for your project. Even though it falls under a storage shed category due to its more minimalist design, this natural wood shed is perfect for a home office or work space, especially now, that so many of us are bound to working from home.

Customize your outside work space in this well crafted shed. For the low price you will open up long forgotten areas of your house or finally have a private work area just for you. The popular uses of this storage shed are workshop, pottery studio, and home office.

For more light and air, consider adding an extra window. And to make your outdoor shed even more attractive, check out the flower box, and window shutters!

Have questions? Visit our FAQ page or contact us via message bubble at the bottom of the screen, or call 800-590-2508.

If curious about assembly, go to our shed assembly video library.

We donate 25 trees in your name to the Cauvery Calling movement for each purchase made.

Financing by Klarna available at checkout.

Area:

136.00 LBS

Price:

$3,995.00

Description

For more light and air, consider adding an extra window. And to make your outdoor shed even more attractive, check out the flower box, and window shutters!

Have questions? Visit our FAQ page or contact us via message bubble at the bottom of the screen, or call 800-590-2508.

If curious about assembly, go to our shed assembly video library.

We donate 25 trees in your name to the Cauvery Calling movement for each purchase made.

Financing by Klarna available at checkout.

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Measurements and technical information
Reviews

Availability:: PRE-ORDER item. Expected to ship in early November
Area:: 136.00 LBS
Wall thickness:: 1 1/8" (28mm) T&G
Wood type:: All natural tongue and grove Norway spruce solid wood
Roof/ceiling:: 3/4" T&G Norway Spruce
Outside size:: 12'6"x12'6"
Inside size:: 11'10" x 11'10"
Recommended foundation:: 11'11" x 11'11"
Height of the wall:: 6'6"
Height overall:: 8'1"
Roof slope:: 15º
Roof load rating:: 24 lbs/sq ft
Roof area:: 176 sq ft
Double doors:: 4'3" x 5'10" with tempered glass
Single window in front:: 2'3" x 3' with Tempered glass
Canopy:: 6"
Package size:: 13' x 4' x 2'
Package weight:: 1466 lb (see shipping instructions)
Included:: Roof boards, fascia boards
Not included:: Floor joists, floor boards, roofing shingles
Add-on window:: Select double window
NOTE!:: Before making a purchase, check with your local county office, you may need a permit.
Download blueprint:: Download blueprint

5
Shed review

Posted by Adam on 27th Jun 2020

First: The customer service was outstanding! Because I'm pretty inexperienced with this sort of thing, I emailed repeatedly with questions and always received fast and helpful replies, often with useful illustrations.

The construction is as easy as promised. Everything made sense and went together easily.

Instructions say two people can do it. Probably true, but with limited experience and local temperatures in the high 80s, we found it helpful to have a third pair of hands sometimes -- just for hauling lumber and especially for raising the gables.

The shed looks terrific and is very tight and solid. Highly satisfied.
5
Excellence customer service

Posted by Michael on 23rd May 2019

It does not look or feel like a shed. I bought the Optima 12x10 for a storage shed, but I feel I have no problem to live in there. Looks and feels much better than most of the shed in the market. Great design and quality. It is my second shed I bought, the first for me and this for my father in law.
5
i love this shed, but could be a little better

Posted by David Cady on 29th Mar 2019

I purchased this shed in 2018 a few months after my workshop was demolished by hurricane Michael. The hurricane was a cat 4, almost cat5, and wreaked havoc on the town of panama city. I was very excited to get this shed as it looked so much better than my old pole barn. It went together very smoothly, quickly, and all the parts fit very well, I also like the hardware that came with the windows and doors. It didn't come with a subfloor, so I had to build one, and that is an extra cost. I put 8" timber-lock screws through the bottom boards into the subfloor so that should hold well. I put a metal roof on too, which looks much better than asphalt, and will hold up well, but that cost is extra too. A side note, don't use tar paper under the metal, as it gives off an odor on the inside of shed. All in all I am very pleased. The side boards have developed a few cracks, but that is to be expected with wood exposed to the elements. I have yet to put a finish on the exterior, but I think I will prime and paint it as I live in Florida, and the humidity and constant sun exposure is very harsh to even wood that is finished with a varnish or polyurethane. The only problem I have is with the thickness of the boards, and the wind straps that came with it. I think that for this size shed, it may be better to have 1 1/2" thick boards for the sides. The walls do move a little when pressed on them in the middle, not much, but thicker boards I think would alleviate this problem. Also the straps that came with the shed are not very strong. A log cabin has good structural integrity simply from the weight of the logs. But these boards don't have a lot of weight, so another means must be fashioned to hold the sides down. It came with 2x2 boards that had some metal brackets that helped, but I'm not sure they are strong enough. I will probably put a long metal strap in each corner, but being a woodworker, I know how much wood can expand and contract with the humidity, and after time, the straps will not be tight. I will probably just have to readjust the straps periodically to compensate. I'm not sure what other solution there is to this problem. But other than that it is a great shed, and I'm really looking forward to using it to do my woodworking.

Measurements & technical info

Availability:

PRE-ORDER item. Expected to ship in early November

Area:

136.00 LBS

Wall thickness:

1 1/8" (28mm) T&G

Wood type:

All natural tongue and grove Norway spruce solid wood

Roof/ceiling:

3/4" T&G Norway Spruce

Outside size:

12'6"x12'6"

Inside size:

11'10" x 11'10"

Recommended foundation:

11'11" x 11'11"

Height of the wall:

6'6"

Height overall:

8'1"

Roof slope:

15º

Roof load rating:

24 lbs/sq ft

Roof area:

176 sq ft

Double doors:

4'3" x 5'10" with tempered glass

Single window in front:

2'3" x 3' with Tempered glass

Canopy:

6"

Package size:

13' x 4' x 2'

Package weight:

1466 lb (see shipping instructions)

Included:

Roof boards, fascia boards

Not included:

Floor joists, floor boards, roofing shingles

Add-on window:

Select double window

NOTE!:

Before making a purchase, check with your local county office, you may need a permit.

Download blueprint:

Download blueprint
Reviews
- 5
  Shed review
  
  Posted by Adam on 27th Jun 2020
  
  First: The customer service was outstanding! Because I'm pretty inexperienced with this sort of thing, I emailed repeatedly with questions and always received fast and helpful replies, often with useful illustrations.
  
  The construction is as easy as promised. Everything made sense and went together easily.
  
  Instructions say two people can do it. Probably true, but with limited experience and local temperatures in the high 80s, we found it helpful to have a third pair of hands sometimes -- just for hauling lumber and especially for raising the gables.
  
  The shed looks terrific and is very tight and solid. Highly satisfied.
- 5
  Excellence customer service
  
  Posted by Michael on 23rd May 2019
  
  It does not look or feel like a shed. I bought the Optima 12x10 for a storage shed, but I feel I have no problem to live in there. Looks and feels much better than most of the shed in the market. Great design and quality. It is my second shed I bought, the first for me and this for my father in law.
- 5
  i love this shed, but could be a little better
  
  Posted by David Cady on 29th Mar 2019
  
  I purchased this shed in 2018 a few months after my workshop was demolished by hurricane Michael. The hurricane was a cat 4, almost cat5, and wreaked havoc on the town of panama city. I was very excited to get this shed as it looked so much better than my old pole barn. It went together very smoothly, quickly, and all the parts fit very well, I also like the hardware that came with the windows and doors. It didn't come with a subfloor, so I had to build one, and that is an extra cost. I put 8" timber-lock screws through the bottom boards into the subfloor so that should hold well. I put a metal roof on too, which looks much better than asphalt, and will hold up well, but that cost is extra too. A side note, don't use tar paper under the metal, as it gives off an odor on the inside of shed. All in all I am very pleased. The side boards have developed a few cracks, but that is to be expected with wood exposed to the elements. I have yet to put a finish on the exterior, but I think I will prime and paint it as I live in Florida, and the humidity and constant sun exposure is very harsh to even wood that is finished with a varnish or polyurethane. The only problem I have is with the thickness of the boards, and the wind straps that came with it. I think that for this size shed, it may be better to have 1 1/2" thick boards for the sides. The walls do move a little when pressed on them in the middle, not much, but thicker boards I think would alleviate this problem. Also the straps that came with the shed are not very strong. A log cabin has good structural integrity simply from the weight of the logs. But these boards don't have a lot of weight, so another means must be fashioned to hold the sides down. It came with 2x2 boards that had some metal brackets that helped, but I'm not sure they are strong enough. I will probably put a long metal strap in each corner, but being a woodworker, I know how much wood can expand and contract with the humidity, and after time, the straps will not be tight. I will probably just have to readjust the straps periodically to compensate. I'm not sure what other solution there is to this problem. But other than that it is a great shed, and I'm really looking forward to using it to do my woodworking.