What You Actually Get With These Shed Plans (And What You Don’t)
Let’s be honest: most of those “5,000 shed plans” you see online are garbage.
You download the file and get flooded with mismatched PDFs, no structure, no order — and nothing you’d actually build.
So I decided to test one of the few packs that people actually talk about:
👉 My Shed Plans — full shed blueprint pack
Here’s what you really get — and what’s worth your time.
✅ What You Do Get
1. A full digital plan library
Downloadable files
12,000 total shed and outdoor builds
Organized by type: gable, lean-to, barn, mini, etc.
2. Material and tool lists
Clean and printable
Perfect for trips to Home Depot
Helps estimate cost before you even cut wood
3. Step-by-step build instructions
Diagrams with cuts labeled
Roof pitch, framing, spacing
“Start Here” guide included
4. Bonus content (optional)
Upsell: video tutorials
CAD tool: simple editing program included in higher tiers
Printable cutting guides
❌ What You Don’t Really Need
1. The upsell videos
Nice if you’re visual — but I didn’t use them. The diagrams were enough.
2. The design software
I opened it once. Didn’t touch it again. Good for pros maybe — not needed to build.
3. Every single plan
You’ll never build all 12,000. Focus on 1–3 at a time. The rest are just inspiration.
🧠 What Helped Me Most
Material lists — I didn’t overspend
Printable diagrams — I brought them outside
Clarity of skill levels — some plans are marked “Easy” or “Weekend Build”
Comparing roof types — I actually understood what gable vs barn meant
That’s when I realized what actually fit my space → these were the 3 I almost built
🪚 What I Built With It
I used the 10x10 lean-to shed plan — printable, clear cuts, and took me 3 weekends to finish.
If you want to see how it went from start to finish, I broke that down → full beginner build here
I could’ve gone in blind, guessed the framing, and wasted money. Instead, I avoided a ton of rookie mistakes → here’s what I dodged”
🔍 Should You Get It?
If you:
Want to build a shed yourself
Don’t want to waste money guessing
Prefer printed diagrams over YouTube videos
Then yes — it’s solid.
Not perfect. Not magic. But better than anything else I’ve downloaded.
FAQs
Q: Is it all in one file?
A: No. It’s organized into folders. Easy to search by shed style.
Q: Can I use it without internet?
A: Yes — I printed the plan and used it outside.
Q: Do they give measurements?
A: Yes — cuts, framing, spacing, door width, etc.