Design free. Pay when you’re ready to build.
Design in 3D, price the materials as you go, and ask the assistant anything — no account needed. Ready to build? $99 buys the plans: framing drawings, an optimized cut list and every material priced. The set can support your permit application.
No card to start. $99 once for the plan set. Not PE-stamped — verify for your site and local code.
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Free plans stop where the permit office starts.
“Wrong size, wrong layout”
A PDF for a 10×12 doesn’t help when your yard fits a 10×14, or the door belongs on the short wall.
“Nothing to hand a reviewer”
A reviewer wants your dimensions, openings and framing on paper — not someone else’s shed.
“No idea what it costs”
Most plans list materials without prices, so the real number shows up at the register.
Free to design. $99 to build from.
Framing drawings
Wall, floor and roof framing with every stud, header, rafter and joist dimensioned.
Optimized cut list
Every board on stock lengths, laid out to cut waste.
Materials with pricing
Full quantities, priced. The running total is free while you design.
A plan set for your permit application
Floor plan, elevations, sections, framing plans and a hardware schedule, drawn from your design.
Interactive 3D design
Free, always. Change anything and watch the building and the cost update.
Step-by-step build guide
Phase one is free. The plan set unlocks the rest, in build order.
Printable shop drawings
Dimensioned sheets sized for the jobsite clipboard.
Design now. Decide later.
Start designing — freeDesign it free
Describe the shed or set the dimensions. The 3D model and the cost follow every change.
Save it by email
One link. No password, no card, no clock.
Unlock the plan set
$99 once. Drawings, cut list, quantities and the guide, yours for life.
Check with your county
Take the set to your building department. Our permit guide shows what they look for.
Two prices. No subscription.
Designing costs nothing. The plan set is a one-time purchase.
Design
Free
Everything you need to decide what to build.
- 3D designer, 4 to 60 ft a side
- Live materials cost
- Design assistant
- Build guide, phase one
- Save by email, no card
Plan set
$99once
Everything you need to build it.
- Plan set for your permit application
- Dimensioned framing drawings
- Optimized cut list
- Priced material quantities
- Complete build guide
- 5 photo renders, 3D export
- Up to 3 versions to compare
- Editing and documents for life; 90 days of AI assist
Extension
$25per 30 days
Only if you want more AI help after 90 days.
- 30 more days of AI assist
- Editing and documents never expire, with or without it
Permit rules are set by your county or city. Thresholds, setbacks and what a reviewer asks for vary by address, and we can't promise an approval. Plans are generated design tools, not PE-stamped construction documents. Outputs may contain errors. You are responsible for verifying suitability for your site and local code, and for obtaining professional engineering review where required.
The cut list pays for the plans.
Lumber for a 12×16 shed runs about $4,500 at Charlotte, NC prices. Here’s what the offcuts cost.
- Cutting by hand · 8–12% waste
- $360–$540
- With the optimized cut list · under 5%
- Under $225
$135–$315
less lumber in the dumpster
$99
for the plan set, once
Waste rates are from our build estimates and test builds; your lumber prices will differ.
Built with ShedBuilder.ai
Built by a shed builder who was tired of cut lists on a calculator. We run our own shed business in Charlotte, NC on the same framing engine.
Built your shed with our plans? Send us a photo — we’d love to feature it.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The 3D designer, the live cost and the assistant need no account. Saving takes an email address. You pay only for the plan set.
A printable plan set from your design, dimensioned framing drawings, an optimized cut list, priced quantities, the complete build guide, 5 photo renders and 3D export. Compare up to 3 versions; documents and editing are yours for life, with 90 days of AI assist.
It gives you the drawings most reviewers ask for, from your own design. Permit rules are set by your county or city. Thresholds, setbacks and what a reviewer asks for vary by address, and we can't promise an approval. Larger buildings or high wind and snow loads may need engineered drawings; the plan set is not PE-stamped.
Plans are generated design tools, not PE-stamped construction documents. Outputs may contain errors. You are responsible for verifying suitability for your site and local code, and for obtaining professional engineering review where required.
Nothing happens to your documents or your design; you keep editing and downloading for life. The 90 days covers the AI assistant, which then allows a few chats a day. A $25 extension adds 30 more days of AI assist.
Any rectangular building from 4 to 60 ft a side, with gable, lean-to, gambrel, saltbox, hip and A-frame roofs, plus porches, dormers and lofts.
Your shed, drawn for your yard.
Design it free. When you’re ready to build, the plan set is $99, once.
Or start from a size
Free to design · $99 once for the plan set · Editing and documents for life · 90 days of AI assist
Building sheds for customers? See ShedBuilder.ai for builders →
Not sure where to start? Browse our pre-configured shed plans → or read what a permit reviewer looks for →