Backyard Storage Sheds
The most common trigger: a standard 10×20 crosses most low thresholds.
Learn More →More jurisdictions are requiring stamped structural plans on sheds once they cross a size threshold, and that threshold is smaller than most people think. We coordinate site-specific, permit-ready shed plans with engineers who actually understand post-frame framing, not generic templates that get rejected at the counter.
Champaign County, Illinois requires an engineered structural plan on anything over 196 square feet, a standard 10×20 backyard shed included. It won't be the last county to draw the line that low.
A 10×20 shed is 200 square feet, enough to cross the line in jurisdictions like Champaign County.
Similar size-based requirements are being discussed with state representatives in other jurisdictions.
Engineers who specialize in metal buildings generally won't take on sheds. It's a different structural type.
We route shed projects to engineers who work in post-frame framing regularly, sheds included.
Structurally, a shed isn’t a scaled-down house and it isn’t a metal building. It’s a small pole barn on runners: posts, framing, and a load path sized correctly for your site.
Same load-path logic as our post-frame and pole barn work, scaled to a shed’s footprint.
Engineered for skid runners or a fixed foundation, whichever your site and jurisdiction call for.
Wind, snow, and soil conditions calculated for your address, not a generic template.
If your jurisdiction requires a stamp on it, we can engineer it.
The most common trigger: a standard 10×20 crosses most low thresholds.
Learn More →Livable-feeling backyard spaces that still need a structural stamp.
Learn More →Open-sided post-frame shelters for equipment and livestock, engineered like any other structure.
Learn More →Storage plus workshop plus overhang, all under one engineered roof.
Learn More →Pre-drawn generic shed plans are built to a generic load assumption, not your address, which is exactly what most jurisdictions requiring a stamp check for.
Calculated for your exact jurisdiction, not a nationwide average.
Roof and framing sized to your local ground snow load.
Sized for your soil conditions and how the shed sits on-site.
Sealed by a PE licensed in the jurisdiction where you’re permitting.
Dimensions, site address, and how it sits: runners or a fixed foundation.
We confirm the local requirement and the load data your site is engineered against.
A licensed PE engineers the post-frame system to your exact site, not a template.
Receive stamped structural drawings and submit for permit.
Most engineers who work in metal buildings pass on sheds. Post-frame is our core service, and a shed is post-frame construction at a small scale.
Our engineering network recently completed a three-part modular horse barn for Horizon Structures near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the same post-frame discipline a shed relies on, tested on a larger structure.
Designed to meet your local code and site conditions, wherever your shed goes up.
More jurisdictions are requiring stamped structural plans on structures once they cross a size threshold, and that threshold can be smaller than most builders expect. Champaign County, Illinois, for example, requires engineered plans on anything over 196 square feet, a standard 10×20 backyard shed included. We expect more counties to adopt similar requirements over time.
Size isn't the same as simplicity. Structurally, a shed is a small pole barn on runners: posts, framing, and a load path that needs to be sized correctly for wind, snow, and soil conditions just like a larger building. It's a different structural type than a stick-framed house or a metal building, which is why it needs to be engineered by someone who works in that framing system regularly.
Most engineers who specialize in pre-engineered metal buildings don't regularly work with post-frame, pole-barn-style construction, and a runner-mounted shed doesn't behave like a metal building. We route shed projects to engineers who understand post-frame load paths, which is the same expertise behind our post-frame and pole barn work.
Generic engineered shed plans, sold as one-size-fits-all templates for a few hundred dollars, are built to a generic wind and snow load, not your address. Most jurisdictions that require an engineered stamp also require the plan to reflect your specific site conditions, so a generic plan often gets rejected at the permit counter even though it's technically "engineered."
Yes. Every shed plan is reviewed and sealed by a licensed PE in the jurisdiction where it will be permitted, sized to your specific site conditions rather than a generic load assumption.
From a single 10×20 backyard shed up to larger multi-bay storage and workshop sheds. If your local code doesn't require a stamp yet, we can still tell you where the threshold sits in your jurisdiction.
Struxsure coordinates site-specific, stamped structural plans for sheds, engineered by professionals who treat post-frame construction as their core discipline, not an afterthought.