Exterior view of the finished white gym shed with glass doors and gutters

We built this site to document our experience turning a 16′ x 20′ Tuff Shed into a backyard gym—from the early sales process and design choices to site selection, permits, concrete, electrical, flooring, and — most importantly — the gym equipment! We live in a single family home in the California Bay Area.

A few good places to start: How to Choose Home Gym Equipment: What I Picked for Our Shed Gym, The Complete Picture: All of our Home Gym Equipment, Two Dudes and a Truck: The TuffShed Goes Up!, and Breaking Ground: Pouring the Concrete Foundation.