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Revision #1.8
Feb 24, 2025
Stock Code:
SM1216-CEDAR
SM1216-METAL
SM1216-PLY
Thank you for purchasing a
12x16 Space Master. Please
take the time to identify all the
parts prior to assembly.
Safety Points and Other Considerations
Our products are built for use based on
proper installation on level ground and
normal residential use. Please follow the
instruction manual when building your
shed and retain the manual for future
maintenance purposes.
Customers are responsible for ensuring
a solid, level, well-draining site for
construction.
Please check with your local municipal
or county by-laws before ordering this
product to confirm it complies with
building codes.
In the event of a missing or broken piece, call the Outdoor Living Today Customer Support Line @ 1-888-658-1658
within 30 days of the delivery of your purchase. It is our commitment to you to courier replacement parts, free of
charge, within 10 business days of this notification. Replacement parts will not be provided free of charge after the
30 day grace period.
All structures purchased from Outdoor Living Today are covered for a period of one year for defects in
manufacturing and workmanship. Costs incurred for customer installations are not included.
Failure to use supplied parts included in this kit could result in poor product performance and may void your
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12x16 Space Master Garden Shed
Assembly Manual
- Snow load ratings vary by geographical location. If heavy or wet snowfall occurs, it
is advisable to sweep snow off roof frequently.
- If the product is elevated, any structural and building code requirements are solely
the customer's responsibility, and should be abided by.
- In areas with high or gusty wind conditions, it is advisable to install the structure
securely to the ground.
- Have a regular maintenance plan to ensure screws, doors, windows and parts are
tightly affixed.
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  • Page 1 In the event of a missing or broken piece, call the Outdoor Living Today Customer Support Line @ 1-888-658-1658 within 30 days of the delivery of your purchase. It is our commitment to you to courier replacement parts, free of charge, within 10 business days of this notification.
  • Page 2 What to do before my Shed arrives? Become familiar with this assembly manual and determine if you can complete the project yourself or will require a professional contractor. One helper is recommended to assist in constructing your shed. It generally takes two people 3 to 4 days to assemble a shed. If you’re hiring a contractor, their rate should be in line with that duration of work.
  • Page 3 Foundation Types for 12x16 Garden Shed 141 1/2” 141 1/2” 182” 182” Completed Foundation Concrete Foundation Floor Frame Concrete Slab Foundation: - Slab must be at least the same size as assembled floor frame (141 1/2” x 182”) or larger. - 6”...
  • Page 4 Thank you for purchasing our 12x16 Space Master Garden Shed. Please take the time to identify all the parts prior to assembly. Parts List D. Roof Section - METAL A. Floor Section 20 - 3/4” x 3 1/2” x 48” - Outside Roof Battens D1 - D19 20 - 3/4”...

  • Page 5: Hardware Kit

    12x16 SPACE MASTER HARDWARE SHEET Hardware Kit (Provided) 1 1/2” 700 pcs 400 pcs 2 1/2” Finishing 245 pcs 2” 350 pcs 1 1/4” 2 pcs Square Drive Bit 39 pcs 2” Black Headed 3/4” 24 pcs Silver 3/4” 23 pcs Y6 - Cane Bolt Black Headed Pull Handle x 2...

  • Page 6: Tools Required

    Tools Required (Not Provided) Hammer Caulking Gun Tape Measure Wood Clamp Screw Gun/Drill Ladder Pliers 1/8” Drill Bits Level Safety Equipment Required (Not Provided) Safety Glasses Work Gloves Assembly Manual shows instructions for the 12x16 Space Master and three different roof options.

  • Page 7: Floor Joists

    Regular Maintenance & Tips to prolong the life of your shed. Before/During Assembly: 1.) Paint each face and edge of your plywood floor with a latex exterior paint. 2.) Caulk wall seams if gaps appear. 3.) Caulk around window framing. 4.) Caulk perimeter between floor plywood and bottom wall plate.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    A. Floor Section Exploded view of all parts necessary to complete Floor Section. Identify all parts prior to starting. Note, Floor Footprint is 182” deep x 141 1/2” wide. Plywood Floor (4) 66 1/2” x 45 1/2” Plywood Floor (4) 75”...

  • Page 9: Wide Floor Runners

    You can find the Square Drive Bit for the screws in with the Hardware Kit Bag. When correctly positioned, attach each Joist with 4 - 2 1/2” screws (2 per end). Complete all Floor Frame and Joist connections. You can find the Square Drive Bit for the screws in with the Hardware Kit Bag.

  • Page 10: Frames

    Attach Floor Runners to Floor Frames with 13 - 2 1/2” screws per completed runner length (39 Total). For Wide Floor Runner use 4 screws in the 56” pieces and 5 screws in the 70” piece. For the 3 1/2” Floor Runner use 5 screws for the 72” pieces and 3 screws for the 38” pieces. Foundations Note: The floor will be flipped over and floor runners will sit on your foundation.

  • Page 11: Hardware (Steps A1 - A3)

    Edge without Floor Runner Wide Floor Runner With a helper, flip remaining floor section over onto your foundation. Edge of frame without floor runner should land on wide floor runner. To attach floor sections together attach each 75” Frame to 66 1/2” Frame with 3 - 2 1/2” screws (36 Total).Use 2 screws on both sides to attach horizontally.
  • Page 12 Hint: Use a chalk line to mark location of floor joists to determine screw placement. A11. With Floor Plywood pieces in position, attach with 1 1/4” screws. Use screws every 16” (approximately 120 total). The plywood is cut slightly smaller than floor framing. Keep plywood seams tight.

  • Page 13: S1 - 2 1/2" Screws

    Important: Pilot hole ALL 2x3 Wall Studs with 1/8” drill bit prior to screwing. This will make it much easier to attached together. Pilot Bottom Wall Plate Hole Plate first. Parts (Step B1) Hardware (Step B1) Starting with Solid Wall Panels, carefully lay Solid Wall Panels S1 - 2 1/2”...
  • Page 14 Rear Window Wall Side Solid Wall Position rear Wall Panel into place on plywood floor. Butt both vertical wall studs of side and rear walls together and attach with 3 - 2 1/2” screws. Screw at the bottom, middle and top of stud to secure properly.
  • Page 15 Important: Pilot hole studs first. Attach a Solid Wall Panel in corner. Attach as per Step B3. Start positioning and securing remaining Solid Walls. Attach wall studs together as per Step B3. Wall panel will sit flush with floor framing at front of shed.
  • Page 16 Door Jamb sits flush with wall framing and tips of bevel siding. Part (Step 20) Hardware (Step 20) Locate Vertical Door Jamb and position flush Vertical Door Jamb S1 - 2 1/2” Screws against each wall panel stud. The Jamb is 3 1/2” wide (1 1/2”...
  • Page 17 Advice: Prior to fastening walls and installing rafters, take time to confirm your walls are level, square and plumb. Measure diagonal at top and bottom of walls corner-to-corner. This should be approximately 223 1/2”. More importantly, if measurements are not within 1/4”, your walls are not square. Adjusting now will make it easier to the roof section later Important: If walls are not lining...
  • Page 18 B12. Parts (Steps B12) Hardware (Steps B12) Position and attach F & R Riser Plates on F&R Riser Plates S1 - 2 1/2” Screws top of Front and Rear Wall Frames. attach with (1 1/2” x 2 1/2” x 70 3/4”) x 16 total 4 - 2 1/2”...
  • Page 19 Top and Side plates flush B15. Parts (Steps B15) Hardware (Steps B15) Position and attach Side Top Plates on Side Top Plates S2 - 1 1/4” Screws Side Riser Plates. 65 3/4” side plates are on the (3/4” x 2 1/2” x 45 1/2”) x 2 x 24 total outside with the 45 1/2”...
  • Page 20 Flashing overhangs outside of rear wall B17. Place completed Gable Section so framing sits flush with the inside of the Top Wall Plate. It should also be centered side-to-side on the Top Wall Plate. Gable Flashing overhangs wall on the outside.
  • Page 21 C. Rafter Section Ridge Boards Connectors (3) Ridge Boards 45 1/2” (2) Ridge Boards 91” (3) Rafters (24) Soffits (4) Gussets (4) Important: Locate all parts necessary to assemble each Rafter Section prior to beginning. Parts for first Rafter Section: Parts for second Rafter Section: 2 - 3/4”...
  • Page 22 Completed Ridge Board 2 1/2” Screws into Doubled up Rafters Important: Pilot hole Ridge Board to prevent splitting Soffits Parts (Steps C2 - C5) Hardware (Steps 33 - 36) Lay out 12 Rafters, 2 Soffits and the Ridge Boards S1 - 2 1/2” Screws completed Ridge Board from Step 33 on level (3/4”...
  • Page 23 Important: Pilot hole Soffit to prevent splitting Attach end Soffit Board flush to ends of outside Rafters with 2 - 1 1/4” screws per Rafter end. Complete both outside Rafter/Soffit connections first. Measure and position interior Rafters as illustrated above. When positioned correctly, attach Soffits to remaining Rafters with 2 - 1 1/4”...
  • Page 24 Gable Notch Slide bottom of Ridge Slight gap between Board into notch of Wall and Soffit. Gable With the assistance of two or more helpers and some ladders, slide first Rafter Section up onto Gable Framing until bottom of Ridge Board slips into gable notch. Position Rafters so they sit evenly on Gable Framing from side to side.
  • Page 25 136 1/2” 136 1/2” 136 1/2” Take the inside-to-inside measurement between Top Wall Plates and Bottom Wall Plates at the front, middle, and rear of your shed. These measurements should each be approximately 136 1/2”, but more importantly, if they are not within 1/4” of each other, your walls are not square. Advice: It may be helpful to use a clamp to help hold Ridge Boards together...
  • Page 26 Rear Front Important: If Gable framing does not line up with Rafters, remove temporary 2” screws from Gable framing. Re align gable and then secure. C11. Hardware (Steps 42) With both Rafter Sections correctly aligned, secure Gable Framing S3 - 2” Screws to both outside Rafters with 8 - 2”...
  • Page 27 C13. Once walls are confirmed to be square and plumb, attach the remaining 3 Gussets with 10 - 2” screws per Gusset. Gussets attach to single Rafters. Attach remaining screws to Gusset that was attached in Step C14. Important: Pilot hole ends of Gusset to prevent splitting. C14.
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  • Page 29 2 1/2” screw 45 1/2” wide Center Roof Panel Position panel so roof plywood sits evenly on doubled up rafters. Screw panel to rafters through bottom row of shingles with 1 - 2 1/2” screw. Lift up and place a Center Roof Panel on rafters.
  • Page 30 Shingles overhanging outside of roof plywood. Lift up and place remaining Outside Roof Panel on Rafters. With Outside Roof Panel centered on rafters and aligned as per Steps D3 - D4, screw panel down with 1 - 2 1/2” screw. Switch to opposite side of Roof.
  • Page 31 Attach above the exposure line. Screw first Filler Shingle down to rafters using Exposure Line 1 - 2 1/2” screws (1 per panel).  Make sure to screw into both rafters. Slide in another Filler Shingle and attach as per Step D8. On your last row of shingles, attach smaller Filler Shingles with 2 - 1 1/2”...
  • Page 32 Alternate Ride Cap seams (offsetting angle cut at peak) Thin End Important: Butt (thick) end of Ridge Cap will be facing towards the outside of shed. D11. Parts (Steps D11 - D12) Place 1st Roof Ridge Cap on roof peak overhanging shin- Roof Ridge Caps Long x 28 gles by aprroximatley 1”.
  • Page 33 D. Roof Section - Metal Metal Ridge Caps (4) Metal Roof Panels Long - 86” (12) Foam Enclosures (Several) Batten Spacers 15 3/4” long (16) Roof Battens Outside Roof Battens Inside 48” long (20) 45 1/2” long (20) Flush to Ridge Board 2 1/2”...
  • Page 34 Attach Battens to Rafters with 12 - 1 1/4” screws per row (3 screws per Batten). Important: Pre-drill pilot holes with 1/8” drill bit first to prevent ends from splitting. D3 . Place Batten Spacer flush with first set of Battens on outside Rafter. Batten Spacer allows you to line up next row of Battens.
  • Page 35 D5 . Locate another pair of Batten Spacers and position flush with second row of Battens on outside Rafter. Attach Batten Spacers to outside Rafter with 2 - 1 1/4” screws per spacer. Locate 2 more Outside Roof Battens and 2 more Inside Roof Battens. Attach row of Battens to Rafter with 12 - 1 1/4”...
  • Page 36 Metal Roof Panels overlap each other Parts (Steps D7 - D12) Locate all Metal Roof Panels and Metal Roof Hangers. To Metal Roof Panels Long temporarily help hold the Metal Roof Panel Long in place, hook a (86” long) x 12 Metal Roof Hanger onto the lower Batten approximately where the center of the first panel will be.
  • Page 37 Bead of caulking Bead of caulking Once the Metal Roof Panels are spaced correctly from side-to-side and top-to-bottom, lift 5 panels up and run a bead of caulking down the overlapping seams of each panel to seal the joints. Place panels down one by one once seam is caulked. You will likely need assistance from a helper for this step.
  • Page 38 Screw into center of Battens D12. To secure Metal Roof Panels, use an additional 27 - 2” Metal Screws and 1/4” Nut Driver, Secure Metal Roof Panels down to lower 4 rows of Battens. Leave the top row unsecured for now to secure Ridge Cap later in Step D14. Tighten screws in middle row that were partially secured in Step D10.
  • Page 39 D. Roof Section - Plywood Outside Roof Panels (4) Inside Roof Panels (4) Roof Plywood 1/8” Outside Panel from rafter end. (48” wide) Parts (Steps D1 - D6) Identify Roof Panels. There are Outside and Outside Roof Panels Inside panels. Lift one outside panel onto the roof (5/8”...
  • Page 40 45 1/2” wide Center Roof Panel Position panel so roof plywood sits evenly on doubled up Rafter. Screw panel to Rafters with 9 - 1 1/4” screws. Lift up and place an Inside Panel on Rafters. Position evenly on Rafters D3 .
  • Page 41 D5 . Lift up and place remaining Outside Roof Panel on Rafters. With Outside Roof Panel centered on rafters and aligned as per Steps D1 - D2, screw panel down with 9 - 1 1/4” screw. D6 . Switch to opposite side of Roof. Repeat Steps D1 - D5 to attach remaining panels on opposite side of roof.

  • Page 42: Miscellaneous Section

    Not Pictured: Door Stops, Top Wall Trims, Drip Edge E. Miscellaneous Section Pentagon Detail Angle Cut Facia (4) Facia Nailing Strips (8) Plate (2) Rear Wall Trims (2) Facia Detail Horizontal Plates (8) Gable Trims (6) Side Facia Outside (4) Side Facia Inside (2) Filler Trims (4)
  • Page 43 Parts (Step E2) Attach Bottom Skirting - Bevel below the two front Narrow Bottom Skirting-Bevel Window Walls. Attach with 4 - 1 1/2” finishing nails per piece. (7/8” x 4 1/2” x 33 3/4”) x 2 Hardware (Step E2) N1 - 1 1/2” - Finishing Nails x 8 total Parts (Step E3) Attach Bottom Skirting - Bevel below the doorway.
  • Page 44 Parts (Step E4) Hardware (Step E4) Attach Filler Trim to front and rear walls in Filler Trims N1 - 1 1/2” Finishing each corner. Attach with 8 - 1 1/2” Finishing Nails (3/4” x 2 1/2” x 75”) x 4 Nails per piece.

  • Page 45: Side Trims

    Locate Horizontal Gable Trims for both front and rear of shed. Position equally over Gable and Wall seam. Attach each piece with 5 - 1 1/2” finishing Nails. Parts (Step E7) Hardware (Step E7) Horizontal Gable Trims - Bevel N1 - 1 1/2” Finishing Nails (3/4”...

  • Page 46: Wide Corner Trim

    Side Trim Wide Trim Parts (Step E9) Hardware (Step E9) Attach Wide Corner Trims over Filler Trims. Wide Corner Trims N1 - 1 1/2” Finishing Wide Trim will cap Side Trims. Attach with (1/2” x 5 1/2” x 90”) x 4 Nails 8 - 1 1/2”...
  • Page 47 E12. Parts (Step E12) Hardware (Step E12) Attach Facia Cleat to underside of Roof Panel, flush edge to edge. Repeat this step on rear of shed. Facia Cleat S2 - 1 1/4” Screws Fasten each cleat with 3 - 1 1/4” screws per piece. (3/4”...

  • Page 48: Pentagon Detail Plate

    E15. Attach remaining Front & Rear Facia pieces to Facia Cleats under roof plywood with 10 - 1 1/2” Finishing Nails. Once again, line up Facia so it is aligned with Rafter ends. Do a dry run with Front, Rear and Side Facia to confirm positioning prior to attaching. E16.
  • Page 49 Note: illustration of Hinge may not be accurate. The # of screw holes in the hinge may vary from three to four depending on model. Attach Black Tee Hinges with 3/4” & 2” Black hardware provided 2“ Screws 3/4” Screw E18.
  • Page 50 E20. Position Left Side Door as per Step E19 and secure with 2” Black Screws. When satisfied with door positioning, complete all 2” Black Screw attachments. Note: Do not over tighten hinge screws when using screw gun. Tighten 3/4 of the way and use a Screw Driver to finish so as not to strip screws.
  • Page 51 E23. Parts (Step E23) Hardware (Step E23) Position and attach Vertical Door Interior Door Flange S3 - 2” Screws Flange on inside edge of door frame (left door (1/2” x 2 1/2” x 71”) x 1 x 6 total from outside) using 6 - 2” Screws. Drill 1/2”...
  • Page 52 E25. Hardware (Step E25) Attach Door Handles and Exterior Black Drop Latch to door. Attach Y3 - Door Handles x 2 total Drop Latch as illustrated above with 5 - 2” Black Screws & 1 - 3/4” Black Y4 - Drop Latch x 1 total Screw.
  • Page 53 Trim dado sits in flange. E27. Hardware (Step E27) Position Window Trim around window doing a dry run first and N1 -1 1/2” Finishing Nails attach with 4 - 1 1/2” Finishing Nails per piece.The regular window kit is x 64 total 1”...
  • Page 54 Outdoor Living Today Flower Box Assembly Instructions Exploded Side Trims (D) View Front Trim (C) End Caps (B) 1 1/4” Parts Lists: Nails (G) A - Base, Rear & Front Box Frames (3pcs) 3/4” x 5 1/2” x 23” B - End Cap Frames (2pcs) 3/4”...
  • Page 55 Please call, write or email us at: use creates a false or misleading statement or impression as to the positions, statements or actions. Outdoor Living Today Canadian Address United States Address 9393 287th Street P.O.

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