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(I reserve the right to end this introductory price at anytime without warning)
Hey, it's Walter Smith here — and I just wanted to give you a quick heads up…
When you first joined WalterShedPlans, you may have seen the offer for the Cost Calculator — and for whatever reason, you chose not to take it at the time.
Totally understandable. But here's the thing…
The builders who did grab the Calculator are sending me messages I never expected.
They're walking out of Home Depot with the exact material list — first try, no second trip.
They're cancelling contractor quotes that came back $890 just for the estimate.
And the kicker? The average builder saves $847 on their first build — just from not over-buying.
So I've decided to do something I don't normally do…
For a limited time only, I'm reopening access to the "Walter's Cost Calculator" — exclusively for members who didn't take it the first time.
But fair warning — once this special access closes, that's it.
One time payment. No hidden charges.
(I reserve the right to end this introductory price at anytime without warning)
Walter's Cost Calculator
Stop guessing what your shed will cost. Get the exact number — adjusted to your ZIP code — in 90 seconds.
Type 6 numbers. Pick your finishes. Walk away with a complete cost breakdown — by ZIP code, by line item, by trip to Home Depot.
Look — let's be honest about what really happens when you start a shed build.
You sit down with a calculator and a pencil. You count studs. You guess at sheathing. You add 10% for "waste." You write down a number.
Then you drive to Home Depot — and nothing matches.
Lumber's up 14% this month. The sheathing you priced last weekend is now $4 more per sheet. Your "$1,800 budget" just became $2,300. And that's before the second trip.
Here's what most builders try instead:
Home Depot's online estimator? Generic prices. Doesn't know your ZIP code. Doesn't know your roof type.
An Excel template from a forum? Built in 2019. Prices haven't moved since.
A contractor estimate? $500–$900 just to walk through your yard. Takes 7–10 days.
Just guess and overbuy? $847 average overspend per project — confirmed across 1,800+ builds.
That's why I built Walter's Cost Calculator.
It's the first cost tool in the world built specifically for backyard sheds — not houses, not commercial structures, not generic carpentry projects.
It pulls live pricing for your exact ZIP code — lumber, sheathing, roofing, fasteners, paint, hardware — and outputs a complete breakdown in 90 seconds.
Here are the 4 features that make it different from anything else:
Live Local Prices. From Your ZIP Code.
Type your dimensions. Type your ZIP. The calculator pulls the actual price a 2x4 costs at your nearest Home Depot or Lowe's — today.
Lumber in Bismarck, ND doesn't cost the same as lumber in Tampa, FL. Every other shed tool ignores that. This one doesn't.
Database covers 12,000+ US ZIP codes across all 50 states. Sales tax automatic. Delivery surcharges flagged.
What used to take a contractor a week of phone calls, the calculator does in 8 seconds.
See It. Paint It. Before You Buy It.
VIRTUAL TAUPE
BLACK MAGIC
WOOL SKEIN
BARN RED
The 3D preview rotates around your shed — every angle, every elevation — so you know exactly what it'll look like sitting in your backyard.
Then comes the part your wife will actually care about: the Sherwin Williams + Behr color palette. Pick from 50+ pre-tested exterior combinations — body, trim, door, accent — and see them rendered on YOUR shed, in real time.
Every color comes with the exact SKU and gallon count. Walk into the paint counter. Say the number. Walk out.
No more "this looked different on the wall." No more two-gallon mistakes.
Two Sheds. Side By Side. One Decision.
- ROOF Gable · Asphalt 30yr
- SIDING Vinyl 0.044"
- FOUND. 4" gravel pad
- ROOF Shed · Metal 26ga
- SIDING T1-11 5/8"
- FOUND. 6 concrete piers
You can't decide between a 10x12 gable and a 10x16 lean-to. Or vinyl siding vs. T1-11. Or asphalt vs. metal roof.
Stop guessing. The A/B Compare runs two complete builds in parallel — same materials database, same ZIP — and shows you the cost difference in dollars and per-square-foot.
Side A: $1,847. Side B: $2,294. Difference: $447, or $3.72/sqft.
Show it to your wife. Show it to your neighbor. Get sign-off in 30 seconds instead of three weekends of debate.
Hand It To The Pro Desk. Walk Out In 15 Minutes.
This is the feature that makes contractors quietly switch over.
One click → the calculator generates a Pro Desk-formatted PDF with every SKU, every quantity, every cut size — pre-sorted by department.
You walk into Home Depot. Hand it to the guy at the orange counter. He pulls your order while you grab coffee. 15 minutes later you're loading the truck.
Real customers report cutting their average 7 trips down to 1 trip. That's 6 fewer Saturdays burned.
Plus everything else baked into the calculator:
- 12,000+ ZIP codes — pricing for all 50 US states
- 4 roof types — gable, shed/lean-to, hip, gambrel
- Automatic sales tax — by state, by county where applicable
- Waste factor built in — 8% lumber, 12% sheathing, calibrated
- Fastener counts — every nail, screw, anchor bolt — pre-counted
- Paint coverage math — square footage to gallons, by finish
- Foundation cost options — gravel pad, concrete piers, full slab
- Delivery vs. pickup — surcharge calculated, breakeven shown
- Works in your browser — Mac, Windows, iPad, phone — no install
- Auto-save every estimate — come back next weekend, pick up where you left off
What you walk away with — in 90 seconds:
- Total project cost — to the dollar, ZIP-adjusted, tax included
- Itemized material list — every stud, every joist, every sheet of plywood, by SKU
- 3D rendering — your shed, your colors, your backyard
- Paint color palette — exact SW/Behr codes, gallons, dry time
- A/B comparison report — two builds, one decision
- Pro Desk-ready PDF — print it, walk in, walk out
- Cost-per-square-foot — so you know if you're underpaying or overpaying
The calculator does it in 90 seconds.
Here's where the Cost Calculator stands right now:
using it inside
priced & ready
per first build
to full estimate
fully priced
One time payment. No hidden charges.
(I reserve the right to end this introductory price at anytime without warning)
🎁 Plus 2 More Tools Inside The Cost Calculator Pack
The Cost Calculator is the centerpiece — but it's not the only thing you get.
Together with the calculator, you also unlock 2 additional tools that turn this from a "cost estimate" into a complete pre-build battle plan.
Here's everything else you get on top of the calculator:
The ZIP Code Material Pricing Database
The raw database behind the calculator — every lumber price, every fastener, every paint gallon — for all 12,000+ US ZIPs.
- Updated quarterly with live Home Depot & Lowe's pricing data
- Exportable to CSV — load it into your own Excel or Google Sheets if you want
- Includes delivery surcharge map — knows where you'll get free delivery and where it'll cost you $79
- Pre-flagged "best price weekday" — yes, lumber prices fluctuate by day, and we tracked the pattern
The Home Depot Pro Desk Insider Guide
The step-by-step playbook for using the Pro Desk like a real contractor — even if you're a weekend DIYer.
- How to qualify for Pro Xtra (the free loyalty tier that gets you 2% back + free delivery thresholds)
- The exact phrase to say at the paint counter to unlock contractor pricing on Sherwin Williams & Behr
- How to read the lumber yard cull pile — get $3 boards that build the same shed
- The "Tuesday morning" loophole — best inventory, shortest lines, friendliest Pro Desk staff
The bottom line is this: Walter's Cost Calculator + these 2 included tools is the most complete pre-build cost system ever assembled for backyard sheds.
So don't miss out on this great deal while the introductory price is open.
"How Much Would You Expect To Pay For A Tool That Saves The Average Builder $847 On Their First Build?"
I showed this to a select group of beta-testers (over 1,800 of them spent weeks running real estimates through it)… and they told me the absolute LEAST this should retail for is $185.00
But because I want to help you build smarter — not just build cheaper — I'm NOT going to charge you anywhere near that.
If you act right now, you can grab the complete Cost Calculator Pack:
Not for $185…
Not for $87…
Nope, you can get everything for just a one-time payment of $27….
But You Must Act Right Now
This introductory price is not going to last.
Once the special access window closes, the Cost Calculator goes back to its full retail price (much higher than what you're seeing today). If you want it at this price, this is the moment.
One time payment. No hidden charges.
(I reserve the right to end this introductory price at anytime without warning)
Here's What You'll Get:
- Walter's Cost CalculatorInstant browser access. The only cost tool built for backyard sheds. ZIP-adjusted pricing across 12,000+ US locations, 3D color visualizer with Sherwin Williams/Behr palette, A/B compare, Pro Desk PDF export. ($97 value)
- ZIP Code Material Pricing Database — raw database with 12,000+ ZIPs, exportable to CSV, delivery surcharge map, "best price weekday" indicators ($59 value)
- Home Depot Pro Desk Insider Guide — qualify for Pro Xtra, unlock contractor paint pricing, read the cull pile, master the Tuesday loophole ($39 value)
Your order is covered by my 60-days guarantee. That means you can actually dive into the calculator, run real estimates for your project, use everything for a full 60 days and only decide it's really "for-you" afterwards.
There's no receipt to hold onto, no packages to return. If you don't like it for any reason, just send me an email and I'll issue a refund. It's that simple.
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What Members Are Saying
Saved $1,237 on my 12x16 gable. The ZIP pricing showed me my local Home Depot was charging $4.20 more per 4x8 sheet of OSB than the Lowe's 11 miles north. The drive paid for itself.
I was about to overbuy nails by 40% — the calculator told me the exact count for the framing pattern I was using. That alone saved me $43 and a return trip. The whole tool paid for itself before I bought a single 2x4.
Used the Pro Desk PDF this Saturday. Handed it to the guy at the orange counter, grabbed coffee, came back 15 minutes later — everything loaded. Wife asked if I'd hired help. Yeah Walter, kind of.
The A/B compare saved my marriage 😂 — wife wanted painted lap siding, I wanted T1-11. Calculator showed the $447 difference and we picked together. No more weekend-long debates.
Cancelled my contractor quote — $890 just for the estimate. Calculator gave me the same info in 90 seconds. Showed the report to my husband (35 years in the trades), he said "this is what we use on commercial bids." Worth 10x what I paid.