Large shed/workshop foundation

Jester

Jester

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Could I use large paver stones 24"x24" set on compacted gravel, as a foundation for a metal or polythylene shed?

Like this: http://store.lifetime.com/m/product/60026

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It won't be used for a car. Mostly for storage and a workbench and some tools. The Swinger already has a little home, but there is no room for my tools and stuff. Anything larger would block our view of the mountains.
 
Those come with a floor. So, yeah. If you get a solid, flat surface, the floor works out well.

I ended up doing a stamped concrete pad for ours, but after digging out the sod and levelling the ground to prep for that pour, I saw that our ground is so loaded with clay that I could have gotten away with tamping a sand/fine gravel mix.

The concrete was cheap though, and the dig was done.

If you know any concrete guys, see if you can buy the "tail end" of a load.
Thats what we did. They spread the aggregate ahead of time and told me to "be ready when we call".
A few days later, they poured and stamped the pad.


Details with pictures are here: http://www.moparnuts.com/forums/showthread.php?21028-Test-fit-before-gluing/
 
Thanks, guys. I'm going to see what I can come up with and probably get going on this project within the next month or so. Can't stand doing home renos in the basement and getting sawdust, grease and tools all over everything. [smilie=J:
 
I cheaped out and picked up a smaller shed on sale. 8'x12', and the recommended foundation is just gravel, bricks and 4x4 studs running along the 12' length. The shed frame simply sits on it. Took 2 hours just to transport the pieces from front yard to back. They dropped the box off of a truck, and the box weighs 1000 lbs. Wood and particle board :-/
 
I'll probably just run an extension cord to it when needed. Built the shed base far away from the house, so I can eventually extend the current garage properly.

2 days just to complete the shed base. Used 3/4" plywood for the floor. Particle board doesn't make me feel good [smilie=f:
 
You may want to put some wire mesh from the floor base into the ground so as to not create a nice home for unwanted critters.
 
Was just going to put some small pieces of lattice around the base to ground, but wire mesh is a better idea. I'll cover the mesh with lattice work. :)

We're only making it out to the house on weekends, so every project takes forever to complete. I go by myself a day or two per week just to check on things and do a bit of yard work.
 
"When you go to get 'mesh' tell them you want hardware cloth. A determined critter can chew through anything less."

If that sounds like the voice of a former ferret owner, it should--because I am. Hardware cloth is fully welded steel, usually plated to prevent corrosion, and available in various sizes of mesh opening. Yes, it's more expensive than chicken wire. If you ask for it and get nothing but blank stares, find an actual fucking hardware store. :doh:

Go around the base of the shed using either a hoe or an ice chopper (or a hoe wielding an ice chopper--while you supervise with a cold beverage--if you can swing it) to make a slot in the ground into which the hardware cloth can be inserted. A 4" depth should be enough to discourage any vermin that might decide they're going to simply dig their way past it. 'Cept gophers, of course. Then you'll have to go all Carl Spackler on their fuzzy little asses. In which case I highly suggest filming it. :dance:
 
We have a gopher or mole or some small sand worm. I ran water down a hole for 10 minutes and haven't seen any sign of it since.

Maximus and son Bruticus should take care of unwanted vermin.
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More assembly pics. Keep in mind I raised the walls myself on a windy day, and am kind of a wimpy dude.

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