Good morning everyone.
I am probably planning to set up a garden shed in my backyard after the summer this year. It will be used to store all the stuff that is currently in my garage and is not related to the car.
- Lawn mower
- Gas grill
- Shovel, pickaxe, rake, bucket, and other small tools
Optionally a wheel rack and 2 bicycles, but these items will mostly stay in the garage.
The garden shed will be placed in the farthest corner of my already relatively small garden, so the size needs to be chosen accordingly. In other words, not too small but definitely not too large.
I am considering two sizes:
1. W 1.82 m x D 1.22 m = 2.22 m² (6 ft x 4 ft = 24 sq ft)
2. W 2.12 m x D 1.54 m = 3.26 m² (7 ft x 5 ft = 35 sq ft)
It is important that one of the sides is under 2 meters (6.5 ft) so that the shed fits well into the corner.
The second point is the base. So far, I planned to pave an area of roughly 2 m x 3 m (6.5 ft x 10 ft), put the shed on it, which would also give me a paved area in front of the shed and be done. The advantage is more flexibility with the shed location and probably not the cheapest option.
Now I am considering making a pier or strip foundation and simply placing the shed on that. If needed, I could still pave an area in front of the shed.
I would appreciate some input and suggestions.
I am probably planning to set up a garden shed in my backyard after the summer this year. It will be used to store all the stuff that is currently in my garage and is not related to the car.
- Lawn mower
- Gas grill
- Shovel, pickaxe, rake, bucket, and other small tools
Optionally a wheel rack and 2 bicycles, but these items will mostly stay in the garage.
The garden shed will be placed in the farthest corner of my already relatively small garden, so the size needs to be chosen accordingly. In other words, not too small but definitely not too large.
I am considering two sizes:
1. W 1.82 m x D 1.22 m = 2.22 m² (6 ft x 4 ft = 24 sq ft)
2. W 2.12 m x D 1.54 m = 3.26 m² (7 ft x 5 ft = 35 sq ft)
It is important that one of the sides is under 2 meters (6.5 ft) so that the shed fits well into the corner.
The second point is the base. So far, I planned to pave an area of roughly 2 m x 3 m (6.5 ft x 10 ft), put the shed on it, which would also give me a paved area in front of the shed and be done. The advantage is more flexibility with the shed location and probably not the cheapest option.
Now I am considering making a pier or strip foundation and simply placing the shed on that. If needed, I could still pave an area in front of the shed.
I would appreciate some input and suggestions.
It moves – and if it doesn’t move, it will shift and/or warp. A few pad foundations are quick to install. Our shed was built in the same way: pad foundations, joist hangers, beams, a roof made of beams, roof panels on top, and simple boards on the outside (raised off the ground to avoid moisture and allow ventilation 😉 ).
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meister keks20 May 2018 17:20If you set up a metal shed, it should be properly anchored, but for an 800-kilogram (1,764-pound) wooden house, this is not necessary.
I’m chiming in here because I have a similar project in mind. It’s a metal garden shed measuring 2.45 x 3.42 meters (8 ft x 11 ft 3 in), with a 65 cm (25.5 in) section used as a wooden shelter. My plan was to dig pier footings, add about 10 cm (4 inches) of gravel or crushed stone at the bottom, compact it, and then pour concrete footings measuring 30 x 30 x 30 cm (12 x 12 x 12 inches). On top of that, I’d place a polyethylene (PE) sheet, which I would basically secure using paving slabs. Then, the shed would be installed on these slabs and anchored down into the footings accordingly. Does that sound reasonable so far?
The paving slabs would provide ventilation underneath the shed, as I intend to lay OSB boards as the floor inside. Of course, OSB boards are only somewhat weather-resistant, but with this construction setup, it should generally hold up at least initially. Do you see any issues with that? An alternative would be to use shuttering plywood, but at that price, I could line the shed three times over with OSB instead. For the wooden base, I’m planning to fabricate a suitable grid from a welded wire mesh panel to keep it well ventilated here as well.
Do you see any serious problems anywhere?
The paving slabs would provide ventilation underneath the shed, as I intend to lay OSB boards as the floor inside. Of course, OSB boards are only somewhat weather-resistant, but with this construction setup, it should generally hold up at least initially. Do you see any issues with that? An alternative would be to use shuttering plywood, but at that price, I could line the shed three times over with OSB instead. For the wooden base, I’m planning to fabricate a suitable grid from a welded wire mesh panel to keep it well ventilated here as well.
Do you see any serious problems anywhere?
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