It is my experience that most of my buildings are placed on a crushed gravel foundation. Crushed gravel is inexpensive, easy for home owners to apply and provides excellent drainage for your building. In my experience ¾” crushed rock works best for shed bases.
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When planning and building in areas that get snow fall, it is critical that the building be engineered for that location. Even if you think that you normally just get light snow, there are other factors to be concerned about. Combine wind, moisture content, duration and temperature, and your roof can get heavy faster...
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You see the ads every day about cleaning out your garage and closets to make room. But do you know the risks involved with these places? When you gather a large group of people and their worldly possessions all in one facility or warehouse, their problems and friends become yours. There is...
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Warning – there are several shed web sites giving extremely damaging information on site preparation for sheds. Most building departments today require positive flow of water away from new detached structures (sheds). This entails a raised site and a minimum two percent slope away from the base of the new structure
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Raising the building for animal control doesn't make sense. That gives the animals room to easily get under it? My experience has been that animals tend to nest and/or do damage when they have a nice cozy place to settle down (under a shed)
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Do I need a permit for a storage shed? Check with the local planning department for current limitations and restrictions.
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