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Hey what kind of wheelbarrow is that at 21:42? Been looking for exactly that kind of thing. The stuff from Gorilla and others not heavy duty enough. Thanks for the excellent video!
Fantastic guide on residential excavation and land clearing! If you're in Queen Creek and need reliable land excavation, LDW EXCAVATING LLC is the best choice. Highly recommend their services!
STEP ONE PER CODE IN MI, A DETACHED STRUCTURE MUST BE AT LEAST 6” HIGHER THAN HIGHEST PART OF LAWN (F.F.L.) for all you non blueprint readers FFL is finished floor level
What about all the gravel that gets knocked out to the lawn? My planned site for a 6 by 8 shed is under messy trees. All the leaves and debri will settle on the gravel and I will have a weed bed surrounding my shed in no time. Not sure what I’m going to do but this option isn’t practical for me. Trying to replace old metal shed living on the carport. Whoever installed it poured concrete on the floor and it seeped out the edges. Repairing that concrete afterwards to accept the shed? Yikes. That’s why I was thinking of relocating a shed in the backyard under the trees. I just don’t know enough about this to make an informed decision yet! But it was a great video!
Awesome video. Could you fill the entire platform area with gravel not just the top 4"? Any reason not to besides cost. Also, how much do you recess the 4x6s on top of each other so that the vertical edge of the platform is sloped back a little?
Been watching videos one after another and haven’t seen any video as best or detailed as yours! Finally feel confident in starting this project for my shed thanks to your in depth video! Thanks!
A video which is totally clear to understand & no wasting time gabbing through 3/4 of it all on how Co got started & etc. Very, very informative & detailed/ A great help! Been a long time since I did this type of work 45 + yrs , and a lot refreshed my memory.
Great video! I have a question about adding hardware cloth (mesh) to the foundation to prevent rodents from burrowing into under the shed. Other videos suggest 12” down and 12” out front the shed in a and then attaching the hardware cloth to the base of the shed. How would you do that with a gravel foundation? Thanks for your help!
Great video, but two questions: 1) why build the fame/fill with gravel a full foot extra in every direction? The video states its better for drainage, but unless your shed has a roof that extends > foot from its footprint, isn't this just gonna facilitate collecting more rain INTO the gravel foundation? It seems like if you just have maybe an inch or two extra each direction that would not only be sufficient, but also easier, better, and more convenient (no "step up")?
I've watched tons of instructional videos here on RU-vid and have learned quite a bit. This is probably the most thorough video that I have seen. It goes into great detail to give you all of the points you need to consider when building a shed foundation. Bravo!
What is the difference between weed barrier and stabilization fabric? Where can I buy stabilization fabric? what should I be looking for in a fabric? Thank you!
i'm misunderstanding something, adding 1 additional foot of gravel all around plus the lumber , wouldn't it be an additional 4" for the lumber instead of 6"
If my shed is being built on a 2x6 galvanized frame, is there really a need for crushed rock? I'm guessing you do this because the sheds are on wood skids? I have to build up a base and am thinking all dirt or Class 5.
It would be a nice touch to put a soft bezel on the upward edges of all top boards so all edges of wood are soft, making rounded edges vs. 90 degree edges, just a thought. Very thorough job, well done.
On a slightly uneven area rather than digging out the high side (where there are tree roots) to match the low side, what about using cinder block on three sides as a pony/retaining wall? Is it still necessary to make a wood perimeter in this case? How can I build up the low side in such a way that it is level and doesn't sag in the future? Also a concern on using weed barrier. I have lived in two homes where that stuff ultimately broke down and let the weeds through. Even in a broken state, it became apparent that the material was trapping water. In one case, I found an entire termite colony hiding under the weed barrier. In other cases I have seen pill bugs and roaches take cover under it. At my current home there was a lot of DG in the yard (installed by prior owner, water saving during drought) but it didn't hold up because walking on the DG punctured the weed barrier. After the weed barrier was removed, a small Ash tree at the center of the yard went into a growth spurt. From that I deduced that the roots had been kept soggy by the barrier. The tree survived but didn't really thrive until the weed barrier was pulled up by hand and the roots were able to interface with better air flow through the soil. DG was moved several years ago to another spot in my yard in order to gain access to removing the damaged weed barrier. Now I want to build a shed in that spot but the DG is heavily mixed with dirt. Do I still need the weed barrier given my experience that it is a short-lived product that allows bugs and moisture to accumulate over time? Also, how do I deal with the fact that the DG is sifted through the (sandy) soil that will be under my shed? Is this a good thing or not really because the gravel layer is supposed to be entirely separate from the dirt below it?
Great video, thank you. I've been wracking my brain around a shed pad that goes down a mild 4" slope (door opens on the low end). I'm using 2 courses of 4x4x8 and 10 but this is extremely helpful.
