one of those days,

**Tonyz** · 5th December 2020, 08:20 PM

today I headed off and purchased 130 pavers for the floor of my newly shifted garden shed. Why did I shift it, landlord wanted to start retaining walls.
Was halfway home and dear beloved phones asking where I was.... told her and she replies might look at buying a new shed as well, the wind has lifted the old one, wrapped it around the shipping container...

damn well and truly beyond repair. I had used reo rod through the bottom strip of said shed and well into ground, it now appears the wind may have demolished (?) the door first.

Anyway, now we start looking, how the hell does one decide. I need a 3x3 with double doors, how do you know whats quality and not recycled chinglese shoit.

We cannot put a concrete pad down but can put concrete feet down
so my thinking is mark out shed corners, dig decent size holes, erect shed then make a frame around inside from sq tube fixed together with plastic connectors that Ived used before. then bolt the shed walls to the frame and sink corner posts into ground with bolts poling out at base to act as feet then concrete in the feet.

How does that sound for wisdom/stupidity?
what other recommendations, brands to look at, stay away from etc. we are rural (12k out of Pt Lincoln.)

**PJM16** · 5th December 2020, 08:54 PM

Steelchief are top quality from my experience. However, the price tag matches but not unreasonable.

As for the floor, if you need to be able to wheel things in and out, completely ignore my plans. I'm about to put up a garden shed myself, (3m x 3.6m $35 ebay buy and 2 days in hospital with surgery to repair 2 fingers and so far 2 weeks with my right hand in a cast, but it was a good deal).

My plans for the floor are 90x45 H3 frame, star picketed into the ground, levelled and chipboard flooring then the shed with tie down bracing of some description to strengthen it all.

**russ57** · 5th December 2020, 10:02 PM

I usually do a perimeter of 8x2 Tp sleepers, posts driven into the ground on a corner or 3 (eg, star Pickets), sit the shed on top and screw down onto the sleepers.
Gets an extra 200 headroom, plus a level platform.

**Wrongwayfirst** · 6th December 2020, 10:44 AM

Not sure how hard your ground is but similar to russ57 above if you drive a star picket on a 45 degree(or any steep/similar angle) at each corner, with opposing angles I think your roof will blow off but the walls will remain

cheers

**Spyro** · 6th December 2020, 11:48 AM

For my garden shed I tried to buy one but I couldn't find exactly the shape and size I wanted to maximize the corner space I had available. In the end I put 5 concrete pavers down with a plastic sheet, sticking out maybe 4-5cm above ground level, then built a floor with construction pine and tongue/groove chipwood, painted it underneath with a couple of coats of exterior paint for protection and just placed it on the pavers without bolting it. And then I just built a basic frame and screwed some colourbond mini orb on it to match the house. It leaks a little in heavy rain, but 7 years later it's still there. I have to say though I doesn't get a lot of wind, it's built against the fence and between trees.

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