How to straighten a shed

FlamBango

FlamBango

FlamBango

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Ok this is the problem, my shed is turning into the leaning tower of nottingham. I blame me as i was crawling all over it a year or so back putting new felt on. Anyway, i need to straighten it up somehow and brace it. There isnt a lot of room on the side and my gut wont let me get down the back. Any ideas on how i can straighten it up. I did think of either putting the car jack down the back between shed and fence and jacking it up, but i dont think the fence is strong enough to support it. Also chucking a hook over the top and pull it upright, but im not sure the roof wont pull off, it does appear fairly well fixed on the shed though! ( i will be painting it this year if it doesnt fall down! )





 
I had the same problem. Put a ratchet strap from the corner to a nearby large tree. Pulled it straight, then while it was under tension, screwed a plank diagonally on the inside, before releasing the strap.
 
Haze said:
Has it sank due to the base it's sat on? Or is it just falling apart?
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I think it was me crawling over it a while back putting the new felt on, being a chunky chap the poor shed just started to go :) The wood is still pretty good, no rotting, just paint flaking off. I just need to straighten it somehow before bulking up the frame inside. Im lacking in anchor points in the garden.
 
FlamBango said:
I think it was me crawling over it a while back putting the new felt on, being a chunky chap the poor shed just started to go :) The wood is still pretty good, no rotting, just paint flaking off. I just need to straighten it somehow before bulking up the frame inside. Im lacking in anchor points in the garden.
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Is there anyway you can jack it up ?
 
Are you saying the base is straight but shed it tilting sideways.
I have a summer house where the base is straight but it started to lean to the right - This is me sitting in there facing front.
I got some 3x2 timber that went from top left to bottom right just short enough to put a scissor jack between bottom of frame and end of 3x2 which was pushed up into left top corner - I then wound jack up till it was tight then slowly over two days pushed left top corner back straight. I then cut a few bits of thick ply into a "T" for uprights in middle and "L" shape for left and right corners - Screwed them in place and it stayed put - It then started to lean forward on left side so drilled hole on back verticle at floor level and put a eye bolt in - did same for top front corner the used ratchet strap to pull it square - I then screwed some timber to all the uprights.

All this happened as we ordered a summer house with more windows than they normally fit and didn't fit any cross bracing.
Also I think the nails they used on tounge and groove side had weathered and the hole the nail made opened up a bit so it moved due to no cross bracing..
 
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