Creating a base for a shed.

[Emjay86]

Hey guys,

I have a shed in my garden that is temporarily placed onto a wooden pallet (not the best idea but it was handy for a short term place).

So now its time to think about making a more permanent and less hazardous home for the shed to sit on.

How would you recommend going about creating a base?

Do I need to use concrete or are there other solutions?

Basically anything you can give as advice is great.

Its worth noting im a complete amateur at DIY.

 

[Emjay86]

Thanks for the feedback.

Would a skid foundation be enough to do or are they a less than ideal method?

Thanks again.

 

[Emjay86]

I've used exactly that skid foundation for my 2 sheds and a playhouse. Works perfectly well. About 50mm of pea shingle with weed proof membrane underneath and treated fence posts as the skids. As long as you take the time to get the bearers level you should have no problems.

How long have you had them in place?

Sorry I know im sounding picky, im just trying to balance out the 'best' for the situation. Id rather not go with concrete because while its great while your using it once you want to remove it, it can be a pain.

 

[Emjay86]

It really depends, but if your garden is flat and the shed worked with pallets, then personal I would use skid foundations because its cheap, quick and easy to create and easy to remove if you ever get rid of or upgrade your shed.

Interestingly its not flat. Im going to have to dig and level the area anyway.

The shed is on the pallet in a corner which happens to be about the flattest part of the garden so its only at a very slight lean. So yea ill need to dig anyway.

 

[Emjay86]

I made concrete piers and then built a timber frame to go on top. This was based on advice given in a thread I made on here and seemed to be the cheapest solution. The shed has been up for over a year now and it hasnt moved out of level at all and there are some heavy tools stored in there like a pillar drill and table saw.

Dug the holes about 12" square inc the shuttering. then filled with concrete.

So you end up with these.

Then sit the frame on and level it up. Added a ground sheet and weighed it down with some rubble to stop weeds.

If i ever need to take the shed down it'll be easy to break the concrete piers up and fill the holes. Better than a concrete base.

That actually seems like a very good solution.

I only have a 6ft by 4ft shed so I wont need to do much of that either. Its literally just for essential garden tools really.