We've been doing a ton of repairs on this shed and I've wondered many times if I should have just replaced it, LOL. Still need to add one more window, wiring for electric, insulation, and drywall (will probably opt for beadboard instead and pray it works out). Before repairing the floor, identify the source of the problem- if the floor is rotting due to being on wet ground, you can probably jack up the shed and put down a stone pad underneath the shed to prevent issues in the future (assuming the entire base of the shed didn't rot). This will help provide better drainage. Items like rain gutters help keep rain from splashing on the ground along the edges of the shed. I've been trying to troubleshoot allllll of the issues because we have multiple sheds to fix up. So many sheds.
Got a 1940's shed on concrete slab and after talking some rotten weatherboard panels off near the ground noticed the base board is bolted str8 to the concrete and is rotten... as are most of the vertical supports. New shed would be $30K+ and would involve taking down the old and removing a crap-tonne of concrete. Waiting for my new h-class vacuum to come so I can clean up better and have a good look. Main problem is lack of wet proofing and drainage around the shed.
Good luck! I think the drainage thing is huge, but fairy easy to fix. We recently moved a decent size chicken coop and we were able to jack it up to move. I think if I wanted to add drainage under something like that, it'd be feasible to jack it up, lay a ton of stone down, then add new supports, put it back on ground. I'd also like to add some gutters to my shed eventually and a water barrel. I've heard the rock alone helps prevent splashback up onto the shed though. We have another shed that needs siding redone because it's flat on ground and the siding is rotting. I'm thinking about just buying vinyl siding, ripping off the wood siding myself and redoing it. Vinyl siding is pretty easy to install and I think I'd try to see if I could find leftover siding on a sale site first. If I could do that, I could buy any extra vinyl I needed at store, then do the whole project a little less expensively. But I need to finish this shed first LOL! Next project though....
It'll depend on your shed but you probably have some options. Mine is apparently on legs that are buried, but when I thought they weren't in the ground, I had considered lifting this (no clue how, lol), placing rocks or concrete under it, then placing it back down. We haven't been able to insulate the flooring and it's been a bit of an issue. Not terrible, but I'd like to be able to do it... just limited on my options. I've considered digging out the ground behind the shed so it's deep enough for us to lay on our backs and shoot spray foam under the floor. Haha. Desperate times. Someone told me they didn't think it would be worth the expense which may be true, but the floor is COLD even with a throw rug.
Thank you for the information! The finished restoration looks great!
Thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to upload this. I'm having the same issue and was wondering if I should just buy a new shed but I'll give this a try
We've been doing a ton of repairs on this shed and I've wondered many times if I should have just replaced it, LOL. Still need to add one more window, wiring for electric, insulation, and drywall (will probably opt for beadboard instead and pray it works out). Before repairing the floor, identify the source of the problem- if the floor is rotting due to being on wet ground, you can probably jack up the shed and put down a stone pad underneath the shed to prevent issues in the future (assuming the entire base of the shed didn't rot). This will help provide better drainage. Items like rain gutters help keep rain from splashing on the ground along the edges of the shed. I've been trying to troubleshoot allllll of the issues because we have multiple sheds to fix up. So many sheds.
Got a 1940's shed on concrete slab and after talking some rotten weatherboard panels off near the ground noticed the base board is bolted str8 to the concrete and is rotten... as are most of the vertical supports. New shed would be $30K+ and would involve taking down the old and removing a crap-tonne of concrete.
Waiting for my new h-class vacuum to come so I can clean up better and have a good look. Main problem is lack of wet proofing and drainage around the shed.
Good luck! I think the drainage thing is huge, but fairy easy to fix. We recently moved a decent size chicken coop and we were able to jack it up to move. I think if I wanted to add drainage under something like that, it'd be feasible to jack it up, lay a ton of stone down, then add new supports, put it back on ground. I'd also like to add some gutters to my shed eventually and a water barrel.
I've heard the rock alone helps prevent splashback up onto the shed though. We have another shed that needs siding redone because it's flat on ground and the siding is rotting. I'm thinking about just buying vinyl siding, ripping off the wood siding myself and redoing it. Vinyl siding is pretty easy to install and I think I'd try to see if I could find leftover siding on a sale site first. If I could do that, I could buy any extra vinyl I needed at store, then do the whole project a little less expensively. But I need to finish this shed first LOL! Next project though....
Wish my shed wasnt just rock under the floor lol moles have raised the rotten wood flooring, thinking about a think layer of concrete
It'll depend on your shed but you probably have some options. Mine is apparently on legs that are buried, but when I thought they weren't in the ground, I had considered lifting this (no clue how, lol), placing rocks or concrete under it, then placing it back down. We haven't been able to insulate the flooring and it's been a bit of an issue. Not terrible, but I'd like to be able to do it... just limited on my options. I've considered digging out the ground behind the shed so it's deep enough for us to lay on our backs and shoot spray foam under the floor. Haha. Desperate times. Someone told me they didn't think it would be worth the expense which may be true, but the floor is COLD even with a throw rug.