Building Shed Foundation

I just purchased a used shed and will be installing it on a permanent foundation. Check out the video to see how this can be done.
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[@mcseforsale]

Thanks for this! I have a shed that I inherited when I bought this house and it's terribly installed. Finding information like this is priceless. Adding this to my spring to-do list!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks! 😊

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

Why are you not climbing underneath to dig down to put in 2 x 6 foundation boards again? haha. thanks - fascinating how you installed the foundation posts floating attached and filled in the concrete. I heard about this - some inspector said this was the preferred method for normal building and that claim got tons of backlash in the comments section. Hilarious. Everyone says normally you build bottom up, of course!!

[@catcolbert9044]

I need a ramp for my shed. I'll certainly watch your next video to learn how you build it.

[@nightmarejr]

Looks good, I’m doing the same except building onto the the piers

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Good luck with yours. Thanks! 😁

[@davidbogard4826]

Looks good but we have so many Woodchucks and they would undermine everything. I would need to build a solid foundation and even put wire around at soil level to prevent digging.

[@jackholoman478]

V nice vid loved it

[@Paul-hl5ls]

Very good information

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! 😁

[@357lockdown]

Nice job.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! 😁

[@codymiller8044]

Can you remove the floor and add those 6x6s down the center?
Use an old tarp to hold the dirt, drag it out when before it's too heavy.
Use same tarp to transfer loads of concrete.

[@christophernye5533]

I need to put a ramp on my shed. I won’t, but I need to. If you make the video I’ll watch it, but I still probably won’t do it 😂

[@solaurum5766]

The wood piers will eventually punch through and sink, which is why this is not done anymore. Concrete piers with wood+standoff bracket is now code. This is a known issue with this type of construction and I have seen it personally.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks for the tip this is super helpful! I will adjust this for any future projects I do.

[@ethanbarrieau7917]

An old trick to prevent this, sit the posts on one of the preformed foundation blocks (buried to the same depth as usual) and then pour the concrete around the posts and block. This way it's weight bearing immediately, won't punch through, and still has the extra strength, weight, and shear load from the concrete you pour around it.

[@MichalK_Photo]

I would also add impregnation of the part of the post immersed in concrete - e.g. with bituminous mass

[@DrMarkJones]

You did a Fantastic Job on this. With the center "runner 4x4" do you feel like you almost have "no weight limit" (exaggeration of course) inside the shed?

[@willhorting5317]

Hopefully you will be putting some sort of skirting to cover the gap between the shed and the ground? If not, you will have to be worrying about skunks, snakes, and other unwanted critters whenever you go to the shed. Or at least I would be.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Yes very true! I’m planning to place skirting around the bottom like late lattice or deck boards horizontally.

[@willhorting5317]

@@SimonSaysDIY 😎

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Thanks for the video I was wondering how these shed movers get those on the trailer.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks!! :)

[@benelrod8198]

@ 0:50 what machine is being used to move shed to truck?

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

I always understood that you were supposed to put gravel at the very bottom of the post hole so that any rain can drain away from the concrete, yet you didn't do that here. Is there a reason for that?

[@NightThings99]

That is not really needed. A lot of people say that but honestly it makes no difference. If you were doing a house on post, then add rock. It is like saying you need airbags in cars. It is just a safety measure.

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

@@NightThings99 Another video I saw from a professional builder stated that having rock in the bottom was required. ::shrugs:: Difference of opinion I guess. When I built my deck, I put concrete forms 4 feet down so that there was at least 2 feet off the ground and filled that with concrete then added metal whatchamacallits to the concrete forms, then put the posts on top of that. Did that 11 years ago and a professional building said I did it correctly. What do I know? I'm just a rank amateur in building stuff. 😀

[@lHurtYourFeeIings]

That concrete is going to hold water like a bowl, that wood is going to rot real quick. The concrete should be above ground, not lower than the soil.

[@NightThings99]

You made your life harder! You could have gone with the cheaper 80# bags of concrete that are orange. Then just pour the bag of concrete in holes and add water. No need mixing in the mixer and moving with wheel barrel. Waste of time.