| I purchased a discounted backyard shed kit awhile | | | | that the standard for most houses have floor |
| back. It came with directions, the materials for | | | | joists on 16" or 24" centers. The flooring usually |
| the walls, roof and preassembled doors that | | | | consisted of two layers of 1/2" to 3/4" thick |
| matched the gambrel, barn roof style. However, | | | | material. With the plans of storing a 650-pound |
| the kit did not come with a floor or foundation | | | | motorcycle, I needed the floor very sturdy. |
| kit. It was on clearance and naturally they did | | | | With this research, I had decided how to build a |
| not have a floor kit in stock, nor could they order | | | | shed foundation, and how to build a shed on skids. |
| one, because that model had been discontinued, | | | | I used 4" by 4" treated posts for the skids. On |
| hence the reason for the clearance sale of it. | | | | top of that, I framed the floor, and put joists on |
| So with that, I began to ask myself, how do I | | | | 12" centers. I then used two layers of 23/32" |
| build a shed foundation? Well with storage shed | | | | OSB. The second layer ran the other direction |
| building codes being what they are where I live, I | | | | so it did not have the same joints as the first |
| actually needed to know how to build a shed on | | | | layer, which makes it stronger. Changing the |
| skids as well. Where I live there, storage shed | | | | directions between layers is sometimes difficult, |
| building codes do not apply if it is a nonpermanent | | | | but it will make the foundation stronger, as the |
| structure. I would not have to worry about the | | | | joints for the two layers never end up in the |
| building codes and permit fees is if I could figure | | | | same place. I also placed the skids under the |
| out how to build a shed on skids, making it a | | | | floor foundation where they were spaced equally |
| nonpermanent structure, and later it I can move it | | | | apart from the edge of the foundation and each |
| if needed. Another reason I wanted it on skids is | | | | other. |
| water tends to collect in my backyard in heavy | | | | The rest of the building simply consisted of |
| rains; the skids will keep water out of the shed. | | | | following the shed plans and drawings that had |
| Well I set out to do research on how too build a | | | | come with storage shed kit. I was thankful for |
| shed foundation and draw out the plans. It | | | | the instructions, because I had no idea how to |
| seemed rather easy, but I needed to build it on | | | | build a barn style shed roof! After doing it, I |
| skids, and I needed the floor reinforced, because I | | | | cannot believe that a barn style shed roof is that |
| was planning to keep my motorcycle in it. | | | | easy to build with plans and drawings. |
| With all of the research I came up with told me, | | | | |