Shed: Foundation

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I had designed a shed.  Now I have begun to build it.

The space that I started with.

I used 24 wood stakes to box in each of the four corners.  Then I used string, a level, and a square to map out a squared level space where the shed will be.

I then marked where the five poured concrete posts would be (two in the front corners and three in the back corners and center).  Following that I started digging.

After I dug the holes I cut concrete forms to length and put them in the holes.  Then I mixed and poured concrete and put in the anchor bolts (bolts to make sure the shed doesn't shift on its foundation.

All five post and bolts are in, complete with the left over concrete in a cut out milk container.

Shed

My parents recently had our two old and falling apart sheds torn down. Now my parents back yard has a distinct lack of sheds.

A new shed is clearly required and my parents started shopping for one.  Its turns out that store bought sheds are expensive and crappy. It was suggested that I design and build a shed.  So I have designed a shed.

It is a wee bit over-designed and I haven't framed out the door yet. However, I now know how to frame out at one story building.  You will probably be hearing more about this in the future.