How to build a floating shed foundation // Great for uneven and flat yards! - plans available!
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- Today we will build a simple, strong shed foundation that is also great for sloped yards as well as mostly flat ones. Let's get to it!
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Check out the other videos in the shed build:
Part 2 // Walls - • How to Frame Shed Wall...
Part 3 // Roof - • How to build a Gable S...
Part 4 // Finishing - • How to build a shed do...
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I always learn a lot from you. But, I was so distracted by those blinding white legs! 😂 Don't feel bad, I live in the deep south and haven't gotten a tan in 3 years. Right there with ya! Can't wait to see the next video.
Haha thanks! Those are my winter chicken legs, first time they've been out all year after the cold let up. Don't worry, after building the shed I have a good tan now, hope you can get one too!
@@JessedoesDIY I live close to Pensacola Beach. Gonna try to go this weekend. Might scare some little children
Glad to see you channeled your inner Bourbon Moth Woodworking into your intro! Love you stuff brother. Cheers from NS :)
That's exactely what I was thinking, lol.
Yeah lol I'm trying to have more fun with it. I enjoy his stuff and normally I am a fun guy but I was too tight to do it on camera. After everything that's happened lately I figured I'd just let it go and be me. Thanks for keeping tabs, take care!
Haha thanks! It's more fun that way
You explain everything so good I understand the 16 on center now :) thank you
That's awesome! I'm glad I could help
Perfect! Thank you for your tutelage. I never knew the reason people used nails over screws. Since my aim isnt very good, I always use screws.
Having so much space under your shed, are you worried about giving rodents a home? I live in a area where ground hogs, wood chucks, gophers, voles and moles. They all tend to build homes under my deck.
Thanks! I'm glad you learned something. The space is needed to keep the frame dry. Before you close it in with the sheets you could add some chicken wire to the bottom around the edge to keep them out. I also have plenty of little creatures that like to be under it but it isn't too hard to deal with...although that doesn't make them less annoying
Looking like a rock band base guitarist!
Am I? lol Why do you say that? I'm just always curious because people say so many things I find it interesting to see what they see...because I just see me lol
lol
Lol thats so random but i can totally see it 😂
Gracias por compartir con nosotros sus videos me gustaría que fueran traducidos a español es lo mejor que e visto está Muy bien explicado ❤
Veré qué puedo hacer al respecto con los subtítulos. Soy una operación de un solo hombre. Pero muchas gracias, ¡me alegro mucho que te gusten!
damn thats some good looking soil
In this city, it really depends on where you are lol. My last house wasn't as nice
Great video, Jesse. Where did you buy all your fasteners? It looks like you bought in bulk, versus the overpriced boxes at big box stores.
Thanks! I have a local store, Home Hardware, that sells in bulk. But I did have a couple boxes I had to buy that they didn't sell.
Great if you live in the south...but if you live in a Freeze/Thaw (rainy in the spring and fall) zone, not so good. Over the years, without a proper cement footer, in the ground, on each corner, floating anchor systems can rise or sink, then you have a shed that is tilted, warped or sinking after 5, 10, 15+ years.
I live in a climate like that and my shead/ foundation is in great condition and it has been 15 years. Has not sinked, warped, or tilted yet. Everyone in the comments section thinks they are an expert.
@ adam - I'm not a "building" expert, never said I was, but what I *AM* an expert at is observation. Sister did a shed EXACTLY like this, no footer, no cement pylons as anchors, just placed it on the ground and in ten years there were gaps between the Camo/Tough bases and the lumber foundation structure and on another end it was pushed up from all the below freezing/freeze/thaw cycles. It was out of level. She had to shim it up the best she could to fill the gaps on the sunken parts. Showed this video to a contractor buddy and he was LHAO.
@@adam7349 The land of stupid always disappoints.
....maybe his clay wasn't that deep
Man, I'm in central Canada, not the south. You want to talk weather extremes, I have them, -40 to +40°C and everything in between. But I haven't had an issue with other sheds I've built like this. However, no shed foundation is ever perfect, some are just more resilient than others. If I wanted to go down into the ground here I'd have to go 8-10' down because my frost line is 6' deep in the winter, that's just not possible here without big machines and a significant cost increase. This is a foundation that can be easily installed by most homeowners in most locations. I can't speak to what went wrong on your sisters
Common Jesse, don't do it !!! Just kidding :) I just all material to build shed based on your previous project :) Thanks a lot for inspiration. Cheers from Poland :)
Oh really!? lol sorry. Both sheds are great though so you'll be fine. To tell you a secret, I prefer the other shed anyways. The lean to design is just easier. Shhhh
I learned soooo much just from this one video ❤. Thank youuuu
Awesome! I'm glad I could help
Great video. Thanks. Wouldn’t you be able to also put the floor from the other series onto blocks if you have an uneven ground?
Thanks! This is basically that floor, just omitted the 4x4's is all. But yes you could do the other floor if you wanted it
Why did you flip the cinder block over ? Thought the groves was for the board to sit in?
He doubled the rim joists on both ends, so they would not fit on the grooves anymore.
Yup!
Would naturally rot resistant wood like pine or oak work instead of pressure treated to save money?
Pine is not rot resistant, that's why it is pressure treated. It would rot in no time otherwise. Oak would cost a fortune to build this out of, at least where I live. Cedar is a rot resistant option, but still costs twice as much as PT, again at least for me. Treated wood will almost always last longer than anything, depends on your local costs I guess
What made you choose 2 x 8 instead of 2 x 4? Also why not use the cheaper brown stained pressure treated wood from home depot/lowes? Is it mainly for looks? Or is it more weather resistant?
The last floor I made was with 2x4 and I could use that because of the 4x4 underneath picking up the load. For this floor I wanted to show another option, but also something that is better for uneven ground. Because it's supporting the whole shed above I didn't want to go less than 2x8 to hold the load over time. And this is all brown pressure treated wood, but it isn't that cheap here. Pressure treated is very durable however
Reassuring to hear enough air circulation didn't require a multitude of DPM, vapour barriers and the rest.
Nope. A gap is all that's needed
Can i ask where u found those blocks? All i can find is the smaller ones
Lowes and Home Depot have them, but they may be separate from the normal landscape ones. Some landscape supply places carry them too.
Lowes and HD have those over where they keep the concrete.
I just bought a new metal shed and I have zero experience with laying down cement (cost, tools, experience) so I plan on building a floating foundation like this.
Now on to my question for anyone...
Q: I like that it allows airflow, but how do people handle animals making homes underneath?
Currently I have a front deck and it is occupied by the UN of Animals (rabbits, skunk, sometimes snakes). I don't want that for the shed. I thought I could build an underground chicken wire wall around the inside of the frame before putting on the plywood, is that viable or any other suggestions?
That's awesome. I do have plans available for just the floor if you want. I'm not sure about the animals personally, but I have had many people comment on this and the last shed that chicken wire to just below ground is the most common option. I'm sure some lattice would also work. Good luck!
? With the brick on the rock, why did you turn it over from the groove.?
Because my double front and rear rim joist wouldn't fit inside them. Not a big deal.
@@JessedoesDIYthanks. I'm planning on doing what you did but as a floating deck floor and using composite
@@JessedoesDIYit'll be an 16x12
@@JessedoesDIYthanks I plan on building one just as a deck.
4 blocks is enough? How much longer before youd add another block in the middle?
For this it is, but I have decently hard ground. If you're unsure I'd always add another in between, overbuilt is better than underbuilt. I'm also only using this as a storage shed for things, nothing crazy heavy like a riding mower is going in here
Any concerns about not having this anchored?
In addition to it not being anchored (freeze/thaw cycles), then you have that gap where all kinds of critters can go to make a nest - rabbits, groundhogs, moles, squirrels, chipmunks, feral cats, etc.
Not for me, but if you live in a hurricane or tornado sone, your laws may require it.
So put some lattice or chicken wire below the shed man. I can't recreate every single scenario because I don't have them. But if you know you do, then solve it. But the air gap needs to stay so it doesn't rot
NOthing under the OSB? If anything, what would u use? Is it waterproof?
Exactly! I don't care HOW MUCH 'ventilation' is going through there. Wet ground from regular rains will retain moisture and vapor-release it right up against the OSB. Unless you are using treated boards and treated OSB (or polyethylene/plastic barrier on the ground), the lumber will eventually get mushy and spongy in 10-20 years and start to fail.
Nope. That dark underside is weather resistant from all the glue in OSB, and because it never gets wet because of the air gap, this is fine and will last decades.
What difference is there for the tie being used here in this video from the other tie built on the other shed?
What do you mean tie?
Is that ok to use screws instead of nails for framing? We want to build one and not sure … thanks
I explained in the video as I went when I switched from nails to screws and back again. I even explained why. They both have their purposes. Maybe watch it a few more times to become acquainted with the process. I'm also working on plans that should hopefully be up next week that will make it super easy to follow along and will explain it all in great detail.
12:18 If the structural screws have the same sheer rating as the regular screws, but they cost more...what is the purpose of using structural screws? or do u mean the structural screws have the same sheer strength as nails?
Same shear strength as nails.
What he said, nails
Do you not have twist nails for the joist hangers?
Not for this I didn't. Been oddly hard to find here
How much would this project cost you?
Dude...literally have a price breakdown at the end of the video pop up on screen. Tell me you didn't watch the video
😂😂😂
You will have rodents living under there
What's a solution for this? I was thinking wire mesh around the base.
@ CE - the problem with that is aesthetics - if that's important to you. It looks unsightly to have chicken wire or some wire mesh tacked onto the outside of the framework hanging down to the ground. Then, you have to use lawn pins to attach the chicken wire/mesh to the ground. If not, wild animals quickly learn they can push on the bottom of it and still get in there (I know from experience...uuugghhh)
I won't, but you may. There are ways around it