Garage 2.0

[davej]

that floor epoxy came out great! I didn't realize they built those sheds onsite, figured they were all pre-fabed somewhere and delivered.

[Senor_Taylor]

Yeah, you might want to get some tornado straps (or whatever the real name is for them) to get that thing anchored down. That's how ours is.

[Sully]

Most of the sheds I've seen in VA are just slapped onto the ground on their own runners if the pad is level enough or slapped on top of some cinder blocks. I don't think I've ever seen one sank into the ground at all. My neighbors has floated away twice but that was because it sat next to a creek in a flood plane. Funny story for another time.

[JPolen01]

I built a shed with my buddy last summer. He bought some plans online because he wasn't thrilled with anything prefabbed. We put down a few tons of crushed rock, tamped, and leveled it with some high tech laser level he borrowed from his office. Laid down some 4x4s (I think) and built the shed floor in top of that. No foundation. No need for hurricane straps unless you are in a super high wind area especially if you have trees around sheltering it.

[Evan]

Gearwall looks good! I too have some Gladiator stuff and I really like it so far.

Hey, shed! Hell yes it counts. I've cleared out an area for one myself and I'm getting ready to build it (from scratch, don't really like any of the prebuilt stuff I've seen) - can't wait to get all that yard shit out of the garage. I really like yours and the whole match-the-house thing. How big is it (looks like 12-14x8ish?), and if you don't mind, what was the damage? Also, is the foundation just those cinderblocks that the 4x4's are sitting on or is it sunk deeper? Via the internet, I'm having a hard time telling what is actually overbuilt (zomg frost heave) or just how deep/solid the foundation for a shed has to go.

10x12. We wanted something that would look nice and last a long time so we got it all optioned out, ended up being about $6k. It sits on concrete levelling blocks that sit on the surface, nothing below grade. Skids go on top of that. Skids and flooring are all treated lumber rated for ground contact. Nobody does below grade or slab sheds, thats custom construction and requires all kinds of permits and $$$$ as well as additional restrictions on where on your lot you can build.
Its a little bigger than I need right now but as the family grows and takes over my home workspace Ill run electricity to it and use it as a small workshop.