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Foundation for a shed desgnr 04-15-2008
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Posted by RicodJour on April 15, 2008, 11:45 am
> I want to install a Rubbermaid Vinyl shed
> 6' X 4'
> Should i put it on the ground or put it on a foundation ?
> I want to use Pavers that are about 1 1/2" thick.
> Should i put the pavers above the ground or dig them in at 1 1/2"
> so they are level with the ground ?
> Any other suggestions appreciated.

If you read up online about assembling a Rubbermaid shed, you'll find
that a flat and level surface makes assembly _much_ easier. I
installed one last year on a perimeter base of pavers with slate
pieces supporting the floor at assorted interior points. The pavers
should be partly buried, whether they're flush with the ground is up
to you and the local site conditions.

R

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Posted by SteveB on April 15, 2008, 6:47 pm


>> I want to install a Rubbermaid Vinyl shed
>> 6' X 4'
>> Should i put it on the ground or put it on a foundation ?
>> I want to use Pavers that are about 1 1/2" thick.
>> Should i put the pavers above the ground or dig them in at 1 1/2"
>> so they are level with the ground ?
>> Any other suggestions appreciated.

In some localities, the foundation changes it from a temporary moveable
outbuilding to a permanent structure. If it is designated as a permanent
structure by resting on a foundation, it will fall within all the other
codes in order to comply. AND you may not be the one who makes this
designation.

If making a foundation constitutes a permanent structure, you can mount it
pretty solidly on railroad ties, and then do the floor with either
decomposed granite, or sack mix concrete divided by enough expansion joints
as to make each square a "decorative tile."

Be sure before you start, or they're gonna want more taxes and you'll have
to pay permits plus penalties, and the inspector will be your new friend.
Or not.

Steve



Posted by Joseph Meehan on April 15, 2008, 1:01 pm
It would be a good idea to start by calling your local code enforcement
people. You may find that they specify foundations of one type or another
or they may not allow the shed at all.

> I want to install a Rubbermaid Vinyl shed
> 6' X 4'
> Should i put it on the ground or put it on a foundation ?
> I want to use Pavers that are about 1 1/2" thick.
> Should i put the pavers above the ground or dig them in at 1 1/2"
> so they are level with the ground ?
> Any other suggestions appreciated.
>


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Joseph Meehan

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Posted by Phisherman on April 15, 2008, 4:46 pm

>I want to install a Rubbermaid Vinyl shed
>6' X 4'
>Should i put it on the ground or put it on a foundation ?
>I want to use Pavers that are about 1 1/2" thick.
>Should i put the pavers above the ground or dig them in at 1 1/2"
>so they are level with the ground ?
>Any other suggestions appreciated.
>

A foundation is best, but your local ordinances may have specifics
about it.

Posted by RobertPatrick on April 15, 2008, 5:03 pm

> I want to install a Rubbermaid Vinyl shed
> 6' X 4'
> Should i put it on the ground or put it on a foundation ?
> I want to use Pavers that are about 1 1/2" thick.
> Should i put the pavers above the ground or dig them in at 1 1/2"
> so they are level with the ground ?
> Any other suggestions appreciated.
>
>
>

We really need a foundation in my neighborhood. Too many ground hogs dig
under the shed.

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