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Posted by Zephyr on May 27, 2008, 10:39 am
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> > > > Hi folks,
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> > > > I will be buying a prefab shed from lowes that is 12x16. It still ha=
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> > > >tobe assembled, I think they give you the frames built though. I was
> > > > curioustoknowhowtoattach the framestothe slab... I think they
> > > > assume the purchaser will be placing it on leveling blocks, and not =
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> > > > a slab. (yes, I need the cement floor, i'll be running electricalto
> > > > it)
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> > > > do I havetodrill into it, can i liquid nail it (this may sound like
> > > > a stupid idea... i don't know)?
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> > > > Thanks everyone.
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> > > It pretty much depends on what you are up against weather wise. I get
> > > 80MPH winds here occasionally, so I'd tie it down as well as possible.=
> > > On the other hand if high winds aren't a problem, one of those Ramset
> > > type nail drivers likely would do. For the best hold down in an
> > > existing slab, Concrete anchors epoxied into drilled holes are about
> > > as good as it gets. They sell a 2 part epoxy at big box stores in
> > > caulking gun tubes. Thats what I used for my 4 post lift, I've
> > > regularly picked up 6000+ lbs, for years and it hasn't budged. I go
> > > back and attempttotighten the fasteners occasionally, and it has yet
> > >toneed it.
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> > if you havent poured the slab yet install anchor bolts, and when we
> > built mine added construction adhesive too and caulking.
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> > my shed is 16 by 20 with 10 foot high walls and a 12 foot peak.
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> > it has commercial shelving inside it, screwedtothe frame of the
> > shed,
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> I see, and then just drill holes in the base of the frame and slip it
> over the bolts - then put a washer/nuttotie it down...? I think that
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you could also add in a layer of gasket foam between the frame and the
slab.
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