[Shop-talk] Tool shed foundation?

[John T. Blair]

At 10:32 AM 6/11/2020, you wrote:

 >Okay, now that the man behind the curtain stuff 
is out of the way I am planning
 >getting a plastic garden shed.....

 >It's only 7 feet wide and 4 feet deep.  It comes with a plastic slab as the
 >floor. What do you think, can I just scrape a 
space in the dirt that is fairly level
 >and call it good? Or go all the way and have a 
small, say 8 x 5 concrete slab
 >professionally poured as a foundation? That 
will likely cost more than the shed!

Mark,

As to the concrete slab, I don't know what the 
regulations are where you live.  Here in Virginia 
Beach, there are a couple of regulations that apply.

1.  If you put down a slab, it's considered a 
permanent structure.  Consiquently,
you will need a building permit.

2. If you get a permit, you will have to worry about:
       a. how far it is from your property lines
       b. what percentage of you "green" area is covered.  This can be a show
           stopper, especially if you have a pool, and or a deck.

3. As someone pointed out, does it get standing water & very soggy where you
     plan on putting the shed?

When I erected my vinyl shed, I put it in the back corner of my yard.
Unfortunately, we'd get standing water there.  So 
I used some garden timbers and
made an enclosure slightly larger than the base 
of my shed.  Then I filled it with
crush-n-run (gravel) and topped it off with dirt 
and a vapor barrier.  Then I used
solid cynder block for the floor.

John


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