The start of the mighty she-shed. To create an art studio space for the lady friend, we visited the local Tuff-Shed and spec'd out a 12'x16' shed to put in the backyard. First step to prepare for such a structure was to create a solid footing for it to sit on. After researching whether concrete was necessary or a gravel bed would do for such a sized shed, I went with the gravel which certainly saved the pennies compared to concrete.
I opted to use a 4x6 pressure treated frame, screwed together with 3" screws, set it place with 1/2" 4 foot long rebar, and some metal framing brackets for extra stability/strength.
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| Getting every sorted in place |
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| Made sure to measure from corner to corner for square |
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| Dug out turf to level out the surface. |
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| brackets to keep the pieces together |
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| Little bracket, but better than nothing. |
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| Gravel arrived for wheelbarrowing. |
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| All spread out. |
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| Making sure to keep level. |
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| Rented a plane compactor to pack it down. |
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