Garden Shed Slab Design
You can use this area as a shady work space or somewhere to relax in your backyard out of the sun.
Garden shed slab design. When building any kind of steel shed be it a garage workshop garden shed storage shed equine shed or commercial shed then the strongest and most durable flooring is the trusty concrete slab. Spread the mixture to all corners and just level it up well. 6 inches of a gravel road fill under the slab.
Choose the right concrete. The two main reasons for this are listed below. 44 6 x 6 garden shed plans and building guide.
Concrete is available in several different grades. Some of the garden shed plans you will purchase are where you will build the structure with posts stumps etc and pour the slab inside. I would place rebar in the footing and tie it into either wire mesh or rebar in the slab itself.
The shed itself measures 8 x 16 with a 3 1 2 foot front door. This way the siding will be able to hang over the side of the slab an inch to prevent water from seeping under the bottom plate and into your shed. A rake and spirit level would be the best tool to help yourself in the leveling process.
But the best part of the design is the 8 x 16 foot fully covered front porch. On the below video michelle explains all the trics about laying a concrete slab for your garden shed. This is for a 12 x 8 garden shed that will be used to store approximately 2000 lbs of lumber along with typical garden stuff no heavy equipment.
It is important to select the right grade for your concrete shed slab. Dig up the ground from the marked points and lines about 2 3 inches deep and just pour the concrete mixture for the shed slab. With the sheds we make at designer sheds the minimum slab size is usually 2m x 2m there may be some that are a little smaller contact us if you have a smaller requirement.