DIY How To Build a Floating Shed Foundation

Dig down 2 feet around the outside and install 1/4" square mesh to keep critters from going under the deck.

Best shed series/episodes out there

Safety glasses when cutting plywood or OSB.
Pull a lil piece out your eye b4 you disagree.
Dont stand behind saw.
Pull that blade out your leg from it kicking back b4 you clown me.

Other than that, i picked up several tips. Thanks!

Love the videos. I am always going back and watching again, guess I am getting up the nerve to do my own project. A question, just seeing the layout you show for the shed, seems the fence is way close at the corners. I am trying to reduce my maintenance time in my yard (getting a mower in there, etc), so I suppose I can just position mine farther away, or not angled in the corner of the yard? Thanks for the help.

Are you concerned with frost heaving?

We put our joist hangers on the wood on saw stools lying on the flat .they also hang the joist when nailing together.Just a tip .

Jeff, you need to get your heart checked. Your breathing is very strained and that is not a good sign! Nice video!

Cant tell if son or apprentice

Can I build a 24'x32' cabin foundation using patio blocks for 6x6 post and pressure treated 6x6? If so how far apart should I space them?

Ur amazing I love ur patience and Projects

Is it OK not to put any support in the center to support the floor structure? I'm looking to build a 8x10 shed doing all the research I can possible 😊

your in the same boat as im in .. i need left handed circular saw so i can see the blade cutting on the line while using my right hand utilizing the saw

Great video but how do you secure the outside joist to the 4x4so the structure wont move fall etc.

You mention over building your structures, to help them last longer I'm kind of the same way. One thing is I pay attention to specific details and one you overlooked that I do for a shed or deck is to remove the sod from under the deck area. You mentioned moisture from ground contact but there is also moisture that will dwell under the building just from the ground below it. Like if you park a car on the grass and leave it there for a few years it will be completely destroyed with rust under it. If you park the same car on top of a tarp on the grass the car will be considerably better condition after those same years. Clear the sod under the shed down to the hardpack and then lay some plastic sheeting and cover it with sand. This will eliminate the ground moisture from affecting the underside of your structure. This applies for pressure treated lumber as well because even pressure treated will last longer in a better environment and so will any nails and screws.

15 yrs Bro Love you!

are the blocks you used similar to tuff blocks?

Say what you will, but you should have doubled up on the structure by adding an additional 4 ground-points in the middle of each side, instead of just the corners.

Camo blocks. 100 bucks a pop? I'll pass thanks.😊

Are you using anything else to attach the deck to those 4x4 besides a piece of scrap?

Jeff is jack of all trades.! LOL He can paint and he can build shed foundation. He pulled nails out of his pocket!!!
So awesome! Respect the hustling@!

so are you going to pour concrete over those square holders or is it just resting on the 4x4 posts?

Should I use 2x6 or 4x4 for a 10' x 12'

Let's see if he mentions the crown of the wood

I wanted to like this but my area is subject to high wind and heavy rain and you do not want a ton worth of wood shed "floating" near your house.

please take a little bit more time to show processes and be more detail you shown 4 camo blocks and later i noticed you had one more camo block in the middle of the 16 feet board.

Carries 1,800 pounds. That's like 3 Americans.

My yard is sloped info on this type of build ?

He still should have removed all the grass from under the structure and laid out some black no grow cloth and some gravel out an inch or two past the borders of the base.

It's sad that you cant build what you want seriously 1 inch longer and you have to tare it down.

Moving to the next video in this series there is a center crossbeam with one would assume two additional" supports" for a minimum of six(6) while this video shows four(4). How did you manage that? Overkill didn't work?

Safety squints 😌

Got the Hollywood sniffles today !? 😎

Is that special paint to mark your spots

Nice dufus move. Pay attention to where knots are near the end when trimming boards. You trimmed your very first board and moved the not right to the area where nailing and screwwing will be difficult. Decided that you are not worth the watch.

Are there plans for this available anywhere?

Use PL adhesive and screws for floor sheeting

Thank you for the measure once tip. That is excellent.

If you would wear a toolbelt or a nail pouch, you would be way more efficient. It drives me crazy when I see somebody have to stop and get a tool or a pencil or a speed square. You waste half your time going after stuff you should have strapped on you. Otherwise good video.

or just stick some blocks and shingles under the supports to level up, idk....sheesh

"no wicking of moisture" until it settles.

Bless you and Ms. Snow You both are beautiful

Did he calculate the load? At 1,800 lbs capacity x4 he can only load the blocks with 7,200lbs. Dead weight is generally 10lbs psf (1,600lbs for a 10x16) and you need to multiply that by 2 since there’s a roof (3,200). Idk what the live load is Canada for floor or for the roof but in the U.S. it’s 40lbs psf for the floor which would already fail the structure, nvm the roof load…

What is an "impact driver" good for? I never face a situation where a cordless srewdriver does NOT accomplish the job perfectly.

matt have learned of things but i don"t think he enjoy this clown

Doesn't the structural base need to be deeper? Love your videos but just wondering.

I'm sorry but I can't trust any builder who says " we're roughly square" and then just starts screwing! I literally can't tell you how many jacked up structures I've seen all because the framers didn't properly square things in the very beginning 💯