How do you level the ground for a shed on a fairly flat grss backyard?

Question

We are having a shed delivered and just found out they do not set up the foundation, that's up to us. I know nothing about this sort of thing and I don't have a whole lot of money to do anything fancy. What's the easiest and cheaest wa to ensure the ground is level so the shed will be placed properly?

Answer 1

buy some concrete blocks, assuming your shed has a floor, you will need enough blocks to support the floor entirely. so every 2 or 3 feet. this must be level when you place the shed on them. use a 2x4 and a level across the top of the blocks. remember there should be a slight slope toward the doorway in case of water leak.

Answer 2

You could lay down Railway ties and level that as a base for the shed. You need the ties, a shovel and a level and a piece of string or measuring tape. It can be nailed on so as soon as the shed is put up on the ties, you can put plywoodsheeting on the floor inside and nail it to the ties and screw the shed into the ties and bang your done. Won't blow away without taking all the ties with it. And you can always move it later to a different spot if you so choose.

Answer 3

As the other answerer noted, when multiple kids are swinging, eventually they'll all be swinging in the same direction at the same time, and judging from the steep "A" angle of the swingset, it's highly likely that their weight could tip the swing in the direction they're swinging. Now, having said that, it's unlikely that the entire swingset will pitch over, but man, if it ever did, I'm not sure I'd like to see what injuries could result from getting bonked by the top cross-member. Yep, either stake it with some long-lasting wood (redwood or pressure-treated) stakes, some type of metal stake (well protected from falling children), or partially embed the swingset legs in concrete, or use some type of wet-set concrete anchor that can then be bolted to the swingset.

Answer 4

Easy fast cheap, a regular carpenter level set on a 2 x 4. Probably would help it the 2 x 4 was the size of at least one measurment.

Grade the area to insure level. You need not really remove any lawn unless you're going to pour a slab for the shed,,,and remember it is a shed, so if the bubble is off a fraction, please don't stress.

Without knowing the Type of shed, it's construction, its size or substance, IE: Wood frame, steel, etc. I can't know if they "supply" what you might define as a foundation, or if it's just a support structure the shed sits on and attaches to.

In either case you can also raise it off of your eleveld ground, without doing a slab, by using 4 x 4 treated beams.

Steven Wolf

Answer 5

when we just did my shed, it had a plywood floor and we had to dig quite a bit. once we got it "level" we just used what is called dirty shale from a local quarry-$6 for a pickup load full-and just spread it out with a 2x4x14-the longest measurement of the shed. took a level and checked it corner to corner and set the shed on it. looks good now. hope this helps.