My shed leans at an angle in excess of 30 degrees from verticle?

Question

I would love to rectify the problem, however I am completely useles at DIY It took me an hour to open a tin of paint with a can opener to find that it was just upside down and the lid pops off

Answer 1

Blokheed mad me laugh. that was really funny for some reason.

Answer 2

There is a way, but from the sound of it, I wouldn't recommend trying this w/o someone there that knows what they're doing. This also depends on what the shed is made of and how big it is. You would need to get some heavy guage cable wire, and attach it to the top corner of the side the shed is leaning, and then attach the cable down to the bottom of the opposite side. You would also need to use a threaded cable tightener somewhere in the middle of this cable. I would repeat this on both ends of the shed, from the inside of course. Then, you adjust the cable tightener until the shed comes into square. Then, again depending on which type of shed it is, you can add a bunch of new struts or supporters inside the shed, and possibly even outside the shed to keep it squared off. Lastly, you remove the cables, and it should be good to go. The rear cable inside the shed may not even be removed, if its not in your way.

Answer 3

I frequently see people that are incapable try to fix things to save money but make the problem worse and cost more in the end -- if they don't get hurt in the process. Dude, 30˚ is an insane lean angle. If indeed it is leaning that much, only the cobwebs and a prayer are holding it together. I would condemn it and have it destroyed as soon as possible. Call it a loss and buy a small shed from Lowe's. Pay some laborers (from a labor-ready/day-labor place (some even haul it away in their own vehicle)) to tear it down, buy them a case of beer (they love beer, but don't give it to them until they're done or they'll be trashed by lunchtime), and sit back and relax. I can build some extraordinary things but I assure you I pay someone else to do my taxes. PS, IM Blokheed and tell him to cram it up his own butt. Nobody can call out a gay boy faster than gay boy in denial.

Answer 4

Is it leaning from the walls, or from the floor? Do you know how to use a level? You have to line the little bubble into the center of the small tube ( between the lines). Always look at the tube that is horizontal, perpindicular with the ground. If the floor is out of level lift the corner that is low and add bricks or treated blocks on top of the foundation footings. This will level the floor. If the walls are out of level, you have to brace the walls until they are level (using the bubble in the tube we discussed before) Once the walls are level, or plumb, you brace it on the inside with a peice of wood to connect the rafters in the shed. Each rafter will have to have a brace across the span of the ceiling. That is the best I can help, I do not have the shed in front of me to look at the problem.

Answer 5

this is most likely due to the site being unlevel
you need to level the shed then put diagonal braces on the walls to strengthen it (once its been squared up).

you need:
a lever(bit of wood, crowbar etc)
level(optional, you can do it by eye)
and a length of framing and some nails and hammer.

first lift the floor on the wall in the direction the building is leaning and pack it until level (spend some time on it 30mins at least as this is the important part. now the floor is level cut the length of framing down to the diagonal size of the out of square wall. now get your friend to push the wall into square and nail the framing on. now when they let go the building will remain square.

if you need more help email me.

Answer 6

Walk over to the obtuse side of the shed and give it a good shove. Then have the debris hauled away & buy a new shed.

Some things aren't worth fixing.

Answer 7

Is the 30 d angle is the angle between the line whose slope we are talking about and the positive x-axis, then Slope = tan30d = 1/SQRT(3) 30% slope means = 0.3 slope. These two values are not equal. That is what can be said from your question that seems somewhat ambiguous to me.

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Answer 9

Don't rectify it.. use it as a tourist attraction and make a fortune. (It worked in Pisa!) lol

Answer 10

Get a man in.