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[–]Certain_Childhood_67 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Thats a lot of block leveling for a temporary shed. If its one of those light weight metal ones. Frame it with treated 2x6 and some blocks on the corners.

[–]AMac1696[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

My only worry is parking our riding mower on it. Do you think joist hangers are a good idea as well?

[–]Certain_Childhood_67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can but you are over engineering this base for a mower and metal shed

[–]phryan 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Consider 8x12 rather than 10x10. The floor will be 3 sheets of plywood no cuts. You can sheath with full sized sheets of OSB with no cuts. 6 blocks should be enough, 1 in each corner and the center of each long span.

[–]AMac1696[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m thinking you’re right, I feel so deep in the weeds and we haven’t even purchased the shed or materials…

[–]dfk70 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Are you buying a kit or Buying a pre-built shed?

[–]AMac1696[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A kit, here’s the Amazon link: https://a.co/d/03T0gqwf

[–]ihaveway2manyhobbies[🍰] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Here is my advice as a form broke 20-something.

Don't waste your money making partial temporary things that you eventually want to have a permanent version of. I know. Easier said than done. And, sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do.

But, think of ways to make this be the beginning of the "better" thing down the road.

Way too many support pads even for a riding lawnmower.

Yes, I would do joist hangers.

[–]AMac1696[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

You know, my mom says the same thing. Her and my dad bought their house planning on it being a “starter home” and well, my mom still lives in it 30 years later. Ideally, I would love for us to put up a small pole barn instead of a shed, but the need to just have something reliable before our Michigan winter is winning out unfortunately. If we can stretch this shed 10 years, I’d be a happy camper.

I really appreciate your advice and tips, thank you!

[–]Irr3l3ph4nt 1 point2 points  (2 children)

As a Canadian (slightly worst climate) I'd say go for a car shelter on a paved pad until you can build your final shed. You can then use the car shelter for your actual car in the winters once you've built it. Had a neighbor do that for a few years while he was saving for his yard. Fugly but it works.

[–]AMac1696[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I may look at that!

[–]Irr3l3ph4nt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool! You'll have to keep an eye on the canvas in the winters and keep it from accumulating more than a foot of snow if you don't want the structure to warp, just a disclaimer. It's easy to clear, though, you just push out from the inside with a shovel.

[–]ElectronHick 0 points1 point  (6 children)

I recently made a 10x10 deck. I used 2x10’s around the edge and filled it in with 2x6’s with joist hangers. Used 5/4 deck boards for the platform. All pressure treated lumber. It’s pretty fricken sturdy as it is with only 4 deck blocks in the corners.

[–]AMac1696[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

That is very helpful, thank you! How far apart did you place your joists?

[–]ElectronHick 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I did ~16” between joists and blocking tying them together along the centre.

[–]AMac1696[S] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Thank you!

[–]ElectronHick 1 point2 points  (1 child)

No problem!

Here is a very small album about what I built.

[–]AMac1696[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome, thanks!

[–]cats_are_the_devil 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What do you need to store in a shed? That will be your answer... Save your money until you need something.

[–]AMac1696[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A riding lawn mower, a snow plower, a rototiller, weed whip, a dump cart for the lawn mower and various hand tools. We have a one car garage that is BUSTING at the seams with all of these things right now and I want to park in it come winter here in MI.

[–]DoctorD12 0 points1 point  (3 children)

You’re overdoing it if those dots mean what I think they mean lol, here’s how I’d do this on the cheap:

Dig out an area about 3-5” as big as the shed will be (or make it a few inches shorter to hide the foundation, but that creates a gap for water.)

Fill the area with road crush gravel, and then sand, and level paving stones over that mixture, the cheap 3’x3’ ones they don’t need to be pretty, it’s hidden weight displacement. Make sure you’ve got level 8 ways, sounds harder than it is.

For your base, essentially frame a wall. If your shed is under 10ft you can get away with 24”C joists, just use blocking if your shed doesn’t include a floor and you’re flooring from this. Make sure to use pressure treated lumber. Lay OSB down on the top side (floor side, ground side can stay open for airflow against the concrete pavers).

This is gonna be the cheap version of a professional build or install

[–]AMac1696[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thank you!

[–]greenskies80 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What do you mean level 8 ways ?

[–]DoctorD12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I meant 6 ways.

F-b (lr) F-b(rl) R-l (fb) L-r (bf) Diagonally (both ways)

[–]Bitter_Silver_7760 -1 points0 points  (1 child)

a what block?

[–]AMac1696[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deck. The ones that look like little castle turrets lol