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Damn man. That is crazy and awful to have to tear all that up. I assume cause of the sagging pipe it was starting to cause a stench down there or was it causing things to not drain right as well?
Yeah, thankfully not many backups but definitely causing a smell throughout the house
Pretty big update here, when we bought our house it came with this cheap plastic shed. While we were in contract some workers hit the back corner with an excavator and caused damage which we weren't aware of until later. For several years I have been patching this thing back together to keep it from collapsing, but it was on borrowed time. Here's a before, note this was here before the fence was put in.
This is some of the damage I am referring to, the walls kept separating despite my best efforts to glue this thing back together. This was after a big storm.
So I finally bit the bullet and purchased a new 12x10 ft wooden shed. This was delivered back in April on a flat bed
This kit came with everything, including a roof and floor kit.
The day this was delivered we had a severe storm warning, so the wife and I wrapped it in a tarp and tried to protect it....
That night we had a pretty big tornado hit our neighborhood, and ironically the 150 ft Oak tree right behind our shed fell thankfully away from our yard and old shed and destroyed my neighbor's wood shed.
It took out a lot of trees at the bottom of our neighborhood, but the damage near us was pretty limited minus that giant oak....
This is during the tornado/storms, and thankfully our tarp job stayed in place.
This was outside of our neighborhood, but took down our power for almost 6 days.... You can see the transformer smashed on the street. The storm was so massive, the electric company actually ran out of poles and transformers
I did my best to keep our freezers alive, but we ended up losing a significant amount of frozen goods
The storms delayed us into mid May for the work to start, but finally we got the shed torn down and the old wooden pad removed which was pretty rotted
Old pad all removed
They then went to work prepping the site for a new concrete pad and french drain
They hand dug the french drain along the fence, and dug the pad location
Here you can see the yard with the shed pad prepped. They took the extra sod and dirt and filled in a low spot in the yard that I didn't even ask them to do.
Here's the french drain that was dug behind the pad. Our neighbor's put in some landscaping that reroutes water under my fence and was undermining the old wooden pad, so I wanted the water routed away from the new pad.
They then formed out the new area for the concrete pad. We did a 14x12 ft pad for the shed to sit on.
Our contractor had told me that he wanted to get a cement truck versus hand mixing the concrete so he would have an extra yard or so of concrete, so I asked him to dig out this area next to our driveway that was all weeds and moss anyway.
They filled it in with gravel and rebar before the concrete.
They did the same for the large pad, gravel and rebar.
The power outage was the first time I had to use my generator, I quickly learned that it was a pain to move around and was using a mover dolly, so I bought some "mods" for the generator which included a storage cover, and a handle and wheel kit.
After a couple weeks of rain and crap weather, the concrete truck finally showed up
Finally time to fill the pad
Pad complete
Ready for broom finish
They filled in the small pad next to the driveway to have a no maintenance area for the garbage cans.
Pad all finished
And here's the pad all finished and curing
This is the low spot they filled in after they flattened out the dirt.
Shed looks good. That is one heck of a storm. Glad there wasn't much damage on your property from it.
First thing I thought going through those pictures was damn that contractor fucked up the pad. Glad they fixed it.
Yeah, being without power for 5 days was rough and definitely an eye opener, but I just kept saying how glad I was that the Oak tree fell that way. It honestly would have decimated my fence and may have hit the new shed it was so tall
I was annoyed about the pad, but he had no real way of telling how far over to go. There was also a step up because of the floor deck so him adding the extra concrete was essential.
Got the shed all caulked up and painted, we chose a gray to match the siding of our house. We also had them put flashing tape around the floor platform and then caulk that and cover with white PVC trim for a more finished look. I believe they did PVC trim below the roof as well
Finished product, looks more complete and finished now
A little side view
I also redid my mulch back in May, so here's what we matched the paint to. The contractors couldn't believe how well the paint color matched the vinyl siding. And we matched the trim with white.
Overall very happy with the new and improved shed! Already have mods ordered for it lol
Awesome! Do they not do flashing where the structure meets the concrete? Also, are you going to add gutters to that shed? I really need to explore doing this sort of thing soon...my garage is way too full right now.
The shed matches great. I might suggest some sort of lower door seal for the shed door though now that the pad looks like it is the same level as the door as heavy ran could enter the shed there and cause the floor to rot over time. I dealt with the same issue after I built a much higher ramp into my shed that is right at the bottom of the door edge.
Originally Posted by SamDoe1
Awesome! Do they not do flashing where the structure meets the concrete? Also, are you going to add gutters to that shed? I really need to explore doing this sort of thing soon...my garage is way too full right now.
A shed is a game changer to get the lawn equipment out of the garage. Must have almost for anyone that does their own lawn work and actually likes to keep their cars in the garage.
Awesome! Do they not do flashing where the structure meets the concrete? Also, are you going to add gutters to that shed? I really need to explore doing this sort of thing soon...my garage is way too full right now.
They did the flashing at the bottom where the concrete meets the bottom of the shed, you just can't see it because they covered it with trim afterwards, they were supposed to take a pic for me but didn't, but I saw them put it on
The shed matches great. I might suggest some sort of lower door seal for the shed door though now that the pad looks like it is the same level as the door as heavy ran could enter the shed there and cause the floor to rot over time. I dealt with the same issue after I built a much higher ramp into my shed that is right at the bottom of the door edge..
Good info, there is about a half inch lip or so, but what do you suggest? Just like a rubber trim piece for the bottom?
A rubber sweep with a rain edge is what you want I first installed just a rubber sweep but in the hardest of rain storms I would still find my floor what a bit wet, just a few inches in. I switched to one with a rain edge and the floor is rarely if every even wet right at the dge of the shed opening.
May I ask why you didn't just anchor the shed to the slab and have a concrete floor? Are there codes for structures by you? Also, is that green treat for the floor?
Last edited by BreezyTL; Jun 26, 2025 at 08:52 AM.
May I ask why you didn't just anchor the shed to the slab and have a concrete floor? Are there codes for structures by you? Also, is that green treat for the floor?
The floor riser kit was included and the walls mounted to it, which made it more stout. We debated sealing the plywood and pouring concrete inside, but ultimately decided against it
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