With these factors in mind let s look at the options you have for flooring materials.
Diy storage shed p aver floor.
What type of shed do you intend to erect.
My design for this was based on the amount of concrete an 80 pound bag of premix would make.
We use simple construction methods to make the building process as easy as possible.
A simpler method is to build your shed floor like a deck with footings posts and a wood frame covered by plywood.
The process is pretty labor intensive as you ll need to move pavers and heavy bags of sand to their final destination.
A shed offers you much needed storage space from garden tools to all sorts of things.
Install the rest of floor joists.
While we offer large shed kits as well as small barn kits on the smaller 6 and 8 shed kits the floor may be partially constructed to make the job even easier.
Most popular storage shed floor options concrete slab.
Install 3 4 inch plywood.
Don t be intimidated by the size of this project.
Modular construction and inexpensive materials make this shed easy to build and easy to afford.
If using 4x4 posts sunk in the ground you d build the shed first and then lay the pavers down for the floor.
With concrete you don t need to worry about water damage wood eating bugs or rot.
I must disagree with marksr.
A pressure treated wood floor is recommended if the other flooring options can t be accomplished.
Step 5 cut pressure treated 2 by 4 boards to match the depth of the shed.
The width is the side to side distance of the shed and depth is the front to back distance.
The diy storage shed kit walls are assembled and the rafters are prebuilt and ready to put into place.
Make sure the floor framing is square.
The most durable of shed floors concrete floor will hold up against just about anything you throw at it.
A patio style floor will also allow the best drainage for the shed out of all the options.
For my shed i needed nearly 30 pavers of this size.
Nail outer floor joists to rim boards.
It ended up being 22 square and the concrete came up to 1 inch below the top of a 2x4.
Set rim joists on shed foundation.
Don t use pavers for a storage shed.
Measure the width and depth of the floor of the shed.
Some people even convert then to man caves.
Any kind of outdoor shed will require some kind of floor regardless of if it is built from scratch or built using a plastic shed kit.
To make it easier for you the do it yourself storage shed kits are for sale partially prefabricated to make the assembly of the shed barn kit simple and straightforward.
Attach the joist hangers to rim joists.
Since locating buried utilities is free it doesn t make any sense to skip this step.
The first step is to build the form for the pavers.
We ll show you how to build this shed and provide you with the plans and materials list you need to get started.
