Upgrading shed project!

moneysaver1978

Hello all!

According to my research, a shed needs to be on a level with no sloping. Our shed is already on a concrete base but for some reason the shed is on a slope (apparently fitted 2.5 years ago by the previous owner)

Facing the shed:



Side of the shed:



Which is probably why the door isn't straight:



I was thinking of putting in a wedge of some sort like these but wonder if they would do more harm than good. What are your thoughts?

Speaking of doors.... I am also looking at organising and I liked the idea of putting garden tools on the door which I assume probably needs replacing the hinges, I think something like https://www.screwfix.com/p/black-powder-coated-light-duty-tee-hinges-305mm-2-pack/36203



Other than the slope, the shed seems to be in a good shape (no pun intended!) but I have access to the back of the shed (thanks to the storm, there's currently no fence!) so if it makes sense to level up, I guess now is a good time...

born_again

Is it level on the base? & this is a case of the frame is just not straight

moneysaver1978

I think the concrete base itself isn't 100% level

victor2

You could get stronger hinges, but the weakest point will then be the frame they are screwed into.

A door with any weight of tools on it will inevitably sag under the weight and annoy you every time you open it and get hit by a swinging garden fork!

moneysaver1978

victor2 said:

You could get stronger hinges, but the weakest point will then be the frame they are screwed into.

A door with any weight of tools on it will inevitably sag under the weight and annoy you every time you open it and get hit by a swinging garden fork!

I could put in battens to strength the door if that would help? I have plenty of wood cutoffs I could use

victor2

moneysaver1978 said:

victor2 said:

You could get stronger hinges, but the weakest point will then be the frame they are screwed into.

A door with any weight of tools on it will inevitably sag under the weight and annoy you every time you open it and get hit by a swinging garden fork!

I could put in battens to strength the door if that would help? I have plenty of wood cutoffs I could use

It's more the strength of the shed frame the door is fixed to, rather than the door itself.

Albermarle

moneysaver1978 said:

victor2 said:

You could get stronger hinges, but the weakest point will then be the frame they are screwed into.

A door with any weight of tools on it will inevitably sag under the weight and annoy you every time you open it and get hit by a swinging garden fork!

I could put in battens to strength the door if that would help? I have plenty of wood cutoffs I could use

Probably better to put the battens on the walls .

moneysaver1978

victor2 said:

moneysaver1978 said:

victor2 said:

You could get stronger hinges, but the weakest point will then be the frame they are screwed into.

A door with any weight of tools on it will inevitably sag under the weight and annoy you every time you open it and get hit by a swinging garden fork!

I could put in battens to strength the door if that would help? I have plenty of wood cutoffs I could use

It's more the strength of the shed frame the door is fixed to, rather than the door itself.

Ah true. Maybe not heavy garden tools then!

TELLIT01

I would suspect that the existing concrete base isn't level.  The weight of the shed will then push the unsupported areas down.  I have exactly that problem with my shed but not to anything like the same extent.  The base was already there when our shed was erected.  There had been a smaller shed on the large base previously and the problem wasn't obvious then.

I'm not convinced that wedges would help as they would only lift the end of the timbers and could then allow the timber floor, assuming it has one, to sag. 

moneysaver1978

TELLIT01 said:

I would suspect that the existing concrete base isn't level.  The weight of the shed will then push the unsupported areas down.  I have exactly that problem with my shed but not to anything like the same extent.  The base was already there when our shed was erected.  There had been a smaller shed on the large base previously and the problem wasn't obvious then.

I'm not convinced that wedges would help as they would only lift the end of the timbers and could then allow the timber floor, assuming it has one, to sag. 

Thank you. So I guess it's best to leave it as it is.