Garden shed

moneyistooshorttomention

As I will be unable to afford the patio/paths that a shed will fit onto until ???unknown time??? it will be necessary to put a shed down onto "whats there already" (ie concrete slabs) and then move it off that area and then back on again when I replace those concrete slabs at ???unknown time??? in the future.

I'm not willing to do without my shed for what could be years whilst I wait to have the garden fully sorted-out.

1. Is it possible to buy the sort of fairly standard size shed I have in mind and just put it down onto those concrete slabs without having to buy a base to go with it as well? (asking because the B & Q sheds I have in mind can be bought with or without bases).

2. Will it be a quick/easy/cheap job to move the shed back off and then back on again at that future point when I can afford to sort the garden out properly?

Can anyone see any reason why I shouldn't be able to do this or precautions I need to take for the shed doing a "House that moved" scenario at some point?

phoebe1989seb

I can't see why not money

We have moved a couple of sheds at previous houses we've purchased - the first we actually lifted up (having first removed the roof) and carried to a different part of the garden in order to do some work to prep the area, then carried back......there were four/five of us so it wasn't too difficult

Next house DH actually managed to dismantle our inherited shed - even though it was (badly) nailed rather than screwed together - then we re-erected it in a new position, using screws

The shed we inherited when we bought our current house literally fell apart when touched, so that was a straight forward replacement job! We stood it on slabs with timbers on top running the length of the shed at evenly-spaced intervals, but ours is down on the lower lawned area of our garden, not the garden-landscaped terraced part.

If you're going to have some paid help, in the form of big, burly men I shouldn't think it would be impossible imho......

moneyistooshorttomention

Thanks Phoebe.

As the men round here seem to like demonstrating how strong they are (to the extent that I've had to tell one or two to stop it, as they looked like they were going to do themselves a mischief) I think I can find a few if I need them:rotfl: