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Advice needed regarding a shed (picture included)
yorkshireguy_2
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I was painting my garden shed & i noticed that it's leaning forwards, i think it's always been like this (I never put it up) my garden goes slightly downhill.
It was already here when i moved in, it badly needed painting so i've done some of it today but i noticed it's leaning forwards & slightly to the side.
Whoever put it up never levelled it up properly hence it leaning forwards.
It's not unstable & it's not damaged, the thing is, is there anything i can do about this? i'd rather try & sort this out rather than buy a new shed.
A picture of it is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26573991@N02/2510160240/
Any advice is much appreciated, i hope i can do something with this.
It was already here when i moved in, it badly needed painting so i've done some of it today but i noticed it's leaning forwards & slightly to the side.
Whoever put it up never levelled it up properly hence it leaning forwards.
It's not unstable & it's not damaged, the thing is, is there anything i can do about this? i'd rather try & sort this out rather than buy a new shed.
A picture of it is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26573991@N02/2510160240/
Any advice is much appreciated, i hope i can do something with this.
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Looks like the base is neither level nor across the whole base of the shed. Get 3 mates, gently lift the shed up and place it on the lawn, rebuild the base with cheap patio slabs & sand so it's perfectly flat and level and covers at least the perimeter base area of the shed. Use a spirit level to do it as level as possible. Lift shed up and carefully put back. Check all screws/fixings nice and tight in joints of shed panels and the roof.Signature on holiday for two weeks0
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Can't see the picture at work but it sounds like you have a similar thing that I found with my shed when we recently moved into a property.
The whole shed was leaning to one side and that left a big gap at the top of the door and the door wouldn't close properly. I found that if I pushed the shed back over the other way from the top (about 5" movement) everything straightened up OK. So I cut a length of wood (about 3' long and 1.5" square), got someone to push the shed over square and then fixed the wood in position diagonally between 2 of the internal vertical battons and screwed it it position to lock it. It now acts as an internal prop to hold the shed in the square on position and has stayed that way for the last 4 months with no problems.0
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