Maybe. Part of my reasoning was that I did not really want to put any
supports right in the middle. It is just sitting on patio blocks which
are on somewhat compacted crushed limestone. The way it is, if it ends
up needing better footings I could just jack it up a bit and put some
heavier concrete blocks under the ends of the 6X6's and hopefully that
would be sufficient to support it without too much sag in the middle. It
is full of things like lawnmower, rototiller, snowblower, generator etc
so there is some weight. I try to keep things around the outer edge and
leave the middle empty but right now it is pretty full and the
snowblower is in the middle. It does not weigh a ton but it weighs
enough to be a bit of a handful for 2 men to lift.
Not structural, but another thing that I did was to staple hardware
cloth over the whole bottom to prevent critters from moving in under the
shed.
RB
On 31/01/2018 3:21 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
Could you just not have made the base of 2x6s with 2x6 rim joists? I
like building strong too, but that looks like nuclear-grade
construction. I'm actually about half through a firewood shed using
that technique with 2x8s with the corners on concrete blocks. Not
quite as elegant as what would be needed for the shed but cheaper and
should be just as strong.
--FT
On 1/31/18 3:21 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
I hope so. I wanted to keep the shed low to the ground so it was
easier to move things in and out so did not want to put the joists on
top of the 3 6X6's.
RB
On 31/01/2018 1:49 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
Looks like that base is nice and sturdy.
--FT
On 1/30/18 5:16 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
photo of the floor structure - and me.
RB
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