TurkeyDinner547 t1_is5ec9q wrote on October 13, 2022 at 1:00 PM

I'd level out some floating deck concrete blocks and call it a day.

Ok_Shop_3418 t1_is5l059 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 1:50 PM

That's exactly what I did for my 10x12 shed. Worked great and holding up very well

Firehed t1_is5ovp6 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 2:18 PM

Any tips or plans? I'm hoping to build a 10x12 once I figure out the details.

Ok_Shop_3418 t1_is5pymj wrote on October 13, 2022 at 2:26 PM

You can use sand to help level out the cement blocks. Just get the measurements between the 4x4s on the bottom to make sure the blocks are spaced correctly. Use a 2x4 and lay it across the blocks to see which ones need to be raised or lowered etc. It's really not too hard, took me an hour to set mine up

the_flying_condor t1_is5z8x5 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 3:29 PM

I just built a 10x12 lean-to style shed this summer (I drew my own plans with several variations and found the monoslope roof without any overhang to be the cheapest option available to me). My site is reasonably level naturally. I dug down about 6 inches and had a clean pea gravel fill dumped in the hole. I leveled out the gravel and then made a couple passes over the whole area with a vibrator to get some initial compaction. Then I filled in the low spots and did a bunch of passes with the vibrator to compact the fill as much as reasonably possible. This would not be considered a great foundation in NY, but for a shed I do not care if there is some slight settlement. For such a small structure, I don't expect there to be much settlement anyways as the whole area is over consolidated clay.

brock_lee t1_is5j4ps wrote on October 13, 2022 at 1:36 PM

This is what I did. Was getting a shed and they would have charged a lot for leveling the site. Mine was about 6 or 7 inches out of level, so I dug down a little, provided them with level blocks in the corners, and a pile of extra blocks to use. They said that was perfect and once they had the base framing set on the corners, wedged in the other blocks on the sides and down the center to prevent bounce. These were flat blocks, not the ones that have grooves for framing.