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To: Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com> definitions=2020-06-11_15:2020-06-11, 2020-06-11 signatures=0 malwarescore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1015 mlxscore=0 mlxlogscore=999 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-2004280000 definitions=main-2006110119
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Tool shed foundation?
From: Pat Horne <patintexas@icloud.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2020 09:55:49 -0500
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Mark,

It depends on the soil & the construction of the plastic floor. 

If you have hard soil that doesnâ??t move around or get very soft when wet & 
the floor has a bottom rather than just sides which would make it a good cookie 
cutter, Iâ??d just put it on the dirt. Iâ??d try to pick a spot where the dirt 
is a bit higher so it in the middle of a lake. 

Another foundation is to use pavers under the floor. They would be a lot 
cheaper than a slab & can be relocated or releveled as needed. 

A poured pad may require a permit. 


Peace,
Pat

Pat Horne 
We support Habitat for Humanity


On Jun 11, 2020, at 9:47 AM, Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com> wrote:

First off. I'll inform you that I had Comcast, my service provider, switch 
out my old cable modem for a faster, wifi enabled unit.  At the moment I 
*think* Team Net is still working as usual, no service disruption.  We shall 
see.

Okay, now that the man behind the curtain stuff is out of the way I am planning 
getting a plastic garden shed. I'm looking at one big enough to hold the 
lawnmover, weed whackers, rakes, etc. Basically all the garden stuff that is 
taking up valuable space in the garage. I need the room to actually get some 
work done on my cars.

It's only 7 feet wide and 4 feet deep.  It comes with a plastic slab as the 
floor.  What do you think, can I just scrape a space in the dirt that is fairly 
level and call it good?  Or go all the way and have a small, say 8 x 5 concrete 
slab professionally poured as a foundation?  That will likely cost more than 
the shed!

mjb.


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