How To Move A Plastic Storage Shed

Using recycled plastic pallets as base.

How to move a plastic storage shed. Do yourself a favor and move the items inside far away enough from the shed that you ll have sufficient room to move it without obstacles. Plastic sheds must be installed on a flat level foundation. Add additional diagonal supports across window and door openings as these are weak points during a move. Scaffold boards were screwed to the underside of the shed and also used for the running surface in the barn.

Plastic and metal sheds usually come with floor kits these can stay attached to the shed but you ll need to remove any sort of bolts connecting the shed to the wood or concrete foundation. Once you disconnect the small shed from it s foundation you should find some long 2x4s to attach to either side of the shed not the door side. A hydraulic car jack to lift up each end of the shed in turn to remove the screw jacks from each corner of the shed. The best strategy for moving a storage shed is to do it egyptian style using rollers.

2 dig under the shed so you can place jacks to lift it. So save yourself the backache and trip to the chiropractor by emptying out everything beforehand. Place the pipes between the skids and tracks lower the shed down and push to move jack the back end of the shed up at least as high as the rollers and wood tracks combined then block it up in place. If the shed isn t installed properly it can throw everything else out.

Empty your shed for moving even with nothing in it your shed is well over a hundred pounds. There is typically no forgiveness in doors and joints so a small bump or incline can throw your shed out quite a bit.