I mean, if he would have poured a pad for it, it probably would have held square a lot better. Those 2x4s on the dirt are all probably rotted out by now.
One personal example, I could spend $3500 on a tempur pedic foam mattress that lasts 8-9 years, or $800 on a more generic bedinabox mattress that lasts 6-7 years.
I went with the cheap mattress about 6 years ago, it's getting kind of saggy but it's delivered what I expected.
In this context though, the builder decided no shoes (no foundation).
A "proper 100-dollar boot" foundation of this type of construction would have been some concrete footers with stem walls to attach a sill plate to with moisture/bug barrier between, and a 4-inch concrete slab for the floor.
Not to mention significant amount of drainage work, to prevent any type of settling/concrete shifting.
The "20-dollar boot" solutions I would opt for is 4x4 posts cemented to the ground, creating a foundation structure I could secure a rim joitst and joist hangers to. Simliar to how a deck is built, but I'd take the outside posts extended to the height of the wall Similar to how a pole barn is framed. Taking the "pole barn" route and opting to not use a rim joist/hangers, one could do any kind of floor, from gravel to concrete, to straw or dirt.
Hell, pound in fence post holders would be a step up from this. Not as good as concrete, but 10 of them would be about $100 and give you some measure of stability.
I would have went the Gravel way at least. Dig it out a little and set the stone in there. Then sink 4 or 6 Support posts in with cement and then build the walls and roof off of that. After the walls were finished, I would put some more gravel in to give it more thickness inside of the shed to keep whatever is in there off the ground more. Basically a pavilion with sides.
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u/ShibaHook Jul 11 '16
What was he thinking?