Leaning shed?
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Barry Brown
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I have a 12x16 shed on piling built on a slope that is leaning toward the left rear corner. I want to straighten it up. How?
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Hi Barry first is to determine what's failing in that corner that needs to be replaced. You will need to create new supports around the corner of the shed so you can remove the failing material beneath that corner, jack up the shed until its straight and then replace the material.
Got to agree. You will have to jack it up and add new supports under the corner. Is the hillside eroding? Are the supports wooden and rotting? Add new concrete supports deep enough to lower the shed back down on. Dig holes and fill with new cement at the height you need to level the shed.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOn7jsaKWlI
I would be concerned that the slope is the cause of the problem. If the soil is eroding, that's the problem to take care of first.
Hi Barry, hope this helps you out,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs4J5a2LoFw
Have you determined why the shed is leaning? That needs to be addressed or fixed first.
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Hi Barry,
Pop a Paving Slab under the corner to prop it up.
We used 4 x 4s under ours to level it out. Pavers might work great too.
You’ll need to figure out what’s causing it to do that in order to fix it properly, to keep it from happening again or getting worse. Otherwise you’ll just keep chasing after bandage fixes, costing you more in the end.
Once you correct the issue, most likely soil has washed from beneath it, you can get a bottle jack and slowly jack up the side and/or corner(s) to level. The shore up beneath with ready mix, pavers, stone, or pressure treated wood. Depending on the issues and the pilings, you may want to use small flat stones. Without a photo, it's difficult to give more precise recommendations.
It's the Foundation failing, or lack there of.
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