I'm going to install a relatively small/medium sized shed, 7'x7'. This part of our backyard was graded with the weed barrier liner installed before they laid out the rocks/gravel. Can I just lay pavers where those mats are as a base for my shed?
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Inshpincter_Gadget t1_jeg94p8 wrote
Your resin shed with a floor will do great over pavers on gravel. For best results, make the paver base as flat as possible, to result in a shed build that will not be out of square or forced together. Get a few extra pavers to build a sort of ramp up into the shed.
bzm_htx OP t1_jegaixp wrote
Perfect, thanks all!
BreakingBad2014 t1_jegj9zu wrote
The only downside I see is a wind blowing the shed away.
Boonlink t1_jegv6xp wrote
That brickwork desperately needs a power wash
bzm_htx OP t1_jegvb5b wrote
Lol that's my neighbor's house
Jay-Five t1_jegvywv wrote
As others have said, your base is fine. Shed away!
stupidsexyflan t1_jeh3394 wrote
I had the same situation as you. I put down 8 24" x 24" pavers I got from Lowes for my resin Suncast shed and it works great! Definitely go with big pavers like mine not the small ones, It helps even out small differences in level. For wind, I took a rotary hammer drill and drilled holes in the pavers and anchored the shed to the pavers, not the ground underneath. It won't stand a hurricane but has otherwise withstood some pretty strong wind.
Mackntish t1_jegyx1p wrote
No. You need a crushed concrete base of 4" below them, or some paver pads.
khariV t1_jeg664h wrote
What sort of shed are you planning on building? Will it have a raised floor or is the plan for the pavers to be the floor like a dirt floor, but more paver-y?
Regardless, can you do it and should you do it area two different questions. Do you live in an area where it rains a lot? If the floor (assuming joists) can’t dry, it will rot. Concrete gets wet and stays wet for a long time, so having the full length of the joists in contact isn’t the best idea. The other problem you might run into is getting the floor truly level and flat. Gravel shifts and having a lot of weight on any spot could well push the shed corner down and cause it to sink.
Personally, I think a better idea would be to use plastic footings. You can level the floor and you don’t have dug down like with concrete piers.
All depends on your shed construction of course.