Use and Care Manual

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Shed Pad Preparation
Site Preparation
The best thing you can do to contribute to the longevity of your new building is to
install a quality pad. We recommend a minimum of a 6-12″ crushed stone base, at
least 2′ larger than your building in both directions. Crushed stone allows for drainage
should any moisture get underneath your shed.
Drainage is of utmost importance, as the greatest enemy to any shed is moisture.
If you look at older sheds around your neighborhood, you will notice that many of
them are beginning to rot around the bottom of the structure. This is because most, if
not all, of those sheds do not have a prepared base underneath them. As rain falls
from the edge of the roof, it deflects off of the ground and splashes onto the sidewalls
of the shed. Over the years, this will cause the doors and lower siding of these sheds
to rot. Using stone as a base, the water is able to be absorbed into the ground in-
stead of splashing against your building.
Important ! If you decide to go with a concrete foundation, it is crucial
to go exactly the size of building, and to make sure the foundation is
square. The foundation also needs to be level for an efficient building proc-
ess!