Hi, We are getting a nice older shed (a solidly built homemade one, not a commercial one) and have a spot picked out for it in our back yard. I've visited our town's Building/Zoning office with photos, sketches & our lot layout to fly this project pass the code enforcement officer (he said it looked fine) and got advice on foundation requirements (4" bed of gravel under the shed, 6" deep around the perimeter. After shed is in place, we will attach it to the ground with 4 anchor ties).
One problem we will have is that we will need to move the shed onto our property before we will have the foundation ready. It will be transported by a tilting flatbed truck and placed on cinder blocks about 5 feet to the side of the final spot.
Even though the sq footage of this shed isn't huge (8'x12'), it's solidly built, is already insulated and drywalled and I betting weighs a lot - especially a lot more than we could muscle around. We have no idea how to move a solid beast like this five feet to the gravel foundation without tearing up the lawn or messing up the foundation. Is there something that we could rent that would help in this? Or does it make sense to scout around for round poles (old telephone poles?) to roll it into place? Any sage advice on this?
Thanks, Chris