How do I move my shed?

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I have a 10' X 12' wood tool shed in my back yard. I NEED to move it so that I can build a wheelchair ramp for my son. I would like to turn the shed 90 degrees so that I can open the doors after the ramp is placed. How would I go about doing this? The shed doesn't have much in it, just lawn care tools. I can get a jack under it and it is sitting in soft earth. If possible, I would like to try this myself or some method that doesn't require too many people. I have lots of people who claim to be my friends until I need a favor. Almost any idea will be entertained (or in some cases entertaining).

Thanks,

PR

Dr. Hardcrab · Accepted Answer

You might try nailing some 2 X 4s to the corners to make "handles"  and geta bunch of people to help "lift and rotate".....

m Ransley · Answer

If no friends get pipe and a Come Along  , Pull it where you need it .

SteveB · Answer

This might sound like overkill, but here goes ....................................

rent a crane for $100 or so. You will have to get it ready, and depending on the shed, that may or may not be any big deal. Access is a factor, too. Maybe the crane guy would have some ideas. It could be done in an hour, and it would save you a TON of work.

Steve

qwerty · Answer

I moved mine about 10' by using a car jack and 4"black (ABS) pipe as rollers. The come -along idea is a good one if you don't have a lot of hands to push/pull. Also, I used a 6' piece of 2x4 as a pry. I'd sick it something like 6" under an edge of the shed (after it was on rollers) and pry up, sliding the shed sideways.

Have fun!

-Dan

Michael Baugh · Answer

A man that needed to move the shed a dozen feetused several landscape timbers for it to be rolled on,and a wire cable around it near the base, with 2x4'sbetween cable and building. Used a 6-ton comealonghe got from Harbor Freight for 13 dollars.Jacked up the front to put the first timber under it. Heconnected the other end of the comealong to the baseof a tree.

mwlogs · Answer

We moved a one-car garage with a car floor jacks (not sure the size but it was a pretty large one) and a pallet dolly (a large platform with wheels that a pallet of material can be placed on and rolled around in place of having to use a pallet jack). You can probably make something similar out of some wheels and a old pallet for what you need.

Jack the shed up, slide the dolly under, and roll it wherever you need. Then repeat the process to let it back down. Oh, and regardless ow what's in it - empty the shed out before moving it!

ADC · Answer

the people that delivered mine used two 4" pieces of  PVC and rolled it,swapping them from front to back.  Very easy and one or two peole can do it.THE PVC in the middle makes an easy pivot.

Michael Baugh · Answer

If PVC pipe is used, make sure it's Schedule 40.Would be cheaper than the landscaping timbers Imentioned a person using, and wouldn't have hadthe flat spots. He said that if he had it to do again,he'd use fence posts, but the PVC pipe sounds better.

Dr. Hardcrab · Answer

"SteveB"  wroteLet me know where you can rent a crane for $100!!!I could make some extra bucks installing rooftop units.....

SteveB · Answer

Did two AC jobs at $100 per job. The first involved snatching the old unit off, immediately placing the new unit on. The second involved setting the unit off, and then returning three days later and sitting the unit back after the ductwork had been altered. I live in Las Vegas.

Cash job. No receipt necessary.

Steve

Harry K · Answer

So, under the table by someone using a businesses equipment withoutpermission?  I don't know of any legitimate business that will even-move- a crane for $100 let alone do it twice.Harry K

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