Harry wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:23:51 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
> <new5pam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 08:58:28 +0100, Harry wrote:
>>
>>> Finally spread some 5-10mm gravel and make it level with the
grass.
>>> Level/pack it and lay the "bearers" down onto the gravel. Then
pop
>>> your shed onto the bearers.
>>>
>>> I did this to the kids playhouse (a converted 8x6 shed)
>>
>> This is fine for place that don't get even moderate wind.
Otherwise
>> you may find that this happens:
>>
>> http://www.howhill.com/weather/view.php?t=p&y=2005&m=04&d=28
>>
>> Bear in mind that there is, er was, an eves level wall right
against
>> one side of the shed and a 2'6" high one against the end. Not many
>> gardens get the full whack of an F7 or F8 though (sustained wind
>> speed over upper 30's low 40's mph).
>>
>> Now trying to think of cheap and easy was of stopping it happening
>> again, 5 years ago we lost the roof. That landed on the wall the
far
>> side of the road behind the shed in the above picture. But that
was
>> in a real storm, F10 (>50mph sustained, gusting to to upper 60's
>> mph).
>
> 4 bags of sand inside the shed (one at each corner)
>
> 2 nylon straps over the top of the shed and tie the end of each
strap
> to a bag of sand or a rock.
Or set the shed on a concrete-block base (no absolute need for
mortar), and drill, plug, and screw (brass for choice) into the
blocks. The blocks can be dug in, or just sit on a prepared surface
I lost (very dangerously) a shed roof in the hurricane, but that was
my own fault for fixing the sheets too lightly. I think the kind of
roof you get with sheds you buy should have fixings at right angles
to one another so it can neither lift nor ****ft.
--
Mike.
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