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Summer of Maintenance & Repair: Garden Shed

Monday, August 17, 2026 0:01

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We didn’t plan much project-wise for this summer. Food production and preservation are ongoing, of course, as are seasonal chores. Even though our infrastructure projects are pretty much finished, maintenance and repair are ongoing. This summer we decided to focus on upgrading appliances and working on things like fence maintenance and other repair projects.

One such blog worthy project was the new driveway gate. Another one is repairing the garden shed foundation.

We got the shed our first year here, purchased with tax return money. Ten years later, we moved it to put up my clothesline.

photo from June 2019

When he moved it then, Dan used pallets for the base. This worked well for awhile, but eventually the pallets began to break down. The floor became mushy and the building began to list.

photo from May 2024

This wasn’t unexpected and we knew we’d have to replace it someday. Two years later was even worse.

photo from July 2026

You can’t see it in the above pic, but something dug out underneath it! We’ve had families of groundhogs and skunks live under there from time to time. Finally, this summer, Dan has been able to repair the foundation.

After sliding the shed off the old foundation, Dan cleared away the pallets and then used cap blocks to build the floor framing upon. The frame itself is outdoor treated 2x4s and one-inch OSB board.

To deter diggers from making new homes under the shed, Dan cut corrugated metal panels to use as skirting. They are buried about 6 inches underground. The exposed OSB (which makes a very nice step) is coated with roofing tar. Flashing protects the OSB edges from rain damage.

Here’s how it looks now. . .

The path on the right goes directly to the garden.

It’s wonderful having a firm floor under it again. Once again it can become useful for storing garden and seasonal items.

So nice to have another repair project done.

Summer of Maintenance & Repair: Garden Shed

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