Hi everyone, need advice, moving a very heavy shed

range


Joined: 13/07/2010
Posts: 28

Message Posted:
14/05/2011 09:52

hi, the shed is 4mt X 2mt, its a garden shed,i need to move it about 25 mt across my garden, god knows how much it weighs, that guy called mike laine built it,ts not bolted together,its nailed, so it would be hard to dismantle, i just hate it where it is, there is room to get a vehicle in there, not sure what would be best,JCB maybe ?. does anyone have any ideas, or know someone with a hoist or a JCB, we live in karsiyaka, many thanks

ricooper123


Joined: 14/04/2009
Posts: 75

Message Posted:
14/05/2011 10:07

The easy way would be to dismantle and reassemble,but if you can get hold of any steel tubeing place under

shed by using a lever and push the shed along on the rollers,when one is off put it to the front again.Hope this helps.

zanky


Joined: 17/10/2008
Posts: 354

Message Posted:
14/05/2011 13:20

Mick Lain often moves his sheds again for people - he has the crane on his truck.

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
14/05/2011 13:25

If you can't find a JCB, you need a few ropes and 6 to 8 people. You can than move it.

numpty


Joined: 20/05/2009
Posts: 554

Message Posted:
14/05/2011 13:43

Hi well me and my husband moved our 2 sheds across the garden 4x2 metres, we did dismantle them and carried,pushed and even had help from our wheel barrow, it is very hard work but to dismantle and then put back up it took us 2 whole long days, there was also a lot of swearing going on, but we did it so good luck.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
14/05/2011 14:06

just take i apart !



simple..........

rejela


Joined: 09/02/2011
Posts: 293

Message Posted:
14/05/2011 15:30

Use pieces od steel pipe (grape poles) under the shed and roll the shed forward keep re inserting the pieces of pipe at the front of the shed, you will need a few helpers but all the hard work is made easy by the poles. Go slowly and carefully so as not to damage the shed. Good luck!

range


Joined: 13/07/2010
Posts: 28

Message Posted:
14/05/2011 15:54

thanks everyone for your advice,

yrret


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 761

Message Posted:
14/05/2011 16:11

Mick lane basically builds sheds in 2m panel (he has templates to make them on) and nails them together.

Get a very thin grinder disk (metal cutting) from on the the yapis, you can get them about 3mm thick, and cut through the nails between the panels. You mak have the open the gaps a little with a latge screwdriver or crow bar.

You can then move them easily.

When you re-assemble, use screws or bolts (proper fixings).

Mind your fingers on the cut nails, the edges will be sharp.