Shed Foundation

What is the best way and cheapest way to dig a foundation for a 10x10 shed. It is already a pressure-treated floor kit consisting of 2x4. I thought of developing an area of 4x4 and 12x12 at filling 3 / 4 inches of stone. The lower part of the site is about 12 inches below "level" ground. Suggestions???

It might work, it would give you a good drainage and a good solid surface to stand. You may want to find something cheaper than the 4x4, cross, or perhaps even 2x12x12 pressure treated if you go back filled with pea stone you should not have a problem with them bowing in.

Use three 4x4 carrying beams that perpendicular to the floor framing. somewhere in the middle and one at each end 2 feet from the end of the building. Use concrete blocks as a fulcrum of weight on each 4x4 spaced a foot at each end and divide the focal point for support of the community. If you are using a cold climate Sonatubes dug below the frost line.

You must create a drainage bed under the floor, rainwater and humidity so it can drain.

I used to dig down about 12 "to 18". Put in about 6 "to 8" 3 / 4 "clear stone, and spread evenly. Place a piece of 4" or 6 "of wire mesh reinforcement on the stone. Stoen using small pieces brick or keep the net off the stone. pour and level concrete base, using 2 x 4 to form a frame, and it points so it does Ove with the weight of concrete. That the cure concrete for 3 or 4 days, remove the 2 x 4 frame. While the concrete is still wet, put some bolts in the perimeter, to align the bolt holes in the lower part of the presentation.

After the concrete is cured and the framework of 2 x 4 is removed, place the shed on the bolts and secure the shed down with washers, lock washers and lock nuts!

The key here is the height of the base paid above the ground level. You want the body to surrender to stay dry to prevent wood rot. You should aim at the base and at least six inches above the ground (preferably nine inches) to prevent rain from splashing mud on the sides.
Select the database and use concrete blocks to lift the crowd above the ground level.