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NO DESIGN |
F.A.C.T.S. DESIGN |
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No fore thought or planning with the slab. Slab where shed was
built is same elevation and slope as driveway. This will allow
for water penetration under
bottom plate and door threshold.
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Slab for shed is level and
elevated. It is also recessed on the side and back to allow
for roof overhang (without increasing the size or cost of
roof) as well as a positive water seal.
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These ledges not only cost you money, they will cause
expensive problems (rotten sheathing under vinyl and
belongings on the floor will get wet) due to water that will
accumulate on the ledges. This water will seep under bottom
plate and/or be driven into the shed by the wind.
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A shed should be built with
the walls being flush with the edge of the slab which allows
the siding to go past the bottom plate to slab joint; running
the water beyond the possibility of seeping into shed.
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A shed built with little or no
overhang increases the possibility of water seeping into the
walls. The potential for wood rotting and damage to your
belongings increases.
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Roof overhang reduces the
amount of rain running down the side of a shed. The gutter
being placed a foot or more away from the sidewall, greatly
reduces the possibility of water seeping into the shed’s
walls.
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Wall of the shed is simply
butted up to side of home. This leaves opening that can allow
for water, (when washing home or when rain is driven into
these areas) bugs and dirt. Ultimately, these openings will
also increase the possibility of rotting wood or damage to
your belongings inside the shed.
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Cutting the siding out of the
area where the shed wall will attach to the home allows for a
much stronger joining of the shed. The installation of an
inside corner provides a positive seal against water, bugs and
dirt.
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Slopped slab + level threshold
= another place for water, bugs and dirt to enter your shed.
Eventually, your threshold will become bent and your door jam
will be broken down.
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Level + level threshold = positive seal against water, bugs
and dirt. Your door threshold is properly supported keeping
your door jam intact.
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NO DESIGN |
F.A.C.T.S. DESIGN |
