# Moving a shed?!? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 21, 2010, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365 "2010-05-21T08:02:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/1 "2010-05-21T08:02:35Z")
Anyone ever moved a shed on their yard? I’ve got a roughly 10’ x 10’ shed on my property, but I want to move it/turn it around so the door is facing the opposite direction that it is. Any suggestions how I could/should go about this? I have a small tractor with a bucket I maybe able to use to lift some of it, but the bucket only has a 500# rating. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/2 "2010-05-21T08:32:58Z")
I have done it once with 6 big guys, plywood, rollers, and a small 20hp tractor. It was a good size shed, and it was not easy at all. ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/3 "2010-05-21T09:09:56Z")
is it on any kind of foundation? Cement block or anything? or is it just on the dirt? Try a bunch of guys… If you just want to turn it though, it may be easier to dissasemble the walls and move the door from one side to another ---
**Author:** ![SilverGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SilverGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilverGT)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/4 "2010-05-21T10:22:12Z")
first thing you want to do is check to see if there is a floor. what is the floor made out of; can the shed be supported if you lift this floor off the ground or foundation its on. or lift up one end and pivot it, then pivot the other end by using the bucket to scoop under it. is it on the grass or concrete/stone? ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/5 "2010-05-21T12:47:48Z")
[Here](http://steampunkworkshop.com/hillbilly-forklift) ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/6 "2010-05-21T13:12:32Z")
It’s one of the pre-fab sheds you see at HD/Lowes. It’s a fully framed floor. I know it’s sitting on a pair of 4x4s. What’s under the 4X4s I have no clue. The tractor I’ve got is a Kubota 2650; 23Hp Diesel with a front bucket. Hmm… So it sounds like this is going to be an adventure when I do it. ---
**Author:** ![Hass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Hass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hass)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/7 "2010-05-21T14:01:47Z")
When I move mine, (built on cement blocks) the plan is just to use forks to pick it up and move it 😛 sounds simple, i don’t know if it will work or not… but I’ll find out some day 😛 ---
**Author:** ![LUC1F3R](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luc1f3r/32/7299_2.png) [@LUC1F3R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUC1F3R)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/8 "2010-05-21T14:22:23Z")
option 1: caulk it so its waterproof and build a small earth wall around it and fil with water and float the thing option two: 4 guys with straps whould be able to easily move the thing. Typically those prefabbed units arent attached to the ground in any way. ---
**Author:** ![Hass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Hass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hass)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/9 "2010-05-21T14:29:30Z")
lol what were those super arm straps called? that supposedly 2 girls can use to pick up dryers and washing machines and stuff? went under the unit and on their forearms or something. use those! ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/10 "2010-06-01T07:32:19Z")
I moved a 4’x4’ shed before with a few people. I’d imagine we would move that with 6 people pretty easily. > [@Hass](#): > > lol what were those super arm straps called? > that supposedly 2 girls can use to pick up dryers and washing machines and stuff? That ths ForeArm ForkLift. It showed them moving a Piano…I think it was cardboard. ---
**Author:** ![jimmyfloyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimmyfloyd/32/3077_2.png) [@jimmyfloyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimmyfloyd)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/11 "2010-06-01T08:12:04Z")
Board up the door and cut a new one in the back? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/12 "2010-06-01T08:25:46Z")
> [@LUKE\_L](#): > > I moved a 4’x4’ shed before with a few people. I’d imagine we would move that with 6 people pretty easily. > > That ths ForeArm ForkLift. It showed them moving a Piano…I think it was cardboard. LOL at the fridge being loaded into the back of the pickup… that looks so fucking fake. > **[official Forearm Forklift store | shop moving straps, packing supplies and...](https://www.forearmforklift.com/)** > > manufacturer of moving straps, moving blankets and moving supplies. ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/13 "2010-06-01T08:29:50Z")
> [@LUKE\_L](#): > > That ths ForeArm ForkLift. It showed them moving a Piano…I think it was cardboard. > [@newman](#): > > LOL at the fridge being loaded into the back of the pickup… that looks so fucking fake. ive used them to move a washer and dryer up and down a 15 step flight of stairs. defiantly helped and made things a lot easier. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/14 "2010-06-01T08:41:14Z")
I don’t doubt that it isn’t helpful… I used to be a piano mover and we did a very similar thing, however, did you watch the video on the site? the way the fridge moves just doesn’t look right. ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/15 "2010-06-01T08:45:34Z")
no i didnt watch the video. off topic: why can i see you doing something random like that for a job? lol ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/16 "2010-06-01T08:48:51Z")
It was an awesome job… 25/hour off the books, 90% of it was driving. ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-a-shed/155365/17 "2010-06-01T08:50:10Z")
holy shit. i would consider that a good job too.