Moving a small building, such as a gardening shed.

 It is not impossible to relocate a small building, such as a gardening Shed Bases. Moving a shed can be accomplished in one of two ways: one requires a lot of labor and a lot of people, but no lifting. The second option is outsourcing the work. A man who moved a shed for us about 20 years ago taught us how to move a shed using PVC pipes and jacks. In the middle of our newly acquired property, the shed was located directly outside my kitchen. Eyesore! 

We were impressed by the man's ability to move the shed in about two hours. Moving the First Chicken Coop: We are currently modifying our homestead's unique chicken. Because of its severe deterioration, we had to completely rebuild the entire base, or bottom third, in order to move that small barn.

Moving the Shed for Gardening: When we bought the house and garage, there was also a huge storage shed right next to them. The shed's roof was the only thing you could see when you relaxed on the deck or the back porch that was covered. We decided to roll that barn to its new location using large PVC pipes due to its small size and light weight (at least that's how it felt). How we did it and how far we've come with that little barn are as follows:

Since the Plastic Shed  is much heavier than the previous chicken coop, we decided to hire someone for this moving project. A tilting, large flatbed trailer was used to transport this enormous shed. On one end, the shed was raised or jacked up to the point where the truck's tilted bed could fit underneath it. The shed was automatically lifted into the truck's bed, which was similar to a conveyor belt.

We were cautioned by the person we recruited that there could be harm to the shed. In any case, leaving it where it was anything but a choice, so harm to the shed didn't dissuade my assurance to move it. The shed's edge was placed on the ground and slowly slid off the truck once it was in the desired location. We used jacks once more to raise the shed high enough to install foundation blocks underneath. The shed had to be moved, which cost $150, but it was well worth it to see the livestock barn, trees, and pasture again.

After a few years and a lot more chickens, turkey, ducks, and guinea fowl, I decided to build a bigger chicken coop in one of our big barns. The animals now roam the large pasture, which we can now see from the back porch and deck! The small coop side of the shed is now used in the spring to raise new egg-laying chicks and for meat production.