Took me 3 weekends to figure out my shed was sitting on a underground water pipe

Built a 10x12 shed 2 years ago and it started shifting every spring, finally dug down after tearing my hair out and found a old irrigation pipe nobody told me about. Has anyone else hit something buried that cost you way more time than the actual project?

3 comments

3 Comments

max_cooper2113d ago

Honestly, I've hit stuff before but it was never that big of a deal. Like I hit a old concrete block putting fence posts in and it took maybe an extra hour to dig it out and move it. Three weekends and a shifting shed sounds like you were pretty unlucky but also maybe overthinking it a bit. Ngl most people just pour a concrete pad or use gravel and call it good without digging six feet down first. Tbh if your shed is only 10x12 and it shifted over a pipe, you could have just jacked it up and leveled it on some blocks instead of tearing up the whole yard.

scott.olivia13d ago

Yeah that's a classic and it sucks every time.

amy_martin13d ago

I get where you're coming from @scott.olivia, but I actually think it holds up pretty well. The pacing and tension still work for me on rewatches.