Place the garden shed in a sunny location so that heat can dry up moisture after a rainfall.
Floor of shed rotting.
Wood discoloration apparent disintegration of the material and softness to the touch.
When i pulled up the carpet i found that the wooden floor had rotted away.
Avoid placing a shed on the bottom of a slope as water will run.
How to stop a plywood floor from rotting.
Plywood is the most common type of subfloor material used in homes around the world along with particleboard.
How to repair a shed with a rotting bottom.
With the shed above the ground the rain will not sit against the outside walls which could cause possible rotting.
You ll have to probably slide a new 4 by 4 board under the existing floor beams on each side of the shed to lift it.
The hydraulic jacks will be set.
When rot happens you can replace the rotten portions and rebuild the shed to make it as good as new again.
The property is around 20 years old so the shed will be less than that.
I realised recently that part of my shed floor had sunk.
The shed has a wood frame and either particle board or plywood floor that unfortunately was placed directly on the ground.
I don t know how old the shed is.
Step 1 clear your tools and equipment from the inside of the shed.
Surprisingly the building has held up for at least 10 years.
Use treated wood lumber as it is more effective against rotting.
While exterior grade plywood is treated.