When I built this shed back in 1990 it was located
behind our old mobile home. Unfortunately, when we finished our new house
it was located right in front of our living room windows. Obviously that
wasn't going to work. It was well built and in good shape so it seemed
foolish just to tear it down. So, I decided to move it around behind our
new house while I was renting a Bobcat to do some landscaping work. I
braced the shed diagonally inside, then jacked it up and slid a couple of
2x6 "skids" underneath. I lowered the shed down, bolted it to the skids,
and bolted some cross boards front and back to attach the tow chains to.
Then I hitched it to the bucket of the Bobcat and towed it around back. A
little final nudging with the Bobcat was all it took to get it positioned
perfectly.
I was honestly surprised how easily the shed moved with absolutely no
damage. We jacked it up about a foot in the air, then poured a new slab
underneath it. Finally, we lowered it back down, bolted it to the slab, and
added a shed roof on one side for a place to store firewood. Once we
reshingled and painted it to match the house it looked like it had always
been there.
