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    Raising Pole Barn Floor

    @GreensvilleJay I definitely agree about getting the water away being the best / only solution to this problem. The original builders partially dug the barn into a small hill, and did a poor job establishing the grade around the barn. This resulted in two sides sloping towards the barn, and a...
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    Raising Pole Barn Floor

    External ramp is the plan. The thought behind the board was just to keep the added gravel off the external skirt board to prevent any frost jacking from damaging the skirt.
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    Raising Pole Barn Floor

    Thanks for sharing your shed, it looks great! I like the gutter idea, but I don't think gutters would solve the issue. We get about 170 inches of snow a year, which really piles up under the eaves. I think that this plus some less than ideal grading is the source of the water problem in the...
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    Raising Pole Barn Floor

    Concrete is an option of last resort. As nice as it would be, this is really just a storage shed. I am hoping to get this done on the cheap to save money to focus on filling the shed with toys to complement the 2501.
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    Raising Pole Barn Floor

    When we bought our house it came with a 54x36 pole barn which we use for storage. We have noticed a couple issues with the barn we would like to address. The sand floor turns into soup from snowmelt in May until about the 4th of July. Installing French drains along the eaves is on the to-do...