Killing grass and weeds for shed placement

[fredridge]

I want to put a shed on this bare spot.

What should I do before I place the shed to keep grass and weeds down?

Likely a Tuff Shed on blocks.


There used to be an evergreen bush there that I greatly disliked so we pulled it out. It stays mostly bare with moss, weeds and some grass popping up but we keep up with that, but won't be able to once we put the shed over it.

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[Alexx1401]

I want to put a shed on this bare spot.

What should I do before I place the shed to keep grass and weeds down?

Likely a Tuff Shed on blocks.


There used to be an evergreen bush there that I greatly disliked so we pulled it out. It stays mostly bare with moss, weeds and some grass popping up but we keep up with that, but won't be able to once we put the shed over it.

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Roundup will kill anything green. I would "think" that once the shed is there nothing else will grow since it will not get any sunlight.

 

[Will_White]

I want to put a shed on this bare spot.

What should I do before I place the shed to keep grass and weeds down?

Likely a Tuff Shed on blocks.


There used to be an evergreen bush there that I greatly disliked so we pulled it out. It stays mostly bare with moss, weeds and some grass popping up but we keep up with that, but won't be able to once we put the shed over it.

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If it's enclosed just put the shed on top and spray it with Round Up 365. It will kill what's there and then the shed will keep it dead.

Unless you put grow lights in there to start seedlings.

 

[WAYNO]

I have two large sheds. Built them on top of the existing grass. With no sun and no water reaching underneath the sheds, the grass dies quickly to never regrow.

And although a vapor barrier could be beneficial, I didn't use one and I have no moisture issues whatsoever in my sheds.

 

[teflon6string]

I perched a 10x16' Tuff Shed over healthy grass without treating anything. Nothing but bare dirt under there now.

A one-foot wide margin of quarter minus gravel along each side makes for neatly squared edges, easy to mow around and keeps rain runoff from eroding a trench.

Bonus info:
It's elevated 1.5' on the downhill side, so I stapled a chicken wire skirt around the gaps to keep local skunks from deciding my yard is a handy new place to hunker down.

 

[Joe13]

Black plastic

 

[DirectDrive]

As stated above, once the shed is placed, vegetation won't be a problem.
A visqeen (sheet plastic) vapor barrier could be laid.
6 mil (thickness) minimum, 10 mil is better. Don't use clear.
Bona fide vapor barrier like Stego is 12-15 mil

Many don't account for the fact that elevated garden sheds provide shelter for all manner of critters.
A perimeter critter barrier would be a plus.
Otherwise, rats, trash pandas, rabbits, possums and skunks will be so pleased when the new shed goes in.

 

[1911Fanatic]

Crossbow. Nothing will grow there for 5 years.

 

[jbett98]

I put in a 4" concrete slab and built my custom storage shed on top of it.
Most Tuff Sheds start falling apart a couple of years later because the concrete blocks start to shift after a few winters. Plus, any moisture wicks up under the floor and starts to rot the flooring, then the doors starts to sag.

 

[JuglansRegia]

Do your burn pile there, nothing will grow there for a while if you get the ground hot enough.

 

[portlander]

I would put 4in of 3/4 minus gravel over the grass which will help prevent your shed from rotting away and it's a lot. Cheaper than a cement slab.

 

[DirectDrive]

I would put 4in of 3/4 minus gravel over the grass which will help prevent your shed from rotting away and it's a lot. Cheaper than a cement slab.

I would shave off the organics (grass/weeds) with a square point shovel and then put down a good vapor barrier.
(millions of homes in the PNW have crawl spaces with a similar arrangement)
Stake it down with a few spikes + fender washers or landscape stakes.
I don't see what the gravel would get you ?

 

[jbett98]

Here's some pics of the custom shed I built this last summer for my rental house.
The 8' x 12" concrete pad along with the 24' long sidewalk cost $520.00 and that was delivered with a special 2 yards mini mixing trailer that delivers to your work site.
The new 42" wide roll up door (which I think is the best way to go for total floor space usability ) was only $125 On Facebook Marketplace and all the other materials I found on Craigslist and Offer Up.
I started collecting all the building materials last winter and the whole project only set me back $1,590.00.
This new shed replaced a piece of junk Home Depot Tuff Shed kit, that rotted from the top down because the previous owner didn't know how to stagger the 3 tab roofing and lined up all the shingles one on top of each other.