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You are here: Home / DIY / How to Move a Shed Down a Grassy Hill

How to Move a Shed Down a Grassy Hill

July 13, 2014 By Karen Cooper 12 Comments

We have this shed:

finished-garden-shed - Dogs Don't Eat PizzaAnd , as you can see, it’s right next to the house. It actually blocked one of the breakfast room windows, which prevented light from coming in.

So we decided to move the shed from the patio down to the bottom corner of our yard (where we use the garden tools anyway).

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Here’s the problem…

The shed weighs about five thousand pounds.

OK, not really. I might exaggerate a bit. It does weigh a lot, though. More than Dear Husband and I could lift, for sure. We needed a plan.

A wagon? Too small. A dolly? Too small. Just scooting it? Didn’t work – the grass and ground was too uneven and it kept catching the bottom corners so we couldn’t slide it.

We needed an idea.

I channeled Mike Whiteside. Do you know who that is? He’s the guy who builds all the “rigs” to move heavy objects on the DIY Network show, Salvage Dawgs. He always comes up with the ideas for how to move a heavy door or a heavy window out of an old building and into their truck.

Anyone who says DIY isn’t a logic game isn’t doing it right.

I went to the garage.

I found two shelves. Wood covered with laminate. Smooth. Big – 12 inches wide, about 60 inches long. Perfect.

Dear Husband looked at me like I was nuts.

Here’s what I did: I created a smooth surface on which to slide the shed by using the shelves. The first shelf went under the side of the shed closer to the destination. The second shelf went at the end of that shelf. Once I slid the shed along the first shelf and onto the second shelf, Dear Husband held the shed in place and I ran back, got the first shelf, and moved it to the end of the second shelf. All the way down the hill.

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Our neighbor came over and admired my handiwork. He was impressed.

Dear Husband was impressed.

And the shed got down the hill.

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shed-in-new-place-in-yard - Dogs-Don't-Eat-Pizza

And I feel like a DIY Rock Star. Or at least a DIY McGyver.

What did you do this weekend? Have you ever had a DIY McGyver moment?

Thanks for stopping by!

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About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. Toby says

    July 13, 2014 at 11:30 pm

    Next time, call me. I have a dolly that could move a house. Although that looks a lot more “fun” and much more creative.

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      July 14, 2014 at 8:38 am

      Thanks for telling me that NOW! 😉 Kidding. Thank you!

      Reply
  2. P.D.Wills says

    July 14, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    I watched a shed get moved down a hill. Oh, and I learned about a neighborly blog – what fun!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      July 14, 2014 at 1:08 pm

      Thanks, Neighbor! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by the blog and the yard yesterday!

      Reply
  3. Marty Walden says

    July 14, 2014 at 12:28 pm

    Way to go, strong woman! The things we do to solve problems! I like the shed in its new home 🙂

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      July 14, 2014 at 1:09 pm

      Thanks! Me, too! It’s amazing how much light comes in from that window now.

      Reply
  4. Dorothy says

    July 14, 2014 at 6:04 pm

    Great job!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      July 14, 2014 at 6:06 pm

      Thanks, Dorothy! I’m still basking in my DIY-Rock-Star-ness! 🙂 Thank you!

      Reply
  5. Candace says

    July 14, 2014 at 7:13 pm

    Hmm that shed looks like the one we downloaded the instructions for when we couldn’t find the instructions for the shed we purchased at Home Depot 2 weeks ago. It was going ok, but seemed a little odd, then when it came time to put the roof on it hit a major road block. the instructions did not go with the parts at all. Those plastic sheds really need to be put together on a level surface. very important.
    I never would have thought of moving it that way. very cool.

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    • Karen Cooper says

      July 14, 2014 at 7:21 pm

      Yes, Candace, that shed came from Home Depot. I’m sorry you had such a hard time! We did, too, and we had the instructions! We got it done, though, and now it’s in its new home! Thank you!

      Reply
  6. Grandmas House DIY says

    May 24, 2016 at 3:09 pm

    You had an Egyptian moment! That’s what my brother and I called it when we had to move a bunch of boulders across his entryway to the awaiting fireplace. They were WAY too heavy to scoot or lift so, we happened on a pile of old cast iron pipe. Light bulb moment! We rolled those stones over those pipes, grabbing the ones from the back and laying them in the front. It worked! And we called it moving stones like the Egyptians and still mention it to this day lol. A little bit of ingenuity and I think we humans can do just about anything with the right leverage!

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    • Karen Cooper says

      May 24, 2016 at 10:37 pm

      I LOVE that!! Egyptian! Totally true. Thank you!!

      Reply

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