[r0ckstarr]

I have this old 12x18 shed. The roof towards the back is in very poor shape (stapled-on shingles and no felt paper), and the backside is pretty rotted down to the floor. Instead of repairing it, I've decided to knock it down and have a new shed built.

I'm thinking that I can go from the inside with a heavy pike and knock the roof panels out, cutting through the shingles if I have to with a sawzall. Once the roof is off of the frame, then knock the wall panels out of the sides. From there, tear down the roof frame and wall studs, then chainsaw my way through the floor. Am I on the right path? Got a better plan of attack that I am not thinking of doing? How would you go about it?

 

[rjniles]

Many a *******'s head stone reads:

Hey y'all, watch this!

Don't work from the inside.

 

[Fix'n it]

Many a *******'s head stone reads:

Hey y'all, watch this!

i have heard it as "hold my beer and watch this !" :vs_lol:

 

[Fix'n it]

i don't think i would chain saw any of that. nails will junk the chain pretty quick.
idk if its possible, but i would be looking at pulling it down, then cutting it up.

 

[Bud9051]

I would work to remove the roof framing before taking the siding off plus adding a few braces on the inside. You mentioned a sawsall, best choice for the entire demo, except the big hammer.

New construction doesn't gain its stability until all together, Taking one down, especially when the wood is in poor shape requires care.

Bud

 

[Fix'n it]

is there a tree or something very solid to the right of you in the pic ?

 

[joecaption]

I'd rent a dumpster and have them drop it near the shed.
Strip the shingles.
Pry off the sheathing on the roof.
Knock out the rafters.
Cut out hole in the back wall and wrap a rope around on of the studs at the top of the wall.
Now you can cut the side wall between the studs at the back of the shed standing on the side of the building.
Pull the rope and the whole wall will fall over.
Remove the doors and do the same thing to the front.
Then just go inside, and cut the side walls and push the side walls over.
Then start cutting it in to sections.

 

[Daniel Holzman]

If you can afford it you can hire a company with an excavator, probably take the whole thing down in half a day. Much safer than DIY demolition, much faster, more expensive.

 

[Msradell]

If you can afford it you can hire a company with an excavator, probably take the whole thing down in half a day. Much safer than DIY demolition, much faster, more expensive.

It would probably take longer to unload and reload the excavator than it would to take the shed down! It actually seems like an excavator is major overkill for something this small and lightweight.

 

[gregzoll]

Easy way is to take a Chainsaw with a Carbide toothed chain and go to town on it. Take the doors off, then the roof in sections and then the walls to collapse them inside to the floor.

Pretty simple stuff here.

 

[r0ckstarr]

is there a tree or something very solid to the right of you in the pic ?

Yeah, a pair of big oak trees.

 

[dirtybike24]

Easy way is to take a Chainsaw with a Carbide toothed chain and go to town on it. Take the doors off, then the roof in sections and then the walls to collapse them inside to the floor.

Pretty simple stuff here.

Do what he said. When you take the roof, be sure to keep enough structural integrity in the area where you're standing. I'd suggest working backwards (i.e. start at the front or back and cut toward the middle). However, don't cut the absolute edges (gusset area) of the front or back because you will use it later. Then hop off the roof and take the middle section and let it fall in. You can then stand from the ground and remove the outer wall. Then you can take the front and back wall. Try to work from the outside as much as possible and try to make cuts/hits where the material will fall away from you.

Another option: If your area is serviced by county firefighters they may be willing to take it from you and use as training material.

 

[MT Stringer]

Just thinking out loud...
It seems to me you could frame up a wall inside to support the rear section that is bad, then cut the bad stuff away. I guess the bottom line is you would end up with a shorter building...or you could repair the floor and build back to the original size.

Tearing it al down seem like a lot of work if only part of it is bad.

Good luck. And be safe.

 

[craig11152]

I took down down an old boat house once that was a little bigger than that. I took the shingles off first and got them out of the way. Then it was me and......
a reciprocating saw,
a circular saw
a sledge hammer.
a shingle tear tool
hammer
pry bar
crow bar
cats paw.

Its like playing a round of golf...gotta have a few clubs in your bag.

 

[gregzoll]

Not that much work MT Stringer. This is why there are Chainsaws and other tools.

It would probably collapse, once the roof comes off. Keeping the wall on the right to stay up, would just involve having rope pulling on it to collapse it inwards.

 

[r0ckstarr]

Just thinking out loud...
It seems to me you could frame up a wall inside to support the rear section that is bad, then cut the bad stuff away. I guess the bottom line is you would end up with a shorter building...or you could repair the floor and build back to the original size.

Tearing it al down seem like a lot of work if only part of it is bad.

Good luck. And be safe.

I've gone back and forth over fixing everything bad on this one, or having a new one built. I came to the conclusion that I could have a bigger shed if I got a new one built. :devil: :yes:

 

[Fix'n it]

I came to the conclusion that I could have a bigger shed if I got a new one built.

that would be a shed, it would be a garage.

Yeah, a pair of big oak trees.

ok, good. get a come-along and some ropes/whatever, and a resip saw.
rope around tree. other rope attached to that shed (go through the close wall and connect to the outside wall). connect the come-along to the ropes. remove the doors. about 4-5' high, cut from side to side, the front and back walls.
then work the come-along. that will pull it down.

 

[Mort]

If it were me, I'd borrow the mini excavator from work.

If you don't happen to work at a place that has one, call someone who does. It'd take 5 minutes, and you could save money buy loading up the garbage by hand.

 

[gregzoll]

If it were me, I'd borrow the mini excavator from work.

If you don't happen to work at a place that has one, call someone who does. It'd take 5 minutes, and you could save money buy loading up the garbage by hand.

By the time you would have that excavator off of the trailer, the shed would be down and cut up into manageable pieces.

 

[Fix'n it]

take the fence down. and have a tow truck load it up and haul it away.