Shed foundation DIY

Ok, so when I bought this house, I knew I would need a shed. Storing yard and garden equipment in the porch was going to get old real fast (and it did). The thing is, where the shed was going would be the back corner of the yard that has a gross little slope. I didn't want to pour a slab because I'd have to dig down quite a bit to get the back level with the front. I came up with two options; either deck blocks with a frame and then plywood floor or a paver patio. I costed out the two options, and for me, paver patio was cheaper.

So here's the start. We dug up the grass and leveled it as best we could to start. The green garden borders won't serve a structural purpose, but really helped to outline the footprint. Then 2" of gravel went in followed by 1" of sand.

After the gravel/sand, we used 12"x6" paver blocks. I used a spiral configuration to help the platform not to spread. I leveled each block with itself and the ones next to it. I would add/remove sand to fix where needed. It turned out that we didn't dig down enough in the back to level it out, so I had to build it up in the front. Not great, but that front row won't actually have any load on it, so I'm not that concerned. At some point in the future I'll have to repair/fix that, but it's mostly an aesthetic problem.

The shed itself was pretty easy to put together, although picking the windiest day of the fall was a very bad idea when trying to link the wall panels together. We chose the Rubbermaid Big Max for low maintenance, size and price. It works. 

Definitely true when the manual says you need a level surface. The walls would not go together correctly on the grass (I was trying to preassemble and then move it up to the slab). Good thing the slab is level enough! 

In hind sight, I may have gone with the deck blocks foundation for my non-level area. Oh well, live and learn. Not too bad for my first shed, right?