Hi Guys I'm Sophia from Melbourne Australia, And your channel just just popped up while I was watching Utube. I Love these type of videos and watch plenty of them, Probably why your videos popped up in my feed. I'm excited to be part of watching you guys transform the shed into a cozy home for you both. See you on the next one, Take care guys Sending you both the the best wishes and much happy healthy times ahead Luv Sophia, Melbourne Australia 🐨 🦘
Thank you for these videos. They are super helpful! I am interested in doing a shed to home conversion, but right now I am just in the gathering information and tips stage. I look forward to future videos! 😊
New subscriber here because of this video!!!! Thank you so much for this video! This is the best and most well detailed and inclusive video that I have watched on this as we bring a new shed to our property deciding which anchoring method we want to use. You have just held me in that decision. Very much appreciate the extra time required to film while doing this project and then editing to share such a details process. Thank you so much.
I took one of my earth anchors and cut the top off. Then put it in my 1.5 inch hammer drill and drilled my holes for each one of my earth anchors. Worked great! Alot easier then twisting them in
greetings kind and gentle people; if yall had twisted the strap one revolution before inserting in the bolt, it would have kept it from singing when the wind blows across it. it will not weaken it any.........................g
I'm a new subscriber and this is very interesting. The company that made my 14x32 shed to garage and delivered it, also did the hurricane straps and they are great. Also on my 28x56 mobile home. The winds can get bad here and I've never even felt a quiver. See you on your next episode. From Central Oklahoma.
Some of those straps will pull right out. They need to be way tighter than that. You don't want any play in the strap or wiggle room where it wraps around the bolt. Both cause room for it to pick up momentum in the wind and break easier. Mine has the straps and a large plate in each corner that goes under the blocks with two steel arms that bolt to the house. The weight of the house secures it and straps are backup. Like the house. Good luck.
I’m thinking you have only protected the floor system and high winds might take the rest of the house off the floor. I would have strapped from anchor up the wall (inside siding) over the ridge beam down the other wall to the anchor. Good luck.
I’ve seen sheds that are built with these included. Can you add them to prebuilt buildings? We have some siding we want to replace, so that might be the time to add an anchor up the wall
@@richwalsh6510 I bet! Florida gets hit hard pretty frequently. We really only get some wind. We plan to add more though and the foundation is not completed, but this is what was needed to pass inspections
Awh yeah! That would have made it easier! We weren’t 100% sure they could get the building in the spot we wanted it though. If we ever have to do this again, we will know 😆
Hey! We are new here too and just getting started 😊 the shed tour video will show the inside, but so far we have removed the bracing, removed old insulation, added the big window, and built stairs. Thanks for watching and commenting!
You know your guy is working hard and committed when his shrit is nearly ripped completely apart and he uses rope at the worksite and just keeps working...
Why didnt you use any cross straps? Say from the right side anchor to the left sides skid? Generaly winds come from the side and will just tip the pillars over.
Well I guess something is always better than nothing. Walls , floor joists and the roof rafters/joists are not well connected to those 4x6’s. In really high winds you might just have the 4x6s left. In Arizona we had to strap the roof rafters which kept everything beneath that secure to the foundation. Not complaining, just stating that we had to prepare for 90 plus mph winds
What's going to stop the rain from making the ground soft enough to make the concrete blocks sink a little bit each time it rains? Causing the stacked concrete block pillars to collapse. I know the pillars are on compacted gravel. However, rain water erosion will make those stacked blocks fail.
We have the concrete pad built up so water actually runs around the pad and not under it. We will probably need to make minor adjustments over time and we plan to add additional pillars for more support
We prepared the gravel pad, and the delivery company put the shed on blocks. Since we weren’t 100% sure exactly where it would sit and where the beams would line up under the shed, we didn’t pre-dig the anchors
I think as long as your careful it would be okay. I have to constantly remind my husband to not over power things though so it might be good that we only had a wrench 😆
Hopefully it never has to. We do get strong winds though! The straps for moving it were just for added security due to the size of the building being supported and turned on one end by a mule, not necessarily that the winds from the drive would have damaged the building.
If that shed were in Wind Zone II or III, those anchors would be worthless. On a 16x54, you'd need about 10 per side and 3 across the front. That would be code where I am..
Hey! We are in South Carolina and we drove around frequently looking for a shed to turn into our home! We talked with a shed dealer before it actually made it to the lot so we knew it was coming available! I also see used sheds on Facebook marketplace from time to time
The only things I see that can be improved are: the head needs to be at ground level, and the head also needs a stabilizer piece (which can be purchased separately). Without the stabilizer for the head, it will bend at 700lbs or less pressure, especially with the head so far from ground level. I would also add hurricane ties under the carriage and all throughout the interior. This is what we will be doing.
We’re we are located, we don’t get hurricanes or tornadoes. If we were in an area with more risks, we would definitely add more. We actually used more tie downs than mobile homes require in our area. But of course, always do what is best for you and your family where you are located 😊
Good to know for future anchors. We’re not done with this foundation yet, but this did pass inspection. We plan to add more to be on the safe side, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
@@HotOneRecordz hopefully they will come down! I’m we shopped for quite a while before finding this shed as a repo. While shopping, you can also work on a saving plan for it bc the financing on these building is usually really high. We plan on doing more with the foundation too so hopefully it will be helpful for you!
In a wind the anchors will tend to move towards each other on both sides causing the anchor to be ineffective. Actually, the approved method is to drive a plate into the soil adjacent to the anchor to prevent the anchor rod from bending or moving inward. Cement cylinder will move in time and loosen the strap and this will occur when you need it the most. Just a word to the wise. Forget the cement and get some steel plate. It doesn't have to be fastened to the anchor. Just touching it on the inside longways with the shed's length is all that's necessary. Steel plate 2 or 3 foot long by 6 inches wide driven in will stop movement of the strap in wind and bad weather. What you don't know can kill you.
I might be mistaken but doesn't the Earth anchor go in at a 45 degree angle straight up and down it will pull straight out. That's what I've been told when I did mine.
What I don't get is.. the pole that's in the ground with the bolt is secure. But just screwing in the piece of metal to the building looks like it ,isn't the right thing to do. It needs more secureness to the house.
If a Tornado can pick up train cars I don’t think it anchoring the belts gonna work what I would be putting my money into is a tornado shelter just saying
Joe is correct. The bracket at the top of the anchor has space for two bolts. The strap should loop over the I beam, rim joust or even the top stud plate with each end of strap secured to anchor bracket with a slotted bolt. Drilling into the strap weakened it and fastening it to the side of the beam might help if the uplift is 180 degrees but that is unlikely. Definitely more anchors are needed to secure a large structure like that one.
It’s too bad you can’t have some type of attachment to hook the hurricane anchors onto the auger and let the auger put the anchors down into the ground
Why would you put it up on blocks...thats very unstable and dangerous especially when have power installed. Cinder blocks under all that weight is dangerous ...not steel reinforced concrete ...what are you thinking ? Plus now you have to insulate the floor else you will freeze
Many homes are placed on blocks. We do plan on adding more in the future but I can assure you, it’s very sturdy as is. Also, we already had plans to insulate the floor 😊
We didn’t have the ground leveled, we had it cleared. Then we added a gravel foundation and built up the lower end enough for the mule to lift the shed into a level position on blocks. The extra space is going to be great for plumbing though!
It’s too bad that you weren’t able to rent or know someone that has the machine that augers there was hurricane straps. Six straps would be about a half hour total
@@CountryRootsFarm , The only other comment that I am wondering about is the number of hurricane straps. I put a cabin in our backyard it’s 14 x 28 and the code here in North Carolina is a hurricane strap every 7 feet I had to do 10 straps.
The best anchor installation on RUclips. Hands down.
Wow! Thank you!
There is what is called a rachet it works a lot faster.
Hi Guys I'm Sophia from Melbourne Australia, And your channel just just popped up while I was watching Utube.
I Love these type of videos and watch plenty of them, Probably why your videos popped up in my feed.
I'm excited to be part of watching you guys transform the shed into a cozy home for you both.
See you on the next one, Take care guys
Sending you both the the best wishes and much happy healthy times ahead
Luv Sophia, Melbourne Australia 🐨 🦘
Thank you so much Sophia! Wishing blessings and happy times for you in your future as well!
Your doing a great job of narrating the videos. So much enjoyment to build your own place . 😎👍🏻
Thank you! This means so much! And your absolutely right, doing things yourself brings so much joy and the feeling of accomplishment!
Very interesting, Oh that's how they tied my trailer down, I bet hes glad to have you, you're a great team
Than you!
Looking forward to seeing what you all do with the interior! You are doing a fabulous job editing and producing videos!
Thank you so much!!! I am still learning and it takes me several hours to put a video together so I really appreciate the encouragement!
Thank you for these videos. They are super helpful! I am interested in doing a shed to home conversion, but right now I am just in the gathering information and tips stage. I look forward to future videos! 😊
@@tacos_are_life glad you found this helpful! I hope to keep them helpful and entertaining 😊
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You can really see the joy y’all’s hard work brings for your future!! Awesome job guys. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you!!
New subscriber here because of this video!!!! Thank you so much for this video! This is the best and most well detailed and inclusive video that I have watched on this as we bring a new shed to our property deciding which anchoring method we want to use. You have just held me in that decision. Very much appreciate the extra time required to film while doing this project and then editing to share such a details process. Thank you so much.
That’s wonderful! Thank you! We really appreciate the encouragement. Congratulations on the new shed coming yalls way!!
Can’t wait to see your finished home! Awesome job on the move and tie down!!
Thank you!
We are about to get ready to do this to our sheds. Awesome video in showing how it's done. Thank you so much for sharing 😊
Awesome! Hope it helped!
There is a machine that does it. It's Port-a-pony we use in the electrical field. Can be rented.
I took one of my earth anchors and cut the top off. Then put it in my 1.5 inch hammer drill and drilled my holes for each one of my earth anchors. Worked great! Alot easier then twisting them in
greetings kind and gentle people; if yall had twisted the strap one revolution before inserting in the bolt, it would have kept it from singing when the wind blows across it. it will not weaken it any.........................g
I'm a new subscriber and this is very interesting. The company that made my 14x32 shed to garage and delivered it, also did the hurricane straps and they are great. Also on my 28x56 mobile home. The winds can get bad here and I've never even felt a quiver. See you on your next episode. From Central Oklahoma.
That’s wonderful! Y’all get way more wind than us so that’s really great to hear! Thanks for subscribing and helping our channel grow!
Keep Up The Good Work. God Bless.
Thank you! May God bless you as well 😊
where I'm at you cannot make them sheds into homes but love the videos glad y'all can do it
Some of those straps will pull right out. They need to be way tighter than that. You don't want any play in the strap or wiggle room where it wraps around the bolt. Both cause room for it to pick up momentum in the wind and break easier.
Mine has the straps and a large plate in each corner that goes under the blocks with two steel arms that bolt to the house. The weight of the house secures it and straps are backup.
Like the house. Good luck.
You're lucky. Down here in hurricane country, tie downs need to be 4 feet apart. Lotta work
Enjoyed the video. 👍
Thank you!
U guys have a beautiful place. Can’t wait to see ur future videos watching u guys countion makeing ur homestead.
Thank you so much!
Thanks for the video. It's extremely helpful. God bless.
Thank you! God bless you as well!
I like watching from beginning to end.
Looking forward to seeing this become your home.
Me too! Thank you 😊
Very good presentation
Strap has to be at minimum 30 degree angle from bottom on the outside going up.
Those in Iowa hook in the rafters you will save the skids bu the rest will be gone
I’m thinking you have only protected the floor system and high winds might take the rest of the house off the floor. I would have strapped from anchor up the wall (inside siding) over the ridge beam down the other wall to the anchor. Good luck.
I’ve seen sheds that are built with these included. Can you add them to prebuilt buildings? We have some siding we want to replace, so that might be the time to add an anchor up the wall
Idk where this is but in FL they have hurricane straps on every stud top and bottom and to the trusses also
@@richwalsh6510 I bet! Florida gets hit hard pretty frequently. We really only get some wind. We plan to add more though and the foundation is not completed, but this is what was needed to pass inspections
That way is required in our part of Texas due to hurricanes.
Till the next one😁✌
I know it's hindsight, but you could have done this before the building was set. "Much easier ". You're doing an awesome job!
Awh yeah! That would have made it easier! We weren’t 100% sure they could get the building in the spot we wanted it though. If we ever have to do this again, we will know 😆
I'm new to you here.
I'd love to see what it's like and the improvements you've made inside
Hey! We are new here too and just getting started 😊 the shed tour video will show the inside, but so far we have removed the bracing, removed old insulation, added the big window, and built stairs. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Very informative!
You know your guy is working hard and committed when his shrit is nearly ripped completely apart and he uses rope at the worksite and just keeps working...
Why didnt you use any cross straps? Say from the right side anchor to the left sides skid? Generaly winds come from the side and will just tip the pillars over.
This amount was the requirement per code to get the building approved, but our plan is to add more columns and straps just to be on the safe side
Well I guess something is always better than nothing. Walls
, floor joists and the roof rafters/joists are not well connected to those 4x6’s. In really high winds you might just have the 4x6s left. In Arizona we had to strap the roof rafters which kept everything beneath that secure to the foundation.
Not complaining, just stating that we had to prepare for 90 plus mph winds
Can this work on a non mobile house in Florida for a category 5 hurricane?
Steel toed running shoes?
What's going to stop the rain from making the ground soft enough to make the concrete blocks sink a little bit each time it rains? Causing the stacked concrete block pillars to collapse. I know the pillars are on compacted gravel. However, rain water erosion will make those stacked blocks fail.
We have the concrete pad built up so water actually runs around the pad and not under it. We will probably need to make minor adjustments over time and we plan to add additional pillars for more support
I believe you are to wrap that strap at least one time around the joust before tightening the strap on the anchor.
What kind of bolt?
Someone may have asked this. Why didn't you pre-dig and install the hurricane anchors prior to setting the house on the blocks?
We prepared the gravel pad, and the delivery company put the shed on blocks. Since we weren’t 100% sure exactly where it would sit and where the beams would line up under the shed, we didn’t pre-dig the anchors
Steel cable with a turn buckle works better.
Thanks for sharing.
Question - why not use a socket a ratchet instead of an open-ended wrench? Would be quicker?
We didn’t have one with us so we had to make due with what we had but a socket would have been easier
@@CountryRootsFarm ok. Just didn't know if they specifically said to use a wrench vs socket to avoid over torquing the tie-down
I think as long as your careful it would be okay. I have to constantly remind my husband to not over power things though so it might be good that we only had a wrench 😆
I live in the south. What state do ya'll live in because of hurricane season.
South Carolina, but we aren’t close to the coast so the most we get is rain. This heat we’ve had though has been unreal 🥵
Have you been able to get insurance or checked into refinancing yet. I found that they refuse to refinance unless it has a foundation under it.
Currently, our insurance plan is covering it as a shed with belonging in it.
Maybe once completed, it’s an issue with the value to be insured?
Is the shed/house cappable of withstanding a hurricane. It needed bracing just to move it to the job site
Hopefully it never has to. We do get strong winds though! The straps for moving it were just for added security due to the size of the building being supported and turned on one end by a mule, not necessarily that the winds from the drive would have damaged the building.
If that shed were in Wind Zone II or III, those anchors would be worthless. On a 16x54, you'd need about 10 per side and 3 across the front. That would be code where I am..
I'm new to the channel what state are you homesteading at and how did you find the shed used
Hey! We are in South Carolina and we drove around frequently looking for a shed to turn into our home! We talked with a shed dealer before it actually made it to the lot so we knew it was coming available! I also see used sheds on Facebook marketplace from time to time
@@CountryRootsFarm ok that's good stuff.
Thanks.
The only things I see that can be improved are: the head needs to be at ground level, and the head also needs a stabilizer piece (which can be purchased separately). Without the stabilizer for the head, it will bend at 700lbs or less pressure, especially with the head so far from ground level.
I would also add hurricane ties under the carriage and all throughout the interior. This is what we will be doing.
We’re we are located, we don’t get hurricanes or tornadoes. If we were in an area with more risks, we would definitely add more. We actually used more tie downs than mobile homes require in our area. But of course, always do what is best for you and your family where you are located 😊
Proper anchor should be at at least 45ﾟ
Good to know for future anchors. We’re not done with this foundation yet, but this did pass inspection. We plan to add more to be on the safe side, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Is there hurricanes in your area? Or are these for high winds like tornadoes?
We get high winds from hurricanes along the coast and some pretty windy tropical storms
@@CountryRootsFarm got it. I didn't know what part of the country you're in. I'm trying to learn from yall 🤣
I see South Carolina. I'm looking in Missouri right now. Prices have gone up now 😫
@@HotOneRecordz hopefully they will come down! I’m we shopped for quite a while before finding this shed as a repo. While shopping, you can also work on a saving plan for it bc the financing on these building is usually really high. We plan on doing more with the foundation too so hopefully it will be helpful for you!
In a wind the anchors will tend to move towards each other on both sides causing the anchor to be ineffective. Actually, the approved method is to drive a plate into the soil adjacent to the anchor to prevent the anchor rod from bending or moving inward. Cement cylinder will move in time and loosen the strap and this will occur when you need it the most. Just a word to the wise. Forget the cement and get some steel plate. It doesn't have to be fastened to the anchor. Just touching it on the inside longways with the shed's length is all that's necessary. Steel plate 2 or 3 foot long by 6 inches wide driven in will stop movement of the strap in wind and bad weather. What you don't know can kill you.
Thanks for the advice! We will check that out. We aren’t done with the foundation yet so thanks for sharing your knowledge
I might be mistaken but doesn't the Earth anchor go in at a 45 degree angle straight up and down it will pull straight out. That's what I've been told when I did mine.
What I don't get is.. the pole that's in the ground with the bolt is secure. But just screwing in the piece of metal to the building looks like it ,isn't the right thing to do. It needs more secureness to the house.
I believe the strap goes over the main beam and there are 2 holes in the anchor for 2 bolts with slits one for each end of the strap
If a Tornado can pick up train cars I don’t think it anchoring the belts gonna work what I would be putting my money into is a tornado shelter just saying
Joe is correct. The bracket at the top of the anchor has space for two bolts. The strap should loop over the I beam, rim joust or even the top stud plate with each end of strap secured to anchor bracket with a slotted bolt. Drilling into the strap weakened it and fastening it to the side of the beam might help if the uplift is 180 degrees but that is unlikely. Definitely more anchors are needed to secure a large structure like that one.
It’s too bad you can’t have some type of attachment to hook the hurricane anchors onto the auger and let the auger put the anchors down into the ground
That would have been great! These were very challenging but so glad there done!!
Exciting
Why would you put it up on blocks...thats very unstable and dangerous especially when have power installed. Cinder blocks under all that weight is dangerous ...not steel reinforced concrete ...what are you thinking ? Plus now you have to insulate the floor else you will freeze
Many homes are placed on blocks. We do plan on adding more in the future but I can assure you, it’s very sturdy as is. Also, we already had plans to insulate the floor 😊
If you had this ground levelled, and then dropped gravel on top, Why is your house so high off the ground.???
We didn’t have the ground leveled, we had it cleared. Then we added a gravel foundation and built up the lower end enough for the mule to lift the shed into a level position on blocks. The extra space is going to be great for plumbing though!
Do you still get paid for commercials if I turn the sound down?
We actually don’t make any money from RUclips because we are a new channel 😊 But that’s super nice of you to think of us! Happy 4th of July!
It’s too bad that you weren’t able to rent or know someone that has the machine that augers there was hurricane straps. Six straps would be about a half hour total
That would have been nice! Instead, we got quite a work out 💪
@@CountryRootsFarm , The only other comment that I am wondering about is the number of hurricane straps. I put a cabin in our backyard it’s 14 x 28 and the code here in North Carolina is a hurricane strap every 7 feet I had to do 10 straps.
@@vincediesel307 I guess it just depends on your county. Ours only required 6 for our building but we will be adding more for peace of mind!
@@CountryRootsFarm , you guys are doing a wonderful job I enjoyed your video. May God bless you and keep you safe
A hole hog would of had no problem with turn that anchor.
Thanks .