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Thanks everyone! Seems easy enough.

Make sense! I missed the lower one when I first looked. Can you recommend any vent products that I can start looking at?

Something more like this? I would imagine it would have the same style of vent for intake and exhaust, or should the intake one be different somehow?

I'm building a 10x12 shed with lean-to style roof like this: It won't be insulated since I live in a fairly mild climate (Pacific Northwest), and will just store tools, a dirt bike, and liquids like gas, oil, etc. My question is about proper venting for fumes and comfort. If I leave the...

Good idea. I live near Seattle and rain is always a problem! I was thinking of running the gutters into a rain barrel, which should help collect and route it. I'll have to make sure downspouts drain off the gravel pad when that barrel fills up.

Thanks for all the feedback and advice. This weekend I got the 5/8" clean gravel laid and so far everything is looking good! After smoothing out the grading a bit, I used a plate compactor to tamp the dirt prior to installing a heavy duty stabilization fabric. I also installed a "dead man...

In the photo I had a difference in grade of 12" (or two courses of the 4x6s). Recently, I re-graded it some more so that there's only a 6" difference between high and low, and no more pot holes or hills.

I'm concerned about the different levels of settling that 12" vs 6" might have over time, like wandrur said, but hopefully by having 6"+ of 5/8" clear crushed stone should prevent a lot of that. Especially if I'm compacting it as I go.

I'll be building it on site. While pouring gravel, I've seen recommendations to use a plate compactor every 4 inches to lock the gravel well and reduce settling.

It will be a gravel base, pressure treated skids, then a wood joist floor of the shed. The shed will be in-set 1ft on each side from the edge of the gravel bed and away from dirt. The gravel inside the frame will be flush with the top of the timbers you see around 3 sides of the frame. There's...

The shed I'm planning for will be built on an area of my yard with a slight compound slope. I've built a level foundation frame out of PT 4x6s which is staked into the ground with 36" re-bar. Inside the frame, there's a ~6" slope from the dirt in the highest corner to the lowest corner...

That's a great point! I'm sure there are plenty of guides out there, but would you be able to help me understand the basic differences/benefits/downsides between epoxy and paint? I'm guessing epoxy is a stronger layer but probably more prep and work involved?

Thanks! Hopefully that fixed it.

@pbindesign Those dark blue tones are fantastic. Good inspiration. Thanks for sharing!

Hey there! I've just bought a new house and looking to start building out my dream garage. Step 1 will be putting an epoxy or paint down on the floor. Seems easy enough but there are a few things in the way that I need to think through. Pretty much everything can be temporarily moved out but...