Shed

[hanger4]

Try these @Perianne

https://www.homedepot.com/p/7-3-4-in...2709/204827028

[Tahuyaman]

A concrete slab for a garden shed is not going to impact property tax tax rates.

[stjames1_53]

A concrete slab for a garden shed is not going to impact property tax tax rates.

Again, as I indicated, it depends on your tax structure. In Indiana, a concrete slab indicates a permanent structure and you are taxed at a higher rate. That is why I suggested she check into the tax structure. And your local HOA might have some say in the matter, if you belong to one.
Here, If I pour concrete piers, I get a tax for that. If I pour a slab, regardless of size, I get taxed for it depending on how large it is.
It varies from state to state and county to county. I get a different tax if a shed is deemed portable. If I pour a slab, it is no longer portable and I get taxed at a higher rate.
Commercial and residential remodeling and new construction has been my bread and butter for over 35 years.

But I do recall someone suggesting that she pour footers and then a slab over the top. That is like building a garage where you park your car or a new home/addition to an existing home.
I've never, in all my years, ever heard of anyone pouring footers and a slab for a shed.

[Tahuyaman]

Again, as I indicated, it depends on your tax structure. In Indiana, a concrete slab indicates a permanent structure and you are taxed at a higher rate. That is why I suggested she check into the tax structure. And your local HOA might have some say in the matter, if you belong to one.
Here, If I pour concrete piers, I get a tax for that. If I pour a slab, regardless of size, I get taxed for it depending on how large it is.
It varies from state to state and county to county. I get a different tax if a shed is deemed portable. If I pour a slab, it is no longer portable and I get taxed at a higher rate.
Commercial and residential remodeling and new construction has been my bread and butter for over 35 years.

But I do recall someone suggesting that she pour footers and then a slab over the top. That is like building a garage where you park your car or a new home/addition to an existing home.
I've never, in all my years, ever heard of anyone pouring footers and a slab for a shed.

I lived in Indiana, Terre Haute, A shed had no impact unless it had water and power.

[stjames1_53]

I lived in Indiana, Terre Haute, A shed had no impact unless it had water and power.

In Jennings County, a slab is still a tax, piers are less, but still a tax, It is like I said, state to state and county by county, they all differ. Some counties like to have that permit and inspection for stick framed sheds. That is the only reason I suggested she check, just to make sure.
I did my time. I was a licensed national supervisor and I had to not only now the federal building codes, I had to be aware of local codes as well. If I was doing residential work, it was part of my job to chase tax codes for my customer. It wasn't required, but it saved a sh!tload of handling issues. And several HOA's didn't allow you to put a birdhouse in without their consent. It becomes costly to build it only to have someone come along and tell you to tear it down. I know what I'm talking about.

[John Galt]

A foot thick???? How do I get that much gravel behind the house?

If you can't drive up to it, then you'll have to get the #2 stone dropped in your driveway, and you'll have to wheel barrow it back there.

Again...on a nice level gravel site, you only have to run 4x4 runners parallel, every 2' on center. You can square them up by laying the sheets of plywood over the runners and screwing the plywood down to your runners. Then frame on top of the plywood in any design you wish. Most high end pre made sheds are done in exactly this fashion. It's called 'building on skids'. The one in this video is much bigger than the one you want, and he's using 6x6, and 2x4 decking.

That's much more than you need.

[Tahuyaman]

In Jennings County, a slab is still a tax, piers are less, but still a tax, It is like I said, state to state and county by county, they all differ. Some counties like to have that permit and inspection for stick framed sheds. That is the only reason I suggested she check, just to make sure.
I did my time. I was a licensed national supervisor and I had to not only now the federal building codes, I had to be aware of local codes as well. If I was doing residential work, it was part of my job to chase tax codes for my customer. It wasn't required, but it saved a sh!tload of handling issues. And several HOA's didn't allow you to put a birdhouse in without their consent. It becomes costly to build it only to have someone come along and tell you to tear it down. I know what I'm talking about.

It's been a while since I lived there, but if a garden shed didn't have water or power, no permit was required and it didn't matter if it was on a slab or pier blocks. Plus it wasn't considered an out-building which impacted your property taxes.

[stjames1_53]

It's been a while since I lived there, but if a garden shed didn't have water or power, no permit was required and it didn't matter if it was on a slab or pier blocks. Plus it wasn't considered an out-building which impacted your property taxes.

Your building itself is not taxed, usually, but it does make a difference if it is constructed on what is considered to be a permanent foundation

The lower pic is my garden shed, it was constructed on pier posts that remained after the barn was torn down. Since it was also constructed using recycled barn wood, I don't get a tax on it.

Now you might think the new mancave is large and new, and it is, but it is completely portable having been built on skids and placed on gravel. If I had poured a slab for it, then I would get taxed for the concrete, but it still remains portable. It can be lifted up and relocated. According to the local tax code, IF I had built it and used threaded studs to attach the plates to a slab, then it would have been considered a permanent construction and I would have paid a hefty tax. Therefore, I placed on 4x6 blocks in the front to nothing in the back. My property is very hilly and there is hardly no flat areas (except for where my garden is)
It is still considered to be non-taxable as long as I don't run power to it. I'll have to do a sneaky pete and power it by a heavy duty cord.
Now to the interior. I can insulate and not take a hit on taxes, but if I skin it with drywall, then it is considered to be finished and take a hit on property taxes.
Oh, the new mancave might appear to be unlevel, but it is level. I put three levels on it while he was setting it in place. Like I said, there is no level property out here and it creates an illusion of being unlevel...

[FindersKeepers]

In my county, a shed is considered "real estate" if it's on a permanent foundation and it is taxed. Set it on blocks and it's "personal property," and not taxed.

The shed in the OP is a "lean to," so my question is "What is it leaning on?" A garage? Just attaching it to the garage may cause it to be taxed. But, probably not that much for just a 4-by-6.

[stjames1_53]

In my county, a shed is considered "real estate" if it's on a permanent foundation and it is taxed. Set it on blocks and it's "personal property," and not taxed.

The shed in the OP is a "lean to," so my question is "What is it leaning on?" A garage? Just attaching it to the garage may cause it to be taxed. But, probably not that much for just a 4-by-6.

A "lean to" is what I have for my garden shed. It has three sides and a roof. All of the materials are recycled from the barn that used to sit where the lean to is located. had to coat all of it with linseed oil to keep the carpenter from turning it in to a sieve.
That is what happened to my barn. The little f'ers did irreparable damage to the main beams and upper supports.
They were here when I moved in, but that's another story
Lean to is a misnomer. It doesn't lean against anything, but used to describe its construction