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Originally posted by DonDraper:
Go a little bigger than you think you need!

QFT

I went with the biggest I could fit in the space I had.

For a small shed a concrete pad would probably be best but an unnecessary expense same goes for gravel. The key to longevity is getting the shed off the ground and that can be done with a concrete pad, gravel base or concrete footers. I built my 8 x 8 shed on footers lifting it about 6 inches off the ground. I built it in 2013 or so and 8 years later its still standing without a hint of rot. If you're handy with a hammer and nails you can build your own shed for much less than what you'd pay for a pre-fabricated shed. I built my shed for about 500 bucks in supplies while sheds at home depot and Lowes were running over two grand. The shed I built was also more robust than the sheds at the big box stores.

I drop some sheds on occasion for an older dude and he sprays a mixture of oil and diesel on the ground where the shed is going, sprays the mixture on the capstones and 4x4's, and then the underside of the building too!

He swears by it! I guess it serves him well and kills anything around it!

I put my tuffshed on a pad. I don't remember what it cost, but it wasn't awful. I've been very happy I did.