Frequently Asked Questions
For our wooden standard floors we build our shed foundations by digging holes, laying around 2 1/2″ to 3 1/2″ of crushed gravel inside the holes and use 8”x8” cinder blocks on top of the gravel in the hole.
We build up on top of the cinder blocks using 2″x6″ pressure treated floor joists with 24″ centered floor joists. The floor joists can be upgraded to 16″ or 12″ centered if needed for heavier interior storage loads. We also offer floor joist hangers and a 2″x8″ floor joist upgrade for the most extreme weight loads. For some locations we use 12”x12”x2” concrete pavers depending on the surface the shed is to be built upon.
Included standard with all of our installations is a professional levelling and squaring of the base foundation for you. If you build your own Do It Yourself Shed Kit it is critical to ensure the base is level and squared in order for the installation to work.
Once all of the holes have been dug, the excess dirt is used to fill around the cinder blocks to neatly cover the gravel. All of the additional unnecessary dirt is placed under the shed to eliminate any undesirable mess.
Our standard shed setup includes 5/8” OSB tongue and groove floor sheathing on top of the 2”x6″ pressure treated base frame. We also offer 5/8” or 3/4” pressure treated plywood floor sheathing as an upgradeable option depending on your needs and interior storage weight load.
If you have a pre-existing concrete pad poured we use an outer 2”x4” pressure treated base frame which is screwed down with Tapcon Concrete Anchors into the outer concrete pad so the interior floor is concrete.
You can have a concrete pad poured by a local contractor or use a pre-existing concrete pad if it is verified to be level and squared. With this option the concrete becomes the interior floor of the shed rather than our standard wooden floor.
You can verify the pad is level using a bubble level tool and is square by measuring diagonally from corner to corner. Please feel free to contact us if you require assistance with this.
It is crucial that your concrete pad is both level and square for the shed to be constructed correctly. Many contractors will want to add a small slope to your pad so please make sure to mention that it must be level and square with no slope to ensure your new shed can be built properly.
Please see the charts below for our recommended pad sizes:
We provide delivery of our Do It Yourself Shed Kits and Installations to the following locations and their surrounding areas:
Acton +$160
Ajax +$185
Alliston +$220
Ancaster +$95
Angus +$230
Apsley +$375
Arthur +$185
Aurora +$185
Ayr +$130
Barrie +$225
Beamsville +$130
Beaverton +$260
Belleville +$400
Binbrook +$120
Blue Mountains +$290
Bobcaygeon +$330
Bolton +$170
Bowmanville +$240
Bracebridge +$320
Bradford +$200
Brampton +$125
Brantford +$115
Burford +$130
Burks Falls +$400
Burlington +$95
Caledon +$155
Caledonia +$130
Cambridge +$120
Cayuga +$160
Chatham +$350
Cobourg +$300
Collingwood +$280
Craighurst +$250
Creemore +$230
Delhi +$185
Dundas +$80
Dunnville +$200
Elmira +$175
Elora +$175
Erin +$155
Fergus +$160
Fonthill +$175
Fort Erie +$200
Georgetown +$140
Georgina +$240
Goderich +$325
Grafton +$325
Grand Bend +$315
Gravenhurst +$290
Grimsby +$120
Guelph +$130
Hagersville +$160
Haliburton – Dorset +$370
Haliburton – Kinmount +$340
Haliburton – Minden +$360
Haliburton – Tory Hill+$400
Haliburton -Town of- +$360
Hamilton +$95
Hanover +$285
Hastings +$350
Honey Harbour +$280
Huntsville +$365
Ingersol +$170
Innisfil +$205
Kawartha Lakes +$340
Keswick +$240
Kincardine +$340
King City +$175
Kingsville +$400
Kirkfield +$280
Kitchener +$135
Lambton Shores +$315
Lindsay +$270
Listowel +$210
Little Britain +$255
London +$185
Madoc +$390
Markham +$165
Midland +$270
Milton +$110
Mississauga +$120
Mount Forest +$200
Nanticoke +$220
Newcastle +$260
New Hamburg +$185
New Tecumseh +$220
Newmarket +$190
Niagara Falls +$160
Niagara-on-the-Lake +$160
Nobelton +$170
Oakville +$110
Orangeville +$175
Orillia +$240
Oro-Medonte +$225
Oshawa +$195
Oshweken +$125
Owen Sound +$380
Paris +$120
Parry Sound +$340
Peterborough +$315
Pickering +$175
Port Colborne +$195
Port Dover +$195
Port Hope +$290
Port Maitland +$220
Port Rowan +$225
Port Stanley +$240
Port Severn +$270
Richmond Hill +$165
Sarnia +$360
Sauble Beach +$395
Severn Falls +$285
Shelbourne +$195
Simcoe +$175
Southampton +$380
St. Jacobs +$170
St. Thomas +$220
St. Catharines +$150
Smithville +$135
Stayner +$260
Stoney Creek +$100
Stratford +$215
Strathroy +$215
Tilbury +$360
Tillsonburg +$190
Tiny +$275
Toronto East (DVP) +$150
Toronto West (DVP) +$140
Tottenham +$185
Trenton +$370
Turkey Point +$195
Uxbridge +$240
Vaughan +$165
Walkerton +$295
Wasaga Beach +$260
Washago +$260
Waterdown +$95
Waterloo +$145
Welland +$185
Whitby +$190
Whitechurch-Stouffville +$210
Windsor +$370
Wingham +$265
Woodbridge +$165
Woodstock +$155
Upon ordering your shed we require a 50% deposit. We accept: online payments, cash or cheque.
For email money transfers we accept from all Canadian banks to our email address: sales@shedinaday.com; simply use your 8 digit account number located at the top right of your quote for the security question and answer.
For online bank bill payments we accept from: TD, Scotiabank or RBC; simply add, “Shed In A Day” as the payee and use your 8 digit account number located at the top right of your quote.
For cheque payments please make the cheque out to “Shed In A Day”.
We can accept credit card payments from: Visa, Amex or Mastercard online through PayPal. Please be advised that using credit card will add a 3% PayPal fee on top of the total cost.
The final payment can be paid on your installation or delivery date the same way as your deposit online or in person to the installers via cash or cheque.
The path to where you’d like your shed built must be around 2 ft. wide with 9 ft. vertical clearance since we carry the fully prebuilt individual walls vertically from our parked truck to where the shed is to be built.
If your path is less than 2 feet wide please email us a few photos of the area so we can verify your pathway will work.
You do not need to be home for the installation. Before your installation date we will be sending you a form that will allow you to attach photos of the yard access and the install site. It will also ask a variety of questions about the installation including window and accessory locations. It will also have you stake out the location of the shed and explain everything about the installation. All of this information is forwarded to our installers so they can do the entire installation with nobody home.
Your grass does not need to be removed but must be cut down before our arrival. If applicable, all plants, trees and vegetation should be cut to ground level as well.
Any underground sprinkler systems and any electrical wiring must be removed from underneath where the shed is being built before the installation.
If you have more than an 8” slope where you’d like the shed built or if you have any concerns at all with the path to where your shed is being installed or with the area it is being built please email us a few photos. We can provide a visual assessment from these photos for no cost.
We offer island via barge installations if there is an appropriate barge. One way barge ride:
- 20 minutes or less for $400
- 21 minutes to 45 minutes for $500
- 46 minutes to 1 hour for $600
We do not offer island installs if the one way barge ride is over 1 hour long.
We will require you to email us photos of:
- where you’d like the shed constructed
- the barge
- the island landing
- the pathway from the landing to where the shed is to be built
The customer is responsible for organizing the barge and for the cost of the barge. We generally arrive for barge island installs around 7AM-8AM.
All of our sheds include a three year structural warranty. This warranty covers all of the structural components of the shed such as: door(s), hinges, general framing and construction of the shed.
All four exterior shed walls must be painted with an exterior paint. You can paint the shed yourself or we provide a painting service if needed for an additional cost.
We offer a complete 4 wall exterior painting service for convenience or simply a 1 to 3 wall exterior painting service for any hidden walls that you may not be able to access once your shed is installed. Please note, all 4 exterior walls must be painted to ensure longevity of the shed.
We recommend painting using Benjamin Moore, “Aura” or Behr, “Marquee” exterior paint in satin; both types of these paint include primer and paint all in one and work effectively with the exterior of all of our sheds.
Our shed walls are constructed with a premium engineered wood product called LP SmartSide Panel. It is designed for exterior use on buildings and has a reverse board and batten finish.
The paneling is factory primed with a rustic and cross sewn texture featuring a weathered grain appearance of cedar.
You can pick up your Do It Yourself Shed Kit at our workshop in Dundas for no delivery cost if you have an open utility trailer that is at least 8 ft. wide.
If needed, U-Haul offers trailer rentals for fairly reasonable rates if you don’t have a trailer or one large enough. Please follow this link for all the details for renting a U-Haul trailer here: https://www.uhaul.com/Trailers/
For U-Haul trailers based upon their unique design the 6’x12’ Utility Trailer is recommended. You will also need 4 to 6 cargo straps to secure the load.
If you opt to pickup the DIY Shed Kit yourself you can pick it up on your scheduled date at our workshop located at 3-62 Head St, Dundas, ON, L9H 3H7.
Our sheds are loaded and affected by several variables which ultimately determine what time in the day your shed will arrive on your scheduled shed installation date.
If your install is first for the day the installers should arrive around 7AM-8:30AM. If your install is second for the day depending on the traffic and other unpredictable travel variables, the installers should arrive around 10AM-1PM to begin the installation.
If you would like to know whether your install will be first or second for your scheduled date, you will need to email us at sales@shedinaday.com or call us at 905-592-2040 in the afternoon of the business day before your installation.
Our sheds are loaded and affected by several variables which ultimately determine what time in the day your DIY Shed Kit Delivery will arrive on your scheduled date.
If you’d like us to provide you with an idea of when your DIY Shed Kit will arrive on your scheduled date you will need to email us at sales@shedinaday.com or call us at 905-592-2040 in the afternoon of the business day before your delivery.
Your DIY kit will be unloaded neatly at the top of your driveway.
Depending on the slope of the grass/dirt area you’d like your shed built there may be a slight gap between the ground and the 2”x6” pressure treated base frame of the shed.
The flatter the area the closer we can get your shed to the ground. The steeper the slope (up to around 8″) the more of a gap there will be where the ground slopes downwards.
If needed, we offer a fence lattice skirt construction upgrade which covers any gap between the base frame and ground.
