NFT: Rotted Shed - What to fix first

Wouldn’t it be easier to just build a new shed? The roof leaks, the floors rotted and the walls are probably more rotted than you think. Time to rebuild, my friend

You have a good idea of how to prepare. Are you doing this yourself? The reason I ask is that if the roof is done first
(good to prevent further damage) Will jacking up to replace the floor and sides create cracks or bend in the roof?
You could tarp the roof to prevent further damage, Dry out the interior, repair the walls and floor and then do the roof

Good thought about tarping - I guess I could always go that route first

than fix the floor in spring time or when you have good weather do the roof. Its not that hard to do.

if its one of those cheap made ones maybe time to upgrade.

In comment 15912755 NY Blue said:

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You have a good idea of how to prepare. Are you doing this yourself? The reason I ask is that if the roof is done first (good to prevent further damage) Will jacking up to replace the floor and sides create cracks or bend in the roof? You could tarp the roof to prevent further damage, Dry out the interior, repair the walls and floor and then do the roof

+1. You don't want to put in all the work/cost repairing the roof if you find new issues when you jack the shed up. Tarp is the way to go...but...

My inclination is to agree with Big Blue Shock (replace the whole thing), especially if the shed is over 10 years old. I've avoided all that (after building two sheds) by getting a Rubbermaid Vinyl shed. I don't have issues anymore with rot, animals, etc.

if it isn’t raised off the ground then you are just going to keep having the problem. If it’s in the ground I’d tear it down, add a pad of gravel, put a base of pressure treated wood down then build the shed on top of that. You want airflow under the shed, and a gravel base will let snow/rain drain.

Just to be on safe side

The roof was fine, but it sat in a low spot and wasn’t elevated off the ground much.

I jacked it up one side at a time with a car jack, put paver patio concrete 16x16 or 18x18, and then CMU block on top of that at each corner. Shoved some crushed stone under and around the perimeter.
I then cut the siding up 10” around the perimeter and add pvc trim boards in its place. The pvc was expensive and probably overkill as once it was lifted the water issues went away. Wood would have work fine.

I decided the floor joist were ok, and once they dried out they were. The plywood floor was mostly ok just a little sponginess so I layered a sheet over the existing and screwed it down. Then I built a removable ramp, I used the steel angle from and old bed frame to secure it to the shed.