why is leveling the foundation so hard - /diy/

Anonymous08/01/26, 20:00No.3002255Why is leveling the foundation so hard

Any tips or tricks? It's taking way too long and I'm getting fed up trying to build this palletoid shed.

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Anon08/01/26, 20:54No.3002260

When you say leveling the foundation, are you pouring concrete or just trying to make the ground level for a different kind of foundation?

Anon08/02/26, 01:26No.3002308

>tips or tricks? get them close enough and then use pieces (sheets) of steel to shim the gaps

Anon08/02/26, 02:34No.3002313

Anon08/02/26, 08:56No.3002349

360 laser levels are like $25 on Amazon.WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE! I might buy an extra just to go around corners without resetting etc.I'd also suggest at least one bag of sand, and more like 4 bags of concrete.level 4 blocks with wood slims using the laser, so that there is a few inches clear space under the blocks, then fill blocks with cement and let it flow to create nice bases around blocks.Don't worry about some wood shims buried in concrete.

Anon08/02/26, 11:58No.3002366

If levelling the foundation is hard I advise you reconsider building a structure.

Anon08/03/26, 19:33No.3002673

What do I do...I can't have a deadly snake slithering about in the shadows poised to take our lives...this failure ends in absolute misery and terror

Anon08/03/26, 20:38No.3002680

Coyotes, snakes, rodents, bugs, loud neighbors running generators all night, intensive labor in 95 degrees fareinheit heat, having to haul water in and trash out, patellar tendonitis while having to hike in and out of the gulch...this first year is extremely challenging and forcing me to push past my limits constantly Will I ever be comfy again?! https://youtu.be/Y9jxTUCZR4Q

Anon08/03/26, 21:31No.3002695

No because I fucked up the whole process by digging down instead of building up. The ground is way less level than before If I can summon the strength to start over doing this the right way I think I can have the pallet shed done by the end of the week, clearing the way for the 10x20. However by tonight I also need to unearth my tent which in currently submerged after torrent of mud encapsulated it...or maybe I'll just sleep in my car. I can't sleep in the camper near the snakeberg https://youtu.be/5xLbHBdb6Xg

Anon08/03/26, 22:09No.3002699

The Master Block is now level with a parallel block right before a rain storm ruins yet another full day of productivity. At least building up is easier than digging down. AND my dog keeps getting in the way, doesn't like the tamper AND my brother who's struggling needs me to play Halo with him every evening when the sun goes down and it cools off/stops raining... Why is everything so contradictory and unhelpful in my life right now, great and mysterious 4chud? I can't even drink safely at night to kill the Vyvanse high with the snake hiding right next to my usual drinking spot where there's WiFi.

Anon08/03/26, 23:18No.3002709

r u screencap your yootoob vlog for pics? spend less time being vain and more time setting string lines

Anon08/04/26, 01:14No.3002732

FUCK So neither building up the soil nor digging into it was the right call...dude I'm kinda fucked now. I bounced between Chaude and 4chud I'm too much. I guess there really isn't getting around using a ton of gravel/rocks now but still, fuck I was trying to avoid it

Anon08/04/26, 01:26No.3002734

She is literally just constantly in my way, I can't put her anywhere or she howls constantly That's why she's in the OP photo, subtle hint at WHY I'm getting filtered so hard and any advice/ability to vent might just get me through it somehow. At the very least through this thread I've realized it just isn't possible to not use gravel. There are a few gravel deposits that aren't going to be a hassle to collect from, if I fucking can I even get to them at all. I just literally can't even move lads, she's not letting me do it.

Anon08/04/26, 05:15No.3002781

Have to spend the night with extreme caution due to the active rattlesnake, and deal with the loud motherfucking piece of shit generator cunts but tomorrow I have a plan that anons might not have expected. There are tons of flat rocks in the area that I will put under every block that isn't the master block, then I will layer with quarter-sized rocks mixed with soil to build each one up to the same level as the master block itself which needs a thin layer of gravel After that I will actually use half sized blocks on higher elevated areas so they still line up with the master cinder block even after refilling the trench/holes with layers of rock, soil and just a bit of gravel. I will layer all of them at the same time, then level them easily. Using the tiny slivers of time I have not exercising the dog/playing a shitty game with my brother to actually finish this and get the pallet shed finished/insulated so neither of us have to deal with putrid neighbors literally fucking trying to disturb my dog's sleep. Once all the building materials are out of the way of the site for the 10x20 shed kit, I can level it normally just using gravel by digging up the two gravel deposits that I actually have, probably starting with that first thing tomorrow. But I swear to God it's the same thing every day and now worse with my stupid brother starting this. The dog WILL need a morning walk, she WILL try to get in my way any time I use a tool, she WILL force me to take her on another walk, then she WILL fucking need to take a nap and not allow me to make any noise with my tools, then of course she WILL need another fucking walk, and another one in evening before she goes to sleep, each and every fucking time between getting in the motherfucking way for the entire time except maybe miraculously for a few minutes allowing the plan to be put into motion, it being just simple enough to do this.

Anon08/16/26, 23:17No.3004716

op here daddy p was correct. i went with joists because i was too stupid to figure anything else out. thanks namefriend ur the best n wisest poster on this board. if ur ever in my area u can spend the night and rawdog mom (finish inside)

Anon08/17/26, 00:46No.3004725

Have you considered that you might actually be retarded? Building your tedshed on pallets why

Anon08/17/26, 23:06No.3004837

Buy or build a water level and it's quick and easy.

Anon08/22/26, 18:40No.3005378

FUUUUCK MY LABRUM TEAR I GOT SURGERY TO FIX JUST FLARED UP. MY STUPID MOM SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN RUSHING ME NOW NOW I CAN'T DO ANYTHING FUCKING HELL

Anon08/22/26, 19:14No.3005384

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Anon08/23/26, 09:40No.3005457

OP you're supposed to put "abomination thread" in your subject you dumbass

Anon08/24/26, 02:40No.3005556

>plz like me

Anon08/25/26, 12:49No.3005722

Constant fucking rain

Anon08/25/26, 13:28No.3005728

VYVANT

Anon08/26/26, 21:44No.3005896

Vizsla! <3

Anon08/27/26, 20:53No.3006030

Anon08/27/26, 22:43No.3006036

It's tough in general. My parents had their pool replaced and new patio put in with pavers. The three or four guys who installed it spent a few hours try to level the dirt for the pavers and still had to come back to flatten out a bunch of them that were sticking up.

Anon08/28/26, 17:59No.3006127

FUCK It ate ALL of my tasty junk food

Anon08/28/26, 18:34No.3006136

I can't keep hiking over a mountian to a tent just so we can sleep every night, specially not in the rain Time to trip out of Vyvanse and get this done in a single day so I can stop being a noid https://youtu.be/ySp-u9kWVaQ

Anon08/28/26, 18:51No.3006137

Then I'll save the world and throw the biggest party of all time https://youtu.be/ExbE28z5DVY

Anon08/29/26, 01:29No.3006169

Finally, it took forever to get to the fun part Time for some DUDE WEED while the drill charges https://youtu.be/FkHY4xIVg44

Anon08/29/26, 01:35No.3006173

Mumowitz nagging me of course, ladbergs. Saying I need to pull the pallets out to that thin edge instead of centering the load over the blocks. Foids really just don't know anything about construction, do they?

Anon08/29/26, 02:10No.3006176

>Any tips or tricks? Laser level.

Anon08/29/26, 07:21No.3006212

While I was getting even more work done the bearoid returned. Gangstalking neighbors losing their minds shooting off guns

Anon08/30/26, 00:36No.3006296

cringeworthy thread and personality

Anon08/30/26, 00:42No.3006299

CAN YOU LEND A NIGGA A VYVANSE?

Anon08/30/26, 01:30No.3006313

How do I know they're gangstalkers? They were shooting off guns all night last night high on meth

Anon08/30/26, 01:38No.3006319

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Anon08/30/26, 17:08No.3006393

48 hours until the space laser assault. Hope you have lots of blue tarps. P.S. the 'snake' was our force recon for the landing party.