I moved a 10'x12' shed about five feet across a flat part of my back yard.
First I jacked up each corner enough to slip in a 2"x10"x10" square layed flat.
Jacking was the tricky part because I only had one small hydraulic jack and the soil was prone to compressing below its small base.
This became easier as the shed was raised up enough to allow a larger piece of plywood to go under the jack.
Having four jacks would have helped a lot.
Repeating this around and around the shed brought it up high enough to slip in four 3"x10' pvc drain pipes on top of four 2"x4"x8' studs to use as a road bed.
Next I deployed a 4"x4"x8' landscape timber to use as a lever.
My original intention was to have wifey help with her own timber but soon realized that our coordination was poor and her skills were best suited for the role of providing "verbal lubrication".
We are accustomed to seeing buildings as stationary objects. It can be quite unnerving to see one rocking and rolling at the hands of a mad man!
As the shed moved along and exposed a pipe, the pipe was relocated to the other side.
Once relocated, the process was easily reversed.
Be advised that this was on flat land. Doing this across a sloped lot will require additional logistics.
Don't forget to empty the shed first.
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