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Firewood Shed

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It wasn't very intentional but somehow over a few years I had accumulated two large wood piles. I had stacked them near a tool shed but they were uncovered and unstable and didn't look very neat. So I decided to build a wood shed. After scouring Pinterest and Google for wood shed plan ideas I decided to model my shed after  this one . Here's how that went step by step. Foundation "It's just a firewood shed." I repeated that phrase to myself a lot during this process. I decided I shouldn't overconcern myself with making it the strongest structure in the world. It's just holding wood, and that wood will help support it when it's full. That said, I wanted to make sure I had an even foundation that wouldn't shift too much over time. After researching the various possibilities I decided on using skids laid in gravel. I used pressure treated 4x4 skids (rated for ground contact). If I was building something bigger and more important 6x6