How to Move a Wooden Shed in Your Yard

Empty the wooden shed of everything inside to make it as light and evenly balanced as possible.

Rent a forklift from a construction equipment rental company and have it delivered to your home. Ask them to include length extensions for the forks, and ask them what weight the forklift is rated to lift and carry safely.

Measure the long side of the wooden shed with a tape measure and at the center place a mark on the shed.

Drive the forklift toward the side of the shed with the mark on it, and make sure the center mark of the shed is perfectly centered between the two forks of the forklift.

Tilt the forks down so they touch the ground next to the bottom of the wooden shed and then slowly drive the forklift forward so that the forks slide under the wooden shed. Once the forks have traveled at least a foot under the shed, stop the forklift and apply the brake. Slowly lift the forks skyward until this side of the wooden shed is a foot off the ground.

Apply the safety brake on the forklift and then get off the forklift and go place two to four 12-inch blocks under the two corners of this side of wooden shed. Get back on the forklift and lower the forks so that the bottom edge rests on the blocks. Release the brake on the forklift and back it up away from this side of the wooden shed.

Drive the forklift to the adjacent side of the wooden shed and repeat steps four through six. Once the wood shed is up on blocks, measure the width of the wooden shed. Most forklift extensions are 8-feet long, and so if your shed is only 10-feet wide, your forks will be long enough to balance the wooden shed on the forks once it's in the air. If your shed is wider than 16-feet, you will need longer fork extensions.

Raise the forks of the forklift 8-inches off the ground with the tips of the forks tilted downward to 6-inches off the ground. Drive the forklift toward either side of the wooden shed centering the center mark you placed on the shed between your two forks. Drive forward slowly until the forklift forks are all the way under the wooden shed. Place the forklift in park and lock the emergency brake. Get off the forklift and walk around to the other side of the forklift to see if the tips of the forks are protruding out from under the shed.

Get back on the forklift and raise the forks until they touch the bottom of the shed and continue lifting until the wood shed is no longer touching the wood blocks. Ask a spotter to stand off to the side so he can see what is in front of you as you drive the forklift to the location where you will be placing the wooden shed. Once the shed is in place, take the forklift out of gear and apply the brakes. Have the spotter get the blocks and tell him to place them under the four corners of the shed.

Lower the shed downward until it rests on the four blocks and the forks of the forklift are no longer touching the bottom of the shed. Back up the forklift until the tips of the forks are only 12-inches under the shed. Lift this side of the shed until the two blocks can be removed and then lower this side of the shed to the ground with the forklift. Slowly back up the forklift until the forks are no longer under the shed and this side of the shed is touching the ground. Do the same thing on the other side of the shed until the entire bottom of the shed is in contact with the ground.