Will soil up against a metal shed, make the shed rot ??

[CrackerOfNuts]

It is an aluminium shed, which stands on slabs, but right up against the side of the shed is the lawn, which slopes upwards.

I have been shifting the soil today left over from when my dad moved it for the slabs, but I have packed it down right up to the side of the shed, and now my dad has said I have to move it else shed will rot.

[avenanap]

It depends whether your soil has a high acicity content. You can get kits to check from the garden center.

[CrackerOfNuts]

Ahh right ok, thanks.

My dad is going to have a look at what I have done tommorow, so will see what he suggests and then get a kit.

[CrackerOfNuts]

The soil has a lot of clay in it if that makes a difference.

[LIZS]

Can you put some sort of membrane between the edge of the lawn and the shed side? Any left over slabs or some plastic sheeting perhaps

[CrackerOfNuts]

Yeah i'm hoping that my dad will say for me to just move a tiny bit of the soil and then slot slabs in between the shed and the soil.

I cannot do anymore digging, I have blisters on blisters all over the palm of my hands.

Garden looks good though now all of the rubbish has gone. Can't believe I have nearly filled a builders size skip.

[callmewhatyoulike]

It did in my case!