My uncle told me to use a 2x4 for a temporary brace on my shed build, said it would be fine for a week. It wasn't.

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Yeah, that reminds me of my cousin trying to prop up a leaning fence post with just a cinder block. He said it would hold for a few days until he got concrete. Next morning, the whole section was flat in the yard. Sometimes temporary just means you haven't seen it fail yet. What did your shed end up doing, just tip over or something worse?

julia84310d ago

I mean, how bad did it get? A 2x4 is pretty solid for a short term brace unless your shed is huge or the ground was totally soft. Maybe it just shifted a little and needs a tweak.