Help on Shed

[golovko]

Hi, I am new to this site. I am currently working on the design of a backyard shed. Let me give you some details. This shed has two purposes. One is to house garden equipment and a lawn mower with a 48" deck. The other is to serve as a woodshop. The dimensions of the shed I am currently considering are 12'x14' for the woodshop and 7'x(10' or 12').

My question is this: should a building of this size sit on footers? If so, how thick should they be? What type of concrete should I look at? I'd like to do as much of the work as possible, but I won't undertake anything I don't think I'm capable of.

Thanks for you help/input.

EDIT: Only the woodshop is the section I am considering placing on footers - the room with the tractor would be attached to the main structure with a gravel floor.

[Rich]

I personally would probably put it on footers for the main portion and at a minimum doing pad footings for the other section so at least the bottom of the wall isn't so susceptible to water damage.
A standard mix design would be 3000psi. The footing for the main building should be at least 8" thick. I would think this whole project could be a diy project. You may want to think about doing a slab with thickened edges in lieu of the footings. Might give you the best of both.

[golovko]

Thanks for the input! I'm looking foward to getting started on this project as soon as possible.