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Doing a bit of cleaning I noticed some damage to my shed and after some advice on the following:
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The back side bottom shiplap cladding board is rotten and the left end has broken away. The under-floor bearers(?) / floor support batten(?) underneath the backside has largely rotted away. The floor is now sagging in that back left corner. Moving the shed is not an option.
Is it worth doing a short term fix? My main worry is the floor, rather than the hole to the outside as I need to store things in that corner?
Repair: I'm guessing the battens underneath is just a case of levering up the corner a bit and sliding a replacement under - any suggestions on the best wood (think they're 38mm X 47mm)? But how on earth can I repair the first/bottom of a shiplap board without taking them all off?
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Prevention: Hopefully my quick diagram and pics show the issue. Will roof guttering at the rear be enough? I'm guessing that's where the bulk of the rain run off will be. I've got a couple of random plastic tubes was wondering about cutting to create a sort of sloped floor gutter - or will that allow water to get stuck underneath?
Cheers.