Recent content by Hash123

It's treated timber - is that the same?

Thanks for the replies, so if they were to break the concrete around the timber, remove the timber and then fill the gap with screed/concrete - would that be better?

The building will be roughly in the middle (crossing 2 of the 3 sections) - as mentioned, I needed to leave a minimum of 2m from the back and from the 2 side boundaries so decided on make 1 big slab and lay patio slabs on these sections around the outbuilding

Hi RonnyRaygun, The slab is around 150mm thick and each section is reinforced with steel mesh

Thanks Notch7, The actual structure will be 6m x 4m (made from SIP panels) - I needed to leave a minimum of 2m on all sides to the boundary as part of planning approval so will just be laying patio slabs on that part of the slabs. Each section of slab was reinforced with steel mesh

Hello, I had a 12m x 8m concrete slab laid in my garden on which to build a timber outbuilding. To make it easier to pour and level the concrete, my builder divided the area into 3 smaller sections by using the 6x2 timers to section it off - i.e they made 3 8x4 sections. At the time they said...

Hello, I had a 12m x 8m concrete slab laid in my garden on which to build a timber outbuilding. To make it easier to pour and level the concrete, my builder divided the area into 3 smaller sections by using the 6x2 timers to section it off - i.e they made 3 8x4 sections. At the time they said...

Hello and Happy New Year. I am facing a similar predicament - limited by 2.5m height restriction so went with the cold roof option. Walls are built from 140mm dense concrete blocks and will have 50mm insulated plasterboard stuck to them on the inside. 6x2 roof joists have just been added...