Shed Base

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I have concrete slabs in the garden that i wish my 7 x 5 shed to go on.
I believe its better to raise the shed so it does not get any water penetrated into the wood. I have quite a few spare bricks around so could i position these on the slabs in a sort of 6 x 4 shape for the base of the shed to rest on? And also a few in the middle.

So standing away from the shed i will not see the bricks. Will the weight of the shed keep the bricks in place so it does not move.
 
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afraid it dosnt quite work like that

assuming the shed comes complete with base as not all do !!!

the base will have around 4 bits of wood going one way probably 4 inches in from each edge and another 2 central

so on 2 edges your bricks will be an inch or so inside the edge

now the other 2 edges will be bricks supporting the ends of the joists but its advisable to come right up to the end [within 2 inches ]to give full support

make shure you put felt on top of the bricks before you put the wood on top

you will probably need around 60kg in weight to stop yourshed moving in the strongest gales and around 30kg in more normal winds
 
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no no all i was saying was the bricks will be near the edge and unavoidably in veiw although you could add a further plank off wood to the bottom making shure it stops an inch or so off the ground to allow for airflow and to stop it rotting
if you have a base then support every 18" on bricks is ideal and will give mavimum support :D ;)
 

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