Ground Work for New Garden Shed or Not?

[MoonMan2]

I think my shed is needing replaced, it's around 27 years old:

It also lets in the rain.

I read that before placing a shed; you can prepare the land/bedding for the new one (i.e. geotextile fabric, aggregates, compaction, sand), put slabs down and then build a new shed on top?

I contacted a company who boasts of their great garden sheds, saying they’ll remove the old one and do all the work. They responded by saying:

“The only thing we do not offer is any ground work. All of our sheds come with 4x2 pressure treated battens that we would out down and level then your floor goes on top of that.”

It seems like they are avoiding the most important aspect that involves the most skill?

Advice please?

 

[aveatry]

At the very minimum you could raise the shed off the ground with concrete fence posts laying directly on the ground. Or go the whole hog as you suggested.

Got to say your neighbours are antisocial leaving that mess for you and next door to look at with their on trend slats. Probably also above 6 foot which makes them illegal i think

 

[MoonMan2]

As there has been little response to my question, can I presume that doing this the simple way with nothing but flat placed batons/posts between the earth and floor of shed is adequate?

 

[Tigercubrider]

My shed has been where it is for 40 years. It’s sitting on bearers on what was just grass.

When it. Was delivered, although it had been pretreated, we slathered the bearers and base in creosote. Then the panels as it was assembled, making sure that the hidden parts were covered. It was a good quality one.

It gets coated every 7 years or so, it’s in a south facing garden. No rot whatsoever.

 

[HayMaker]

As there has been little response to my question, can I presume that doing this the simple way with nothing but flat placed batons/posts between the earth and floor of shed is adequate?

Batons straight on the earth will be ok but even treated ones might only last 10 years. You can't get proper creosote anymore but there are some watered down products that will be better than nothing. Only thing is, if you bodge an unsecured base, will the shed company agree to put it up? Have they specified what sort of base they need to even fit it? i.e. health and safety of their staff, not wanting a good shed to be set on dodgy ground, that sort of thing

 

[aveatry]

Batons straight on the earth will be ok but even treated ones might only last 10 years. You can't get proper creosote anymore but there are some watered down products that will be better than nothing. Only thing is, if you bodge an unsecured base, will the shed company agree to put it up? Have they specified what sort of base they need to even fit it? i.e. health and safety of their staff, not wanting a good shed to be set on dodgy ground, that sort of thing

I think he was referring to my response which wS to use concrete fence post which he is referring to as batons

 

[Tigercubrider]

These days you can also get plastic posts made from recycled material.

 

[aveatry]

These days you can also get plastic posts made from recycled material.

A lot lighter than an 8 foot concrete one too.