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I have a 4" thick concrete slab on whoch I'm planning to build a shed. I understand it's best to place the footplates a couple of inches in from then end of the slab. But I'm keen to avoid water running down the walls and pooling on the edge of the base. I have two thoughts - 1) mount the...

Thanks for the reply - what do you mean by a thickened edge exactly? The whole of the sub base will be below ground level so constrained by the earth - although I accept thats not the strongest thing in the world! As I understand it, the other way is to dig a trench round the area that the...

Planning a 6m x 3m shed on a 4" concrete slab with 5-6" of sub base, I have a question on the shuttering. Is it normal / best to put in shuttering for the whole of the depth of the base - ie around 10" in my case - and then compact the sub base within the shuttering? Or is it best to lay and...

sounds like a lot of drilling, John, but thanks for the tip! WHat size bolts would you recommend? I'll probaby use 4x2s for the plates.. Chris

I'm planning a 6m x 3m shed on a concrete slab, then stud walls with featherboard. In order to attach the footplates to the slab, is it best to let the concrete set then drill holes to screw/bolt the plates down, or should I bed upward pointing bolts in the wet concrete so that I can attach the...

Just thought I'd post an update. Now have perfectly acceptable shed door, machined by me from 4x2 and 8x2 timber. Took a little longer than expected, but thanks to gregers for suggesting it was possible, all it took was bit of confidence. One learning was that my Black & Decker 1/4" router...

Oddly enough thats what I had up before when it wa just being used as a shed, and I must say it seemed to make no difference to the temperature whatsoever :-( Wouldn't the Celotex/Kingspan option would be much more effective? Thx

Hi, I'm refurbishing a single skin brick shed for use as a hobby room / pottery. As the winter approaches I'd like to insulate the roof a bit. At the moment it's tile hung with no felt or lining paper - see pictures. I know the ideal would be to take off the entire roof and replace but I'd...

I did consider this but I've only got fairly basic router, and I haven't got a great setup fpr managing 2m lengths like that. Are these really not available anywhere?? Cheers

I need a made to measure door to fit an unusual opening, but am being quoted silly prices. I'm happy to make my own, but cannot find a supplier of pre-machined softwood rails or stiles. Does anyone know of any suppliers out there? Or do all joiners just buy normal PAR and machine their own? I'm...

Thanks crank - have foamed and finished with silicon and all looks fine. Regarding the glazing units themselves - I'm planning to put a bead of silicon inside the recess to bed the unit into, support the unit on spacers then fill the gap around the outside of the unit with more silicon prior ro...

I'm replacing a wooden window in a single skin brick shed. I've got the replacement unit - fortunately it was an off the shelf size - but the gap around the frame is very small. Should I try and put cement in the gap, or just use frame filler on either side? Is there not a risk of condensation...