Base for small garden shed

Afternoon all. I've had a quick search but can't find any threads asking the same as this.

I'm rearranging my garden, and this involves moving the shed. It's only a small shed - 4' x 6' - however I want to make a proper job of it. I also don't want to spend too much money, as I only rent the place.

Where I intend to put the shed is currently a raised flowerbed, with a 2-brick high surrounding wall. This wall is sat on 2" thick paving slabs, roughly 8" x 2' long. My intention is to remove a large amount of this wall (it forms a U shape around the garden). I'm also taking up a large amount of gravel.

I know - ideally - that the shed would stand on a concrete base/slabs laid on a sand & cement base. Could I get away with digging a bit deeper, filling this with gravel and sitting the paving slabs on top of this, and then the shed on top of that, or will I end up regretting that the first time it rains?

Thanks.

seems like doing it that way wouldnt be a prob...

http://www.the-shed-centre.co.uk/buying_a_shed.html

just make sure you compact the gravel really well

if you havent already.....check with the LL before doing anything to the garden..

Mine was exactly like you describe and it was fine. That said it's been sat on a large pallet on the lawn for the last 6 months while I re-do the garden and it's been fine on that, too.

Diane2 said:

seems like doing it that way wouldnt be a prob...

http://www.the-shed-centre.co.uk/buying_a_shed.html

just make sure you compact the gravel really well

if you havent already.....check with the LL before doing anything to the garden..

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Thanks for the link, had been looking for ages but hadn't found anything similar. Planning on putting a length of DPM underneath it to try and stop the bottom rotting.

Haven't checked with the LL - her words when we moved in were "do whatever you want with the garden", and given that it looked like a jungle I doubt she'll mind. The neighbours certainly don't.

nickjb said:

Mine was exactly like you describe and it was fine. That said it's been sat on a large pallet on the lawn for the last 6 months while I re-do the garden and it's been fine on that, too.

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Thanks, gives me extra peace of mind.

Not sure my fiancee would go for the pallet look, mind.