I've got a new shed on order, arriving in 4 weeks and being assembled by the supplier. I finally pulled down the old shed today, which is sat on a pretty basic patio of large slabs pushed pretty much right up to each other, but sometimes with a small 1-2mm gap.
Removing the old shed revealed that the centre of the patio has been bodged together even more than the surrounding slabs. See pic.
What have they done here? There seems to be a lot of sand? What is the easiest and quickest way to fix it?
It won't be visible as the new shed is bigger than the old one and will totally cover this middle bit of the patio, so I don't care about how it looks.
Should I just try and find some slabs to fit? Or is there some easy way to get some kind of level concrete in this middle bit?
I've got 2 kids under 3 so I don't have much free time to do this - so easiest and quickest solution would be preferable!
Also I want to totally kill the possibility of anything growing up through the patio, so what should I do to this centre section and the gaps between the surrounding slabs to achieve this?
Many thanks.
EDIT: Sorry, I didn't mention that the centre bit of the patio is not flat at all, it's got some big undulations that go higher and lower than the surrounding slabs by up to 10mm! And from what I understand - sheds need to have a decent flat base in order to go up properly.
Removing the old shed revealed that the centre of the patio has been bodged together even more than the surrounding slabs. See pic.
What have they done here? There seems to be a lot of sand? What is the easiest and quickest way to fix it?
It won't be visible as the new shed is bigger than the old one and will totally cover this middle bit of the patio, so I don't care about how it looks.
Should I just try and find some slabs to fit? Or is there some easy way to get some kind of level concrete in this middle bit?
I've got 2 kids under 3 so I don't have much free time to do this - so easiest and quickest solution would be preferable!
Also I want to totally kill the possibility of anything growing up through the patio, so what should I do to this centre section and the gaps between the surrounding slabs to achieve this?
Many thanks.
EDIT: Sorry, I didn't mention that the centre bit of the patio is not flat at all, it's got some big undulations that go higher and lower than the surrounding slabs by up to 10mm! And from what I understand - sheds need to have a decent flat base in order to go up properly.
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