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Probaably should have mentioned I'm just goung few bricks high and plonking wooden structure on top. ...but yeah that front wall I did first and had the lumpiest concrete surface...is that wonky... but i just need to to get above ground to support the wooden stucture. The water level is a must...

:ROFLMAO:He taught me everything I know. Escher bond?

Thanks I think that might be my best option and no one will see it anyway. Already used this technique to workaround a high point at the front earlier.

Cheers guys but it's not like the corners are level right now it's like a spiral I'm trying to give a bit of headroom by stepping down in to the workshop so I'm removing the earth in the centre so will be able to see the deviation better when it's not in a hole.

Yeah I can't face doing that mentally.. I'm gonna remove the centre soil down to first layer and will get a better view of it..

I've got a shed/workshop foundation (4x5 rectangle) https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/how-to-pour-concrete-footings.545673/page-3#post-4844351 poured that was completed but wasn't exactly the most evenly poured :(... As a result and partly as I am laying in a trench I've laid 3 rows all round...

@SpecialK - yeah someone in the thread not to and do it in one pour - I'm guessing that it's the best if you can. I'll know after transfering how long it will take and then will do it in sections if its going to take too long.

@SpecialK - k thanks feeling more confident on it now..will shift it to location this weekend and wait for a break in the weather..

@lostinthelight - I think you're right - its 19.8 X 0.45 X 0.225 =1.96 Think I read that 15 cm depth is the absolute min but I was initially thinking 30 till I realised how much that is...I'll have to work out how much more I need but don't think I'll need a another big bag just a top up...

Dungers - Was just thinking they're gonna get tested... Ballast - yeah I don't think I can get it all on but will make the first lot easier... Spiders - at least we're not in Australia I guess. @lostinthelight - thanks for the water tip might use use one of the green bins...

As much as an exercise on learning video editing I have made a video blog on this... @SpecialK - Do you think I need to pile all the ballast on to a platform first?

Can we say this a hard days work but to my calulation this is going to save me at least £500 for a company to do it and pump it. Worse case I give up bags in and live with it as is..

OK Thanks guys Feel a lot more confident with trying a single pour now...

I'm guess I'll do it in one then - I mean I only have to have 15cm deep really and I recokon I can mix 20 easily in the cut off point so if it starts hardening before I get to 225 mm - well its only a gloriified shed!

Its about 1.8M3, I'm expecting my 120litre mixer can only really mix half its capacity at a time (I'm guessing I've never done this before) so dividing by .06 says 30 loads. If it takes 5 mins a load shovelling in 7 shovels worth mixing and adding water, then decant in to wheelbarrow and then...

I'm coming back to this as Ive tried to find local wheel barrow readymix but can't get anyone to do it (70 m trip from road) so I'm going to attempt to do this with my 120litre mixer. I am thinking about doing it in sections on lenth at a time (just going to wack some hard board in to block off...

Not sure if they can pump 50+ m but I guess I can ask..

Foot deep at the lowest just to keep costs down but want it to be stable..

I have a garden room that I am about to build that is on a minor slope. I want a small brick wall to about knee height on to which I will put a wooden structure. I have a square of 4 Trenchs 18 inch wide each approx 5 m long. I want to have a have good enough foundations and have been advised a...

Got it Thanks a lot, very helpful indeed.