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Thanks for your reply. I could do that but have a fence at the end so won't serve much purpose. So I am guessing if its not attached to the house I don't need building regs?

Thanks for the suggestion. That is a fair idea and looks simple and effective like you say, but I want something that is going to be substantially secure and look decent to.

Thanks for your reply, so when you say allow for some movement do you mean to keep it detatched from thd house and build a seperate wall? I thought of this but was concerned with the small gap between the house and shed getting damp

Why do I need building control for a shed? Its frame is basically a lean to pergola on a concrete slab

Making it from treated timber on a concrete slab

Thanks for your reply, I understand why you have suggested that. But I imagine getting surveyors in is going to start racking up cost... was hoping someone on here has done something similar or is experienced in laying foundations in these kind of circumstances... but if not I will take that...

Hello, I am in the process of building a lean to shed at the side of my house which is a trapezoid shape... not the easiest space to work with but is a fair space that is never really going to be used for anything else... so a shed seems suiting. It measures roughly 6m long, 1.2m at the...

I am planning to have the roof extending beyond the shed base on all sides, so the base getting wet from above shouldn't be an issue

I was hoping to have the concrete floor as the finish so hopefully under it

Howcomes? It still gets a lot of rain falling there...

Thanks and good tip. Yeah I am. I have already seen the issue with a slanted roof/ lean to roof and how it starts to go like a helix shape!

Hello, Thanks for your reply John... I am not butting the slab right up against the house wall as am concerned for movement in the clay soil, as it looks like pure green/grey/ orange clay which is a bugger really as I wanted to use the house brick wall as an internal shed wall and attach the...

Hello, I am currently in the process of making a trapezoid shaped shed at the side of my house, its roughly 6m in length and 1.2m at smallest end and 2.3m at the bigger end. I have almost finished digging 25cm below ground, as I am going for a thicker slab and hardcore base, due to the ground...