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Even if that's true, the flags are damp enough for long enough that you've got algae growing on them. Get the shed raised up, out of the moisture and let air flow around the bottom.

If that's a permeable membrane the base will absorb moisture from the soil, and then rot. If it's a non-permeable membrane, you want to make sure there's not a way for rain to get on top of the membrane as your bearers will be sat in puddles that take a long time go to away, and then rot.

Timber doesn't just go mouldy without a reason. Either it was already wet, or there is a source of moisture keeping it wet. Perhaps it has never completely dried out? Try drying it out completely, then put it back in the van and see what happens.

It's not going to take months to dry inside your garage. You could point a fan at it if you want to speed up the drying process.

Run it for 20m and see how warm it gets above. I think 30mm is more reasonable than 30cm!

I've got an 18mm Formica board on mine, plenty of strength for a 32" monitor, laptop, laptop stand, etc. Barely deflects when I push on it [supports are a metre apart]. Surface is easy to keep clean.

You do not misunderstand. I am on a variable-rate tariff. The point I am getting at is that if you can break-even with a reasonable COP at an expensive time of year then you could conceivably come out ahead across the year.

For me today, gas is 5.89p/kWhr and electricity averages 24.68p/kWhr. Back of the envelope, you would need an ASHP install with a COP of about 3.6 to match the fuel costs of an 85% efficient gas combi boiler. That's not obviously crazy, and this is the most expensive time of the year for...

Because it uses less power [say 50W instead of 2kW]. The end goal is to improve comfort rather than raise the temperature of the building. As such, sitting on it when it's on means I run the central heating a lot less. It's called a blanket but it's designed to go under a sheet. I am not sure...

Have you considered sitting on a heated blanket? Much cheaper to run.

Have you got gutters? Eaves? Don't see any pictures that include any part of the roof.

If they use 10x the power they would have to be more than 10x quicker to be cheaper. And if you're venting all the heat outdoors then that's a wasted opportunity, to say the least. I use Wayner's approach, dehumidifier pointed at washing rack. Yeah, takes ages.

Yes, that's what I am saying.

No point posting Imgur links, they block access from the UK. Ask the mods to move your post here: https://www.diynot.com/diy/forums/electrics-abroad/

Maybe ask the mods to move this post into the Building forum as I think that's what your question hinges on.

I would give it 6 months of temperature and humidity changes before declaring victory :)

It is obviously feasible to install a door in a wall, because the door you're talking about was previously in a wall. Anything can be done for a price. So my guess is that your real question is, how much is it going to cost to get someone to do this? It's difficult to give an answer over the...

I can see why you'd want them only on the pillars but I suspect the spacing is a bit much and the mesh would sag. What kind of mesh did you have in mind?

Yeah, this is the only time I can ever recall prices being high all day.

I am on Agile, my average for 18th Nov - 17th Dec was 16.3p, so I reckon 31.94p is high!