shed base

I am building a garden office at present and have laid a concrete base which will be just smaller than the finished shed size. My question is will I need to raise the shed or can I lay the floor directly on the concrete base?

Hello, I am hoping to build a summer house/shed combo at the bottom of the garden. I am hoping to build it myself as I won't be able to find something off the shelf that will meet my requirements. It is going to be one big building with part of it serving as a shed and the other part a summer...

Hi, am planning to build a 10x8 workshop/shed onto newly installed decking which levels out sloping ground. The decking frame is solidly built so should be ok but I am not clear as to how I should attach the bottom frame/joists to the decking, conscious of the potential for expansion or...

Hi, I have an existing shed concreted base that is 12ftx8ft. I'm planning on putting on a new shed that is 14ftx8ft. There's four flags laid to make the base up to 14ft in length (see pic). The flagstone that I've marked in red isn't quite level where it butts with the concrete. It looks like...

Hi All, currently trying to build a shed base/ paved area at rear of garden. Total area for the slabs is 5.4 sq m. I have dug down 11cm and started to now fill this with about 5cm coverage sub base which I made myself out of gravel ; bits of concrete and dry soil. However I have not got a hand...

I'm having second thoughts on a base for a new shed. I'm planning on putting a large shed 3.5x8m (26x11.5ft in old money) at the top of my garden. The ground is mostly quite flat, but I've recently had to remove/grind out a large tree stump that would have been in the way. The ground in that...

Thank you for your help - Please save me! In just a few days a new pottery studio is arriving for my wife, but the concrete base has gone wrong :-( The Concrete base is 5.5m by 2.4m (18' by 8'), steel reinforced, hand poured by an amateur friend on top of 10cm of compacted mot type 1. The...

Afternoon, I laid a concrete base for a shed a few months ago and forgot a DPM. I didn't realise they are good practice or essential. Anyway, what's done is done and I was wondering what my expectations should be? The slab was left to dry for 3-4 weeks before a shed was put on it (on a brick...

Evening, I'm about to lay a concrete foundation for the above and wanted to run things past people who know more than me... My methodology is: Shutter the area with timber and stakes. Tramp soil down (its quite compact and I think clay). Lay thin layer of builders sand. Lay DPM (and upsides of...

I’m laying a 20x10ft slab shed base but I’m not sure what I need under the slabs. I’ve been told a few things, 1-just 4 inches of sand, 2- just 4 inches of type 1 mot, 3- 4 inches of type 1 and 2 inches of sand. I thought I’d come online and ask you guys. Can anyone offer advice?

Hi Ive search in lots of places but cant find a definitive answer to reassure me. I have some concerns about the base of the new garden room I am having built by some builders. It seems a bit cowboyish to me. The new room sits where the old shed and patio is. So the wooden base half sits on a...

Hi All i having a shed come in the next few weeks and money is tight the min. So for the base of the shed can i just put the paving stones down on a layer of sand with no cement and then put one of those weeding sheets over the top, then have the shed built on top. Its fairly level and wont...

Hi all, I have been going round in circles when trying to calculate the materials needed to complete my shed bases. They both have around 3 to 4 inches of type 1 mot base. I am wanting to use: all in one ballast and cement at 4-1 ratio. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Shed 1...

Hi. Looking for some advice on a shed base. Is it ok to use decking, I.e just place the shed on top of decking, or is a concrete base better then deck around shed ? Shed is to be 12' X 8', or it will be a stronger structure than a shed (to enable a roof terrace to be built on the roof of the...

Hi, A bit of a general question for feedback and tips. I want to build a large shed, about 7' x 15'. My intention was to lay some footings, 8" deep, for a 2 course single skin brick wall. I was then planning on building stud walls atop the wall. Roof would just be a simple felted shed roof. 2...

Hi guys, I'm taking down a concrete garage down its around 16 x 22 foot but I will be shortening it to 14 x 10 foot I'm ripping up the block paving and putting a 2 inch base of concrete down 6 inch bigger all the way round for it to sit on I'll re wacker the base and level it if required as it's...

Hi, Been having a browse around the forum and seems like a good place to ask silly questions so here goes. I want to build an 18x10 shed, back of the shed in far right corner of going along the wall to left side of photo. I have started to remove the old hedges and bushes etc and the...