Another garden office thread - base advice

[jdpjamesp]

I'm planning to put in a 2.5m x 2.5m corner shed as a garden office - http://dunsterhouse.co.uk/corner-log-cabins/2-5m-x-2-5m-coronet-250

The plot I will be putting it on is currently a veg plot (I haven't been giving it the tlc necessary so it's not produced much), and as such will need some work to make it suitable.

As my soil has been dug relatively frequently, is it worth hiring a whacker plate to compact it down? Or will it be ok without it? It had a shed on previously and I double-dug it.

I've read up on Hawklok - does anyone have any experience with this? Is it really just a case of levelling the soil and plonking them on top? Or is it more involved than that in reality?

Or would I be better off using the more traditional paving slab approach? If so, is there a good guide out there for what I need to buy and what I need to do?

Any other comments/advice?

Cheers!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

The paving expert website is a good source of info.

But basically I would advise doing what the building manufacturer specifies - I see they sell an interlocking-plastic-thingummy system.

A lot will depend on your type of soil - where I live you could probably land a jumbo jet on paving slabs just sat on top of the ground - your ground may be less stable.

 

[jdpjamesp]

Ours is a clay rich loam soil and goes pretty hard!