Hi all, this is my first post so a warm hello to all!
I'm trying to fit a shed/bike store in our garden and the most sensible site for it has a part that is nice, flat shingle but a part that is sloping concrete. I'd appreciate any advice anyone could give on how best to prepare the surface for laying a paved base.
I've no idea why the concrete is there, I think it's purely decorative - as much as a layer of concrete can be - but there's a slope on it for drainage. It's not that extreme, but requires levelling.
The best way to explain it is by explaining the shed and then what the surface is. We're thinking of a 7x4 Pent Bike Store, with the gradient of the slope in the direction of the 7' length. The first approx 4' or so is flat shingle, the last 2 to 3' is the slope. The drop is maybe 2 to 3 inches over this sloped length - nothing extreme, but needs to be flattened.
Does anyone have any ideas on how best to treat this? I was hoping to put paving slabs down as the base, as we may end up moving the shed once we get to grips with the rest of the garden, so I'm not keen to pour more concrete. I'm also reluctant to start digging out concrete!
My initial thinking was to box in a space on the sloping gravel (using just some treated timber) that I could fill with shingle. I see two issues, the first being that the retaining timber will eventually rot and the second that I'd have to taper it to account for the slope which could be a pain.
Is there a more sensible way of doing this?
(I can provide some pictures to illustrate the problem, if useful, and details of the candidate shed if that has any bearing/if links to commercial sites are allowed on the forum).
All advice gratefully received
Cheers
Matt
I'm trying to fit a shed/bike store in our garden and the most sensible site for it has a part that is nice, flat shingle but a part that is sloping concrete. I'd appreciate any advice anyone could give on how best to prepare the surface for laying a paved base.
I've no idea why the concrete is there, I think it's purely decorative - as much as a layer of concrete can be - but there's a slope on it for drainage. It's not that extreme, but requires levelling.
The best way to explain it is by explaining the shed and then what the surface is. We're thinking of a 7x4 Pent Bike Store, with the gradient of the slope in the direction of the 7' length. The first approx 4' or so is flat shingle, the last 2 to 3' is the slope. The drop is maybe 2 to 3 inches over this sloped length - nothing extreme, but needs to be flattened.
Does anyone have any ideas on how best to treat this? I was hoping to put paving slabs down as the base, as we may end up moving the shed once we get to grips with the rest of the garden, so I'm not keen to pour more concrete. I'm also reluctant to start digging out concrete!
My initial thinking was to box in a space on the sloping gravel (using just some treated timber) that I could fill with shingle. I see two issues, the first being that the retaining timber will eventually rot and the second that I'd have to taper it to account for the slope which could be a pain.
Is there a more sensible way of doing this?
(I can provide some pictures to illustrate the problem, if useful, and details of the candidate shed if that has any bearing/if links to commercial sites are allowed on the forum).
All advice gratefully received
Cheers
Matt