Shed Base

[DanRo]

Hello to one and all,
I've got a shed to put up for someone, only 2'6" by 6'.
It is going onto a firm concrete base but I was wondering what measures to take to raise it off the ground.
On bricks? or timber? and the use of some damp proof material.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[nstreet]

I would just give the underside of the base a couple of extra coats of wood preservative and stand it on bricks. You can always put a square of dpm between each brick and the base for added peiece of mind.

 

[Hotwire]

I use sleepers made from 3x2 rough sawn timber. I give them a coat of primer then undercoat and finally a coat of gloss, using cheap paint. I suppose you could just give them to coats of gloss. That rough sawn soaks up the paint though. I got a new shed last year and after dumping the old one i was surprised to find the sleepers i had made many years ago were still in good nick. there now propping the new shed up.

 

[Deluks]

Same deal here, there is a firm concrete base that the adjoining garage also sits on.
As I don't want to make the shed higher than the garage (I want the roof slope to continue from garage downwards) I decided against a raised floor for the shed, instead using the existing concrete as the shed floor. I reckon a low brick wall with the shed walls resting on that will do the trick. To keep out ground based crawlies! and rainwater on the ground, but where do I put the dpc strip, in the brickwork, or on top of the brickwork where the timber will rest on?

 

[Deluks]

Same deal here, there is a firm concrete base that the adjoining garage also sits on.
As I don't want to make the shed higher than the garage (I want the roof slope to continue from garage downwards) I decided against a raised floor for the shed, instead using the existing concrete as the shed floor. I reckon a low brick wall with the shed walls resting on that will do the trick. To keep out ground based crawlies! and rainwater on the ground, but where do I put the dpc strip, in the brickwork, or on top of the brickwork where the timber will rest on?

 

[Deluks]

Same deal here, there is a firm concrete base that the adjoining garage also sits on.
As I don't want to make the shed higher than the garage (I want the roof slope to continue from garage downwards) I decided against a raised floor for the shed, instead using the existing concrete as the shed floor. I reckon a low brick wall with the shed walls resting on that will do the trick. To keep out crawlies and rainwater on the ground, but where do I put the dpc strip, in the brickwork, or on top of the brickwork where the timber will rest on?