hi
I'm looking to lay a concrete shed base I have plenty of hardcore as I'm knocking trough a internal wall and doorway so by using this the saving on skips will hopefully cover the cost of the base ?
The size will be around 10ft x 8ft the first question is how much ballast and cement will I need to order given that I'm using hardcore under the base ?
I don't want to dig it out so I hope it will be ok just to lay it over the ground so it gives me a step up ?
If so should I just shutter the sides with boards to form the sides or will it be better to lay a brick edge and then infill after ?
One last question, to stop the damp coming up into my timber shed I was going to lay a plastic sheet over the whole thing with the timber on top taking the edges up the sides of the timber frame then screening the floor once the shed is up ? Is this the right way to do this?
Many thanks
I'm looking to lay a concrete shed base I have plenty of hardcore as I'm knocking trough a internal wall and doorway so by using this the saving on skips will hopefully cover the cost of the base ?
The size will be around 10ft x 8ft the first question is how much ballast and cement will I need to order given that I'm using hardcore under the base ?
I don't want to dig it out so I hope it will be ok just to lay it over the ground so it gives me a step up ?
If so should I just shutter the sides with boards to form the sides or will it be better to lay a brick edge and then infill after ?
One last question, to stop the damp coming up into my timber shed I was going to lay a plastic sheet over the whole thing with the timber on top taking the edges up the sides of the timber frame then screening the floor once the shed is up ? Is this the right way to do this?
Many thanks