Sleeper shed base?

[ayrton532]

So I'm looking to put a 6x8ft wooden shed on an empty bit of land I have in my garden and I was wondering if laying a few sleepers directly on the dirt would suffice for a base? I've done some reading and lots of people seem to suggest putting down a gravel base, then sand/cement mix and then patio slabs on top, but to me it just sounds like overkill for a shed I'll just be using to store garden stuff. My garden is also very steep so I'd like to avoid having to move a ton of gravel up and down the steps by hand. All I'm worried about really is the sleepers sinking over time.

 

[scbk]

Yeh, a normal garden shed sat on bearers, it'll be fine

 

[cwhaley]

I laid 2' x 3' 'council slabs' on a bed of mortar and used old railways sleepers to sit on top. There is a lot of weight in that shed and it hasn't moved in nearly 7 years.

I wouldn't put the sleepers directly on the soil -- not through fear of rotting, but through fear of them sinking.

 

[MisterBoy]

Along the same lines as slabs, we used a plinth system on a large log cabin - several suppliers around but we used https://swiftfoundations.co.uk/

You would potentially only need 4 - same principle as ground screws but they work on distributed load instead of going into the ground so virtually zero impact.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I'd have used some gravel beneath the sleepers at 600 centres or whatever just to be able to get them all level.

 

[Mike13]

I have quite a steep sloping garden, and used a hand auger to make holes at corners and in between. It saved a lot of concrete compared to a flat slab. make a 6" hole to below the frost line, then fill with sand/cement/hardcore. I filled dry and watered them. shed hasnt moved.