Hi All,
We've got a fairly small garden, but really need a shed for bike/tool storage etc. I was going to build a shed using our valuable garden space, but then had a cunning plan! Why not build underground. This is more sensible in our garden then in many places, as the garden has a significant slope. We're currently building an extension, and about 1 metre from what will be the new back on the house there is a 5' retaining wall.
We can therefore obviously just dig straight into this, stick in a floor, walls, roof and some doors, and suddenly we have a shed.
I was wondering if anyone else has tried a similar project, my main concern, for obvious reasons, is damp, followed by how much structural strength I'll need to stop the earth surrounding it from causing it to collapse.
Any feedback would be much appreciated.
Cheers.
We've got a fairly small garden, but really need a shed for bike/tool storage etc. I was going to build a shed using our valuable garden space, but then had a cunning plan! Why not build underground. This is more sensible in our garden then in many places, as the garden has a significant slope. We're currently building an extension, and about 1 metre from what will be the new back on the house there is a 5' retaining wall.
We can therefore obviously just dig straight into this, stick in a floor, walls, roof and some doors, and suddenly we have a shed.
I was wondering if anyone else has tried a similar project, my main concern, for obvious reasons, is damp, followed by how much structural strength I'll need to stop the earth surrounding it from causing it to collapse.
Any feedback would be much appreciated.
Cheers.