"news.giganews.com" wrote in message
...
I'm planning on buying a shed and summerhouse online, and had been
intending
on siting them on a solid concrete base. Now the total cost for the
garden
is going too high and I'm wondering if the concrete bases are a luxury I
can
do without???

Unfortunately I know NOTHING about the subject but I know you guys do :-)
I'd be so grateful for any suggestions for alternatives.

FYI the shed / summerhouse a


http://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co....ssex-Summerhou
se
http://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co....s/BillyOh-Shed


Make sure the ground is level and solid. Don't dig it over to make it look
nice :-((
If you need to level it, skim the high bits and trample them into the lower
bits.

Lay 3 x 3 (75 mm x 75mm) timbers, well preserved on bricks and lay the shed
on that. You can do the final levelling up with bits of damp proof felt or
bits of slates.

That is how mine was done for me in September 1986 and it is as good as gold
'EXCEPT', I didn't firm the ground where I had made it up and one end of the
shed a 10 ft x 8 ft has dipped just a little.

Make sure there is a good air gap under and that you can get to the
underneath with a cane or stick to clear rats and or mice nests out.

You only need a concrete base if that is going to be the floor. And they are
cold :-((

Mike

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