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Base for garden shed?
On 25/03/09 13:01, mark wrote:
"Ed" ex@directory wrote in message et... I have just ordered a 5ft x 3 ft pent shed with door on the longer side, for my allotment. But how to prepare base? I thinking of just whacking down a few runners? Looked at loads of articles on google including : http://www.secrets-of-shed-building....oundation.html But maybe , this is all overkill ? What do people with real practical experience think is best way to go? Ed I would use 6 concrete blocks, the sort used for building 100mm walls. About £1 each. Place these flat side, 3 along each side of the propsed shed position with the end ones in a little from the corner so you don't see too much of them. Cut them half into the ground, and all level to each other. Then place 3, 3inch square posts across the blocks as bearers. You might like to put a piece of roof felt between block and bearer. Erect shed. mark Mark, Thanks to you and everyone else for the advice given. Very much appreciated. Your suggestion of using 6 concrete blocks sounds like an excellent cost effective idea for what is only a 5 ft x 3 ft tool shed. But I am also minded to screw the wooden bearers to the blocks to minimise any lateral movement and also to screw the wooden flooring joists of the shed itself to the bearers with 4 (or 6) inch screws from inside the shed as my allotment plot is indeed in an exposed windy position. That should be OK eh? It's hardly likely that strong winds could raise the shed attached to 6 concrete blocks? Before I erect the shed, I think I will paint all the panels to protect against rot, especially the underside of the flooring. From what I read , it seems that a spirit-based formulation would be best as the shed is smooth planed? Ed (Herts, SE England) P.S. I never missed anyone's messages as I read all the groups I posted to. For me, it was useful to get a wide view of opinions as everyone's situation is different experiencing a range of weather and substrate conditions. |
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