Re: Base for a shed.

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> 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 are:
>
>
http://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/Summerhouses/Waltons-Sus***-Summerhou
se
> http://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/Timber-Garden-Sheds/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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