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| message from John on 21 May 2004 |
Thinking of getting a shed for putting kids outdoor toys in and possibly a
mower. If a 6 x 4 shed - to be lightly loaded what is the minimum type of
base I can get away with. (I have some spare 2 x3 paving slabs I would like
to use). The area is flat.
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| David replied to John on 21 May 2004 |
I've never liked the idea of putting wooden runners down on solid
materials that then trap water under the timber, I put my sheds down on
loose levelled aggregate
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| nightjar replied to John on 21 May 2004 |
The main reasons for a base are to give a mud-free interior and to have
something heavy to attach the shed to. (The Great Storm moved an unfixed
wooden chalet, of about the size of your shed, in my parent's garden by
several feet, until it fetched up against a wall.) If the slabs are
ex-Council street paving slabs, I would say they were ideal, with a few
screws to hold the shed to them. If they are the lighter domestic sort, I
would probably look at driving a fencing post spike or two into the ground,
to give something to anchor the shed to.
Colin Bignell
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