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Can I do my own shed base or is it better to buy one?

Anonymous user 14/03/2024 - 2.34 PM

Hi, I have just acquired an allotment and will be buying a 6x6 shiplap shed. I need some advice on the base needed for it. My dad who is a pensioner has always had his sheds either on bricks or paving slabs and can't see the point of paying money for a base. I have read answers on here as to laying your own using a timber frame and ballast and cement, could you please humour me and tell me how hard or easy this would be (for a lass). The other problem would be if I needed a mixer, access and cost. So all in all any advice be it small or large will be much appreciated. Cheers P.S I do have some building knowledge but not very much from doing cse building studies at school.

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Anonymous user

Hello, I would definitely follow your dads advice and use paving slabs or bricks, the reasons being is because its cheaper, quicker, dead easy (male or female diyer etc...) and can be removed if you have to making it ideal for an allotment. 99% of sheds have a wooden floor with wooden bearers on the underside, just line up the slabs/bricks etc... directly under them and your be fine. :) For a garden you can do either a paving slab/hardcore/brick base or a concrete base, when doing a shed base for a customer I tend to steer towards the concrete or road stone base because its the proper and neater way to do things. But for my own shed's at home and many generations before me the paving slab/bricks etc... is a tried and tested way that works.

Answered27 September 2014