Skip to main content

Ready to hire?

Post your job in minutes, browse real reviews and choose who to speak to.Post a job

Need some tips or advice?

Ask a question
Groundwork & Foundations

shed base for a 8x6 shed,but it needs to go down to 6 inches,long story with depth.

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.29 PM

i would like help as to how much ballast and cerment i may need to build a 8x6 shedbase,but it also needs to be 6 inch deep all over,long story.any help would be gratefull please.

Are you a tradesperson and able to answer this question?

4 Answers

D.Gooding builder

Rating: 5 out of 5
Thetford
If its 8 ft x 6ft you would need 1.3/1.5 ton of ballast and around 10 bags of cement.
Answered4 January 2020
5

Extendables Landscaping and Home Improvements Ltd

Rating: 5 out of 5
Chichester
There are 300mm to a foot in measurement. The dimensions provided are 8,6 = 2.400 x 1800mm. To be laid six inches in depth 0.150mm = 0.648m3 . there are apr 2 bulk bags of ballast and ten cement to a cubic meter therefor you will need one bulk bag and apr 8 small bags of ballast. no need to get two bulk bags of ballast , unless you have use for the extra ballast somewhere else.. I would purchase 7 bags of cement. I hope that answers your query
Answered4 January 2020
2

Anonymous user

In my opinion it will need to be deeper with some mesh in it should be layered up with type 1 whacker Ed then another layer whacked then concrete with mesh reinforcing 325mm overall thickness this also depends if there are any trees in the or near the area of required slab I hope this helps.
Answered5 January 2020
1

Ryan dyer

No reviews yet

Axminster
depend on what weight is going in shed ,what ground type (soft or solid)?.but i would put 6" of type 1 0r 803 base and wacker plate it well down it will compres to about 3-4 " then order 1.5 metres of ready mix with fibres in and use a plank or other solid straight bit of timber to tamp it down ,then finnish it off with plastic float as desired....i presume u have made some shuttering at east 8x6 and at desired finnish height and evel on all 4 sides?
Answered6 January 2020
1