shed base

dollparts

I'm getting a new shed for my garden and it will need some kind of base. It will be sitting on concrete so I just need to raise the level for ventilation.

I have been looking into it and it would seem concrete slabs will do for a base.

As it will be standing on a hard flat surface will I need to lay the slabs on sand or fix them with cement or something?

I've read so many versions of how it can be done and I'm not sure which method will be the best for me

Any ideas?

ormus

no, there is no real need to fix the slabs at all. or use any sand.
how are you going to fix the shed to the ground/base?
in extreme high winds it could take off.

dollparts

ormus wrote: »

no, there is no real need to fix the slabs at all. or use any sand.
how are you going to fix the shed to the ground/base?
in extreme high winds it could take off.

I was told the weight of it would be enough to keep it grounded but I wasn't convinced. That was going to be my next question

phill99

I've put up numerous sheds and not one has blown away. You need one hell of a wind for it to blow away, especially when its full of bikes and lawn mowers.

cajef

phill99 wrote: »

I've put up numerous sheds and not one has blown away. You need one hell of a wind for it to blow away, especially when its full of bikes and lawn mowers.

Agreed, and the last two I put up I placed on 70 x 45mm tanalised bearers to keep the floor well off the concrete base.

dollparts

I might just sling a couple of slabs in the shed, one in each corner. With all the stuff that's going to be in it I would imagine the wind would have to be more like a torpedo to lift it off the ground?

phill99

I wouldn't even worry about slabs inside to weigh it down. It won't go anywhere.