Greenhouse base

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Managed to get a greenhouse for my allotment. Whats best way to put a base down?

Also need to put a shed down as well 10x8"

I was thinking of digging a area for size of greenhouse around 1" deep, laying a weed suppressant fabric down, sharp sand and paving slabs.

Then I will need to anchor it down to base some how.

Would that be best and easiest solution?

Thanks

This is the greenhouse which need to be dismantled first and some panes replaced

Thanks

Farway

If you can get hold of, access to, a portable power drill, then drill throgh holes in GH base into paving slabs & using plastic rawl plugs [are there any other sort these days?] and galvanised ot stainless steel long screws secure into the slabs

wellused

The base does have to be level or the glass won't fit in, I constructed a timber base and screwed it to legs which I concreted into the ground, this allowed me to adjust the corners of the base before I finally screwed it to the legs and it was pretty spot on for level. My shed wasn't that critical to get it level so I used the parts of strong pallets which have the spacing blocks attached, I roughly leveled the ground and sat the blocks onto bricks the shed was then erected and nailed to the pallet sections. We had some vicious winds the other day and both greenhouse and shed are still intact and upright.

savemoney

Thanks guys

I do have a power drill that is battery which is a good make. No power at the allotment unfortunately.

I was thinking of standing the shed on some concrete blocks but before hand using some weed suppressant material and back fill with pebbles making some gaps between the concrete blocks to allow air in, maybe fill gaps with wire to stop rats

Dizzy_Ditzy

Both of mine are anchored down to breeze blocks which are dug in- sharp sand base and in between.

Spirit level to make sure it's level and long steel screws to hold it down as suggested previously

Davesnave

I'd second tanalised wooden base fixed to concreted-in pegs.

Not the cheapest method, but have you bought any glass lately! :eek:
Anything that can move, will do so eventually, and then things get really expensive.

wellused

I did mine with timber that cost less than £40, a bag of cement and 6 bags of ballast from wickes cost about £12, some coach screws about £5, I used bitumen paint to protect the parts in contact with the ground which I already had and some wood preserver for all the other wood cost about £10

savemoney

Thanks all for your help inclined to use concrete blocks as I dont want to replace wood later on fair enough should last many years if its tantalized

I am going to install some windbreak material North facing to cut wind down a little and give some plants protection