Erecting a shed

majorwally

Hi Guys,

I'm buying a shed for a medium sized rectangle garden. I need to be able to put 3 bikes and garden mower & tools in it. Would an 8x6 ft be sufficient?

Also, can you simply use old slabs as a base and how do you acieve this?

cyclonebri1

majorwally wrote: »

Hi Guys,

I'm buying a shed for a medium sized rectangle garden. I need to be able to put 3 bikes and garden mower & tools in it. Would an 8x6 ft be sufficient?

Also, can you simply use old slabs as a base and how do you acieve this?

Point 1

Nope, your shed will never be big enough, 10 by 8 is a minmum thing

Point 2, old slabs?

Yes you can, but;

Dig out any soft "clay" substrate and infill with crushed stone/gravel/pulverised brick etc

Old slabs can then be laid over and built on

27col

No shed is ever big enough after the first month.

McKneff

Ha ha, your right, the bigger the shed, the more you will find to fill any empty spaces.


An 8 x 6 will be fine......

flashg67

Google 'ecobase' for an easy idea for a shed base.

getmore4less

Get one with full width doors or large double on the 8' length.

Ebe_Scrooge

Agree with the above - you'll always outgrow it

Personally I prefer to raise the shed off the floor - the easiest way is just to lay several lengths of 4x4 timber on the slabs, and sit the shed on top of them. Not sure if it's completely necessary, but it maintains an airflow underneath and helps prevent damp and rotting. And it provides a nice nesting area for hedgehogs :-)

cyclonebri1

Fill it quickly or fasten it down well before the winds arrive. I don't have 1 now, I built my garden shed out of blocks after a very easy burglary, but I put several concrete blocks inside and planks across to give both shelving and some wind protection.