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well this has ground to a halt im sorry to say work got in the way so ive only jut got the old shed cleared now ive got to get it taken away ( asbestos ) but I was thinking do you think block paving would do the job to be honest the thought of concrete scares me a bit not something ive done on that scale and not exactly forgiving is it if I fook up ! also ive seen some blocks on ebay
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if it is existing block paving then you are half way there if the existing sub base is sound. i'd do away with the blocks and put in a slab Michael. I wouldn't think concreting to be above your capabilitiesmichaelthegardener wrote:well this has ground to a halt im sorry to say work got in the way so ive only jut got the old shed cleared now ive got to get it taken away ( asbestos ) but I was thinking do you think block paving would do the job to be honest the thought of concrete scares me a bit not something ive done on that scale and not exactly forgiving is it if I fook up ! also ive seen some blocks on ebay
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Concrete slab would be best ideally you want the timber above the surrounding ground are you raising the slab up or running course of brick/block for it to sit on? If its just a flat concrete slab make sure you have the cladding or a flashing/drip tray over the side if the concrete base to send the water away from the workshop
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Concrete os fairly straight forward build your shutter, fill it, tamp it drag the excess off then finish how ever you want
Depends on the type of finish your after id it was me id do a float finish so its smooth to stand on and easy to brush clean.
I suppose it would all come down to cost and wether you can get someone to help you as for the concrete pad if its 150mm deep your looking around 4m3 of concrete (get it delivered instead of mixing it by hand) so a fair bit of barrowing
Depends on the type of finish your after id it was me id do a float finish so its smooth to stand on and easy to brush clean.
I suppose it would all come down to cost and wether you can get someone to help you as for the concrete pad if its 150mm deep your looking around 4m3 of concrete (get it delivered instead of mixing it by hand) so a fair bit of barrowing
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ok so if it all goes wrong ill blame you lot !:D im a bugger for ebay and that's where I saw some cheap blocks the workshops costing me 3350 quid so I know youre all right about needing the best base not spending all that for it to sink :0
One last question though on the main site it says Maximum size approx 6m x 3m. Should NOT exceed 20m² so what do I do about that ?
One last question though on the main site it says Maximum size approx 6m x 3m. Should NOT exceed 20m² so what do I do about that ?