An easy shed foundation for the beginner and good for prebuilt or a home built sheds.
Building a concrete shed base.
However you build your shed base you need to make sure the ground is level over the area of the entire base.
A foundation of pavers sits on leveled exposed ground or a sand base.
This helps spread the load and adds longevity to the foundation.
The bigger the paver the heavier it is but the fewer you need.
Use the following equation.
They can be doubled up to give a wide base or stacked to build piers for higher clearance or uneven slopes.
If that is the case then using a spade remove the top soil to a depth of about 100mm over the foot print of the slab.
So for a 100mm deep concrete base that s 3m x 2m you ll need 0 10m x 3m x 2m 0 60 cubic metres.
Building a concrete base.
It can however take a little time to set up the piers properly.
To strengthen piers you can concrete them into the ground.
They raise your structure off the ground and won t rot.
Before you build your shed base you will need to choose a suitable location that gives you enough distance from any fences or hedges to.
Concrete shed foundation blocks are a great way to create a level base for your shed.
Slab depth x slab width x slab length.
How to build a concrete shed base.
First mark off the.
The big draw card for piers is that the shed is above the ground so it is kept dry at all times.
Building a shed foundation can take a long time and it can be difficult to make sure that the foundation is level all throughout the project but a few simple tricks can help.
A basic run down of the process is to dig the hole 300mm wider and longer than your shed floor 100mm deep providing the ground underneath is solid and pour the concrete onto a damp proof membrane you have laid inside the base of the hole.
View of excavation for concrete shed base.
Add 10 contingency and round up small decimals so in this example round up to 0 70 cubic metres.
Concrete is usually measured in cubic metres.