Ricky49 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Morning guys Im after a some advice from the builders on here as how much hardcore i need to put down for my new shed concrete base. My old shed was 8x6 and sat on uneven paving slabs, my new one is going to be 14x10ft. I have dug away 2'' of soil whacker plated the grond then built a frame out of 8x2 joists the concrete slab will be the top of the joist so there will be a step up into the shed of about 5'' when finished. How much hardcore (MOT) should I be putting in and obviously the rest will be concrete, I have started smashing up the old paving slabs and i have about 50 brick left over from some work I had done which will get a smashed up and chucked in. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 You won't need much for a shed, using 8x2 means you have an 8" build up, you could park an artic on that, I'd swap them out to a 6x2, 3" type 1 and 3" concrete will be more than enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky49 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Cheers Jamie. Im using 8'' as is what i have sat on my garage roof from an old job. I can always screw some batton round 2'' lower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 You will have the sturdiest shed base known to mankind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky49 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 It's for a chest freezer, my daughters outdoor toys and supra parts storage some I think it's going to be ok:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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