Dan_2k_uk's super shed thread!

[ScottieJ]

Tom that looks no good how are you supposed to get an SJ in there?

if you need a hand at any point Dan give me a shout, I'm pretty handy and fast with a shovel

[dazerede]

Any updates

[dan_2k_uk]

Na been doing too much else. Might get some evening digging in next week but then I am on call. Its more of a when I can find time thing. Very busy this year.

[Miniswift]

I got mine from ebay for £1050 delivered and erected!
I have 16'x10' shed with all the lights and power in as well.
So, I asked council if I need planning permit for building a big shed or not.

Fast forward 1 month the this has happened.


For me to get to this stage was fun.....
First of all, I had a girl's wendy house where this foundation is laid. I was going to skip it but my better half had the other idea. I have 4 days to move it to other location in my garden but before that, I needed to repair bottom of it.

Then 2 weeks later came my shed boys off ebay.

They came 9:30 that morning.



1.5 hrs later.



They erected 16x10ft shed in 90 mins!

Cheers
Atchi

[Anton]

Now you lot have got me wishing I had the room to build a workshop/shed...

:(

[dan_2k_uk]

Finished getting rid of the shrubbery around the hole for a better look and made some final adjustments and started levelling the bottom off.

Just need to finish levelling the bottom off when we get some more OK weather but it started hammering it down with hailstones so I quickly took some measurements of the final size I have settled for and came inside and fired up my favourite photo editor.

Also found a load of wood at work that is perfect for making the shuttering to cast the base in. Love freebies.

This is the plan I have come up with.

Plan to make the left hand door so it is locked shut most of the time to maximise space but can have stuff inside moved and then open it if I need to get anything big in or out.

There will also be a 40cm deep "loft space" at the front (which will obviously taper away as the roof slopes down towards the back) for storage of long / sheet materials. I plan to make a big letterbox that opens outwards above the doors to get large stuff in and out of this space but I haven't quite decided yet so didn't include it.



With regards of laying the base. Has anyone got enough experience with this kind of thing to tell me if I could save some time and money and instead of putting down scalpings and using a whacker plate could I just get away with using rebar mesh and casting the base 8" thick as there is some lying around at work I could borrow??

Any input / criticism greatly received

Dan

[turbo-tom]

With regards of laying the base. Has anyone got enough experience with this kind of thing to tell me if I could save some time and money and instead of putting down scalpings and using a whacker plate could I just get away with using rebar mesh and casting the base 8" thick as there is some lying around at work I could borrow??

When my father and i built a big log cabin for a neighbour we done a base about 10inches thick and about 20 by 10foot and just used hard core and re bar mesh didnt even compact it down we layed the ballast mix it in three hours solid in the pouring rain with a marquee to keep it dryish and it hasnt moved a inch and it was above ground and that was going back about 4-5 years ago still hasnt moved

[Jordi]

Depends how much weight you intend the floor to take and how stable the ground is your laying it on.

A reason for the hardcore and whacker plate it drainage to run off can flow through without it washing anything out. If you just lay the concrete straight down and the natural flow of run off washes soil or whatever is under it out it will create hollows allowing the concrete to snap.

At 8" think reinforced with rebar i would imagine it would take as much weight as you intended to put on it.

A lot of modern buildings have precast concrete floors just sat on capped piles.

[dan_2k_uk]

That's what I thought. 8 inch thick with rebar I would guess will take a few mountain bikes, a welder and a few spares!

Might just rob some hardcore from work and chuck it under there anyway for good measure. Its all effort though loading it up into the pickup isn't a problem as I can just stick the bucket on the telehandler but when I get home I will have to shovel it off by hand regardless of weather, time, and other commitments as the pickup will have to be back at work the following morning.

[Jordi]

If thats all the weight going in and your not parking cars on it or building big heavy walls on it i'd just put the shuttering up, rebar cage in and fill it with concrete.

But when reading my input remember, i'm just a truck driver. We aren't renowned for being on university challenge or countdown.