20x10 Shed, need base!

snappyfish · 26 May 2015 at 10:45

So as title I need a base for shed size 20ftx10ft decided on this tiger shed

It seems it's fairly easy to make a concrete base? It seems a conrete base is recommended over slabs?

But how do I work out materials cost for this size base?

Thanks

snappyfish · 26 May 2015 at 10:56

FinglisHobbit said:
Are you planning on doing this yourself?

Yes - I felt like giving it a go..

snappyfish · 26 May 2015 at 11:01

FinglisHobbit said:
Are you planning on doing this yourself?

I just ask because I cant help think a builder would charge a price reasonable enough to save you the hassle.

Thats what I'm trying to find out? Anyone got a idea of costs for builder also?

snappyfish · 26 May 2015 at 11:16

kaptainmarc said:
dig hole, poor selfcompacting concrete stand back and marvel at your creation

You doing it for free? Great!

snappyfish · 26 May 2015 at 13:03

Lopéz said:
maccapacca is right, that's a pretty significant base. Whilst concrete bases are great, if the land is reasonably level I think I'd go for a timber frame of some description mounted on concrete posts/piers. What is the shed being used for?
Most shed bases are hugely over engineered for what they actually do.

Will be used to store a motorbike, fishing tackle and general other bits and bobs.

Need to be able to use as a general repair / maintenance area for motorbike and push bikes so need some spcae in there to move around in. Tools etc.

snappyfish · 17 Jun 2015 at 19:42

Anyone used this for a large shed 20 x 10

Eco Base

snappyfish · 21 Jun 2015 at 00:21

maccapacca said:
You're buying a big shed man. Do a proper job of it.

You sound like my mate. Went to all the trouble of buying the cheapest biggest shed he could find and sitting it on timbers. The things rotten, roof sagging and you can't close the doors properly oh and the chipboard floor falls through as you walk over it. All this in a few years.

Buy cheap buy twice

you talking about the base?

snappyfish · 20 Jul 2015 at 14:58

I thought id upload the current area I want to put my 20x10 shed - here is a pic of my current (awful) shed which was previously put there by someone else.

As you can see a patio of 15x9 foot. I want the new shed base to be 20x10 what would you do to make the new base considering what is there already?

snappyfish · 20 Jul 2015 at 16:14

bitslice said:
Why not resite the shed right at the back, saves taking up what looks like a sunny bit of land.

Yes thinking that also, but how would I tackle the the base? considering there is a part patio there already.

Would I just dig around the current patio and back to the right and then add mot type 1 & sharp sand then patio slabs?

snappyfish · 27 Mar 2016 at 22:46

... well never started this last year, This year have started moving some hedges and digging out roots etc

Anyone used this company looking at an 18x10

snappyfish · 28 Mar 2016 at 10:26

DXP55 said:
Don't forget to put a bit of duct in base in case you want power - just in a corner - down and out of base..

As said do it right do it once. - If you can work it out try and make base inch shorter than shed all round - water will miss concrete when it runs off shed and base shouldn't get too wet under shed.

The lad who did my oil tank base hired click together shuttering.

Going to make a paving slab base, 900x600 50mm

snappyfish · 28 Mar 2016 at 10:27

Regy53 said:
we had a 20x10 shed built in november. Cost £1300 i think 16mm. Including delivery and building also built to my spec

Cant help with a base

But what base did you put it on? Who build the shed for you?

snappyfish · 28 Mar 2016 at 19:33

So this is the new area for the shed. Right back as far as allowed to the other house wall and right close to the fence on the far right will also be putting panels up first along wire fence.

As you can see it's quite uneven, the scaffolding will be removed once neighbours roof is done, I can then finish removing tree roots etc.

Any suggestions of how to tackle this? Level the ground and so on?