What "man jobs" have you done today?

built off dirt, what you talking about dlockers??
This previous post you made looks no where near ready for constructing a new shed. It is just a patch of dirt?

Space all cleared for the first half of the shed, greenhouse, solar roof build. Can fit the first 3.6 x 2.9 part of the build to fit the contents of the current shed, so i can then build the second half. The space was formally sued for this greenhouse i built in 2021


 
This previous post you made looks no where near ready for constructing a new shed. It is just a patch of dirt?
the 1mtr at the front is dirt - the 5mtr by 4mtr section for the shed is 2 tonne of yellow gravel and stone - there is zero mud in the area the shed will be on, ontop of that there will also be another 2 tonne of 14mm to dust to level the area and make it fully flat.

Like i said yo you before, unless you know the person personally that your talking to, know their background, then keep your lips buttoned, its stops you making yourself look really silly
 
the 1mtr at the front is dirt - the 5mtr by 4mtr section for the shed is 2 tonne of yellow gravel and stone - there is zero mud in the area the shed will be on, ontop of that there will also be another 2 tonne of 14mm to dust to level the area and make it fully flat.

Like i said yo you before, unless you know the person personally that your talking to, know their background, then keep your lips buttoned, its stops you making yourself look really silly
Why are you always so senstive?

So you are going to build a shed on top of gravel then? :S
 
Why are you always so senstive?

So you are going to build a shed on top of gravel then? :S
like 50 million sheds have been built on in the past...... it will be a base of 4x4 timbers, sat on blocks, with membrane under the timbers so water cant get wicked up from underneath.

why do you think that one picture is the finished area for the build, that picture was just showing that area has been cleared of the old greenhouse and old timber stacked away.
 
like 50 million sheds have been built on in the past...... it will be a base of 4x4 timbers, sat on blocks, with membrane under the timbers so water cant get wicked up from underneath.

why do you think that one picture is the finished area for the build, that picture was just showing that area has been cleared of the old greenhouse and old timber stacked away.
I was just clarifying because you said you had bought 36 timbers 2x4 like you were ready to get going; yet your foundation is gravel.


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I was just clarifying because you said you had bought 36 timbers 2x4 like you were ready to get going; yet your foundation is gravel.


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no issues with building on a gravel foundation dlockers, helps with draining water away from the surface of the timbers......dont have to have some elobrate base made out of screw rods, bolts and washers... its a shed, not a house or a home office
 
I too am looking at building a cabin this year but mine in fact will be a home office and fully insulated so I do want to construct a good base. Looking at different options. Mine will be about 4.5 x 2.5 metres and under 2.5m tall. Do you think the whole thing is doable for under 10k guys? Total DIY it will be. I want to prioritise warmth and only want one door and a smallish window. Maybe two windows.
 
I too am looking at building a cabin this year but mine in fact will be a home office and fully insulated so I do want to construct a good base. Looking at different options. Mine will be about 4.5 x 2.5 metres and under 2.5m tall. Do you think the whole thing is doable for under 10k guys? Total DIY it will be. I want to prioritise warmth and only want one door and a smallish window. Maybe two windows.
A proper insulated concrete pad is "best". Key word is insulated; not just concrete (or god forbid pea gravel :cry: :cry: :cry:).

@Buffman and I followed the Oakwood "rod" method. You lose height, which if that is a constraint for you may not be ideal (max height without planning is 2.5m from nearest adjacent land). The upside is it's clear of the dirt completely, and you can get it mm perfect by adjusting the nuts/sole plates.
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Split A/C is costing me pennies to run. Worked from home today at 22 degrees.

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Edit: the other building I have was going to built on pea gravel still in the bag but they did a pad and 3 brick courses:
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18 years old and still pristine.
 
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I too am looking at building a cabin this year but mine in fact will be a home office and fully insulated so I do want to construct a good base. Looking at different options. Mine will be about 4.5 x 2.5 metres and under 2.5m tall. Do you think the whole thing is doable for under 10k guys? Total DIY it will be. I want to prioritise warmth and only want one door and a smallish window. Maybe two windows.
If you want a "proper job" and have good access I'd do a concrete slab then a couple layers of engineering bricks and insulation.

If you have poor access I'd do the rod method @dlockers indicated.

10K Ish might be doable if you use cheap cladding /cheaper doors and windows etc.(upvc not aluminium)
 
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I too am looking at building a cabin this year but mine in fact will be a home office and fully insulated so I do want to construct a good base. Looking at different options. Mine will be about 4.5 x 2.5 metres and under 2.5m tall. Do you think the whole thing is doable for under 10k guys? Total DIY it will be. I want to prioritise warmth and only want one door and a smallish window. Maybe two windows.
I’ve got a summer house you can have if you’d like to come and dismantle it :p

3mx5m solid wood, insulated with electric, 1 double door and a small window. :p
 
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