RE: [OT] Buildng a concrete base

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Tim - useful stuff.

I'm going for a 44mm log cabin - approx =A32700 for a 4m x 4m building
with=
double glazed double door and windows (delivered - but self assembly).

I am planning on full Cat5 and alarm cabling etc - so no doubt I will be
po=
sting a few pics when the project gets going :) Can't wait to get it up so
=
I can buy all the lovely woodworking kit I've now decided on (saw table,
th=
icknesser/planer, bench, pillar drill, router etc etc)

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Fletcher [mailto:timfletcher@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 09 March 2004 11:48
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Buildng a concrete base

Yes, I dug it out to about a spade's depth, put the shuttering (with the
le=
vel set to a few inches above ground level).  Once the shuttering was in I
=
barrowed in the hardcore (=A365 for 2 cubic Metres - delivered -
expensive,=
but it was top stuff!).  To make judging the hardcore level easier I knock=
ed some pegs level with the top of the shutterboard - I only needed
3-4" of=
concrete, so it was pretty easy to judge.  I used the short edge of a 8' p=
lank as a tamp and got a bit of exercise rather than hire a compactor.  I
d=
id buy a 9" Angle grinder from screwfix that I haven't used as yet
(but it =
was only =A320!!) but I am going to lay a 4x2slab "Patio-ette" at
the front=
of the shed, so I might get to knock the shine off it then : )

Add 2M armoured cable (Kindly donated via UKHA!) an old consumer unit and
a=
couple of plugs/sockets/lights and a bucket of Cuprinol Rollable and hey p=
resto we are finished....

The making-good of the front lawn (with swmbo) is a project only in its
inf=
ancy : (

Good luck.

BTW the shed was made-to-measure (7'6" x 10') with a 4' double door
=A3495 =
delivered and erected. If we had opted for a proper garden building I
would=
have gone with Warwick Buildings - a much more substantial edifice.  Let u=
s know how you get on.=20=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Paul Gale=20
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 11:15 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Buildng a concrete base


Good stuff - see what you mean about the tyre marks (holes!).

Did you put down a hardcore layer (can you buy in hardcore?)

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Fletcher [mailto:timfletcher@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 09 March 2004 10:48
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Buildng a concrete base

I went to the timber centre and got tannalised gravel board (like for at
the foot of a featheredge fence) about 6 x 3/4 but they do it in nice
long lengths and they cut it to length for me - I used 2x1 for the pegs.
I had planned to pour over a fence, but decided it was better to take
down the panel - which was great as it allowed easy access and really
only took 10 minutes to get down and put back.=20

Here are some pics - I haven't got the required skill to put up a
gallery, so here goes...

The Base
http://skybax.rapidhoster.co.uk/~timf/shedstuff/shedbase.jpg

The Aftermath
http://skybax.rapidhoster.co.uk/~timf/shedstuff/vandalism.jpg

Finished..
http://skybax.rapidhoster.co.uk/~timf/shedstuff/finished.jpg


Tim.

----- Original Message -----=20
From: Paul Gale=20
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 9:59 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Buildng a concrete base


Thanks Mark/Tim.

Tim - I'm not sure where to get the shuttering - where did you get
yours
and what type was it?

My base is very close to my drive luckily although there is a 8ft
fence
in the way - how high can they pour from?

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Fletcher [mailto:timfletcher@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 09 March 2004 09:56
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Buildng a concrete base

I just built a 10x8 base for the same purpose.  I found useful info on
www.ablemix.co.uk and a few of the other national concrete suppliers.
In the end when it came to pouring the base I went with a local
supplier
who promised smaller lorries for easier access.  This was true and
although 7.5 tonnes isn't really a small truck it did allow for easier
access.  I also took a lot of care when I made the shuttering to
ensure
it was square and level and screwed the gravel boards to posts driven
in
- this allowed easy levelling and made the whole thing rigid prior to
the concrete pour.  The concrete pour was a cakewalk.

There was a tiny mishap as the bloke driving the truck parked it on
the
lawn (all 6 wheels) after some pretty heavy rain and was then amazed
that it was stuck - Need less to say it made a mess of te hplace I
will
try and dig out a picture of the whole "amusing" incident.

Good luck,

Tim.=20



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