Hello dear small home building community,
In the next two weeks, work will be done on the outdoor area at our place.
For next year, we are also planning to buy a garden shed (maybe 2x2 m (6.5x6.5 ft)). However, we want to prepare the ground for it now.
And now to the topic:
How would you build the "base layer"?
I am thinking of a gravel layer (which we would have delivered now). Should this layer extend beyond the shed by X cm (Y inches)?
My father also suggested a strip foundation. Not so much because of stability, but more due to potential wind uplift effects he once observed at a neighbor’s place (he recommends additional anchoring in the concrete).
My wife wants to add geotextile fabric underneath. This is a stronger type of weed barrier fabric, also used, for example, for slope stabilization.
What do you think? What makes sense? What should be considered (e.g., regarding the extension of the gravel layer)?
In the next two weeks, work will be done on the outdoor area at our place.
For next year, we are also planning to buy a garden shed (maybe 2x2 m (6.5x6.5 ft)). However, we want to prepare the ground for it now.
And now to the topic:
How would you build the "base layer"?
I am thinking of a gravel layer (which we would have delivered now). Should this layer extend beyond the shed by X cm (Y inches)?
My father also suggested a strip foundation. Not so much because of stability, but more due to potential wind uplift effects he once observed at a neighbor’s place (he recommends additional anchoring in the concrete).
My wife wants to add geotextile fabric underneath. This is a stronger type of weed barrier fabric, also used, for example, for slope stabilization.
What do you think? What makes sense? What should be considered (e.g., regarding the extension of the gravel layer)?
Hello,
even though the landscaping around our garden shed is planned for next year, I am already thinking along similar lines.
I believe that the substructure depends on what you plan to do inside the shed and whether it has its own floor.
At the moment, I am leaning towards strip foundations with gravel in between, or alternatively a simple concrete slab. My shed will have its own floor and will be somewhat larger.
If the shed does not have its own floor, I would edge the area with border stones and lay some kind of paving on gravel and crushed stone in between, to create a clean base. I think that would be sufficient for a 2x2 m (6.5x6.5 ft) garden shed. [Layman’s opinion]
This is how I will certainly prepare the base for the adjacent wooden shelter.
In any case, you should check with the (potential) manufacturer or seller of the shed.
By the way, I have a brochure here from Holz Paulus (you can also find it online using these terms). They had several sheds on display at the Saar trade fair that made a good impression. The prices were also absolutely reasonable.
even though the landscaping around our garden shed is planned for next year, I am already thinking along similar lines.
I believe that the substructure depends on what you plan to do inside the shed and whether it has its own floor.
At the moment, I am leaning towards strip foundations with gravel in between, or alternatively a simple concrete slab. My shed will have its own floor and will be somewhat larger.
If the shed does not have its own floor, I would edge the area with border stones and lay some kind of paving on gravel and crushed stone in between, to create a clean base. I think that would be sufficient for a 2x2 m (6.5x6.5 ft) garden shed. [Layman’s opinion]
This is how I will certainly prepare the base for the adjacent wooden shelter.
In any case, you should check with the (potential) manufacturer or seller of the shed.
By the way, I have a brochure here from Holz Paulus (you can also find it online using these terms). They had several sheds on display at the Saar trade fair that made a good impression. The prices were also absolutely reasonable.
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HilfeHilfe9 Jun 2015 07:20Hello,
we simply had a layer of gravel installed and then compacted. When the small house of a similar size arrived, we used concrete slabs as the base and then started with the wooden substructure.
we simply had a layer of gravel installed and then compacted. When the small house of a similar size arrived, we used concrete slabs as the base and then started with the wooden substructure.
HilfeHilfe schrieb:
Hello,
we simply had a layer of gravel laid and then compacted. When the small house reached a similar size, we just placed concrete slabs as the base. That's how we did it too – just without the wooden base. Our garden shed is heavy enough that no wind can lift or move it. We built our garden shed ourselves from solid wood.
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