Recent content by kenpem

Many thanks, @MikeG. I'm just embarking on my own build (very slowly, so don't expect regular updates), and this thread will be invaluable.

Looking at the target area again, I'm thinking it might be an idea to dig up the existing paving and a few inches below it, then re-pack and compact properly, then throw a nice thick (dead level) slab before I do anything else. I'm concerned that the weight of the whole shed and contents...

Ah OK, so maybe do the levelling as part of the concrete-block pouring? Get them all level as I make them?

as in wooden shims? Excuse my ignorance!

Wow. Lots of great advice. Thanks. Digging down for posts etc. - not really an option as the area is paved already (although not completely level). Concrete - ummm that's way outside my experience. I'm relatively comfortable working with wood. I guess I could give it a go. I mean, how hard...

Thanks lots for all the input, guys. Perhaps a little more detail is in order? This is what I proposed, although I'm starting to think I've got it badly wrong: Sub-frame is 14 of these: http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Easy-Dec ... m/p/540523 in a 7x7 interlocked lattice, resting on 49 of...

Ah OK - even if each half-lap is fully supported from below? My design takes this into account, and all joints rest on ground-support; none are left hanging in the air. I was hoping the 7x7 interlocking design would give plenty of rigidity and stability. Note that every joint is fully glued and...

Thanks. So by "proper" creosote, do we mean coal-tar based? It looks difficult for Joe Public to buy that. Oil-based creosote is easy to get. And if I give it a good coating of the good stuff, that'll protect it for a decade or two? I'm over-engineering this shed on purpose so that it needs...

Hi folks. First time here (be gentle). I'll shortly begin with my shed build, to my own design. The base of the shed is fourteen 70x70x3000mm bearer beams, half-lapped into each other in a cross-hatch pattern. They'll be held off the ground by adjustable feet (one at each joint), so should...