Good use of that soil. I wish I could do the same, but raising the level of my garden isn't an option. I'm having to get rid of the soil I excavated for the whole area plus what I dug out for the pilings. I'd love to find someone who needs 12 ton of top soil but it seems that that's something...
Ventilation was a concern, but I'm confident that the six inch gap between the retaining wall and the cabin wall will be sufficient. I'm wondering what would be the longest lasting moisture barrier to lay down on the soil spanning the 5m x 5m. At present I'm planning to use a thick roll plastic...
One timber salesman told me that if I use green oak sleepers, they'll never dry out in this use; hence, it would rot soon, lasting may just 15 years. Another told me that what rots wood is when the conditions go back and forth between dry and humid, that if I use green sleepers and they get...
I'm installing a 5m x 5m garden cabin in my back garden. There are height restrictions. In order to accommodate these and to accommodate the depth of a 6x2 subfloor resting on concrete pilings, I've had to excavate the cabin area about a foot below grade. Since the life of the cabin depends on...