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[MikeG.]

No, that's pretty good advice. I would replace the blocks with 2 or three rows of bricks, and detail the cladding to overhang the join between plinth and stud wall. Cast your slab so that it is a couple of inches or more above ground level all round, and a little shingle gutter all around as described is a great idea.

A stronger (and cheaper) way of tying the frame down is to cast some galv. steel straps (with a 90 degree bend) into the concrete a brick-width from the edge (every 2m and at openings), and then either fold these over the sole-plate and screw down, or run them up studs and screw into place. The latter takes some thinking and pre-planning.

Mike

 

[ninjabika]

hi all

thanks for all the helpfull replies, have just been having a trawl around the net and have come across this place
http://www.northstreetsheds.co.uk/gallery.html

has anybody had any dealings/ experience with them , prices seem reasonable , shall go and have a look in the new year



martin

 

[Shultzy]

Martin, the area was surrounded by edgings, dug out to a depth of 7 1/2in (4in hardcore, 2in sharp sand, 1 1/2in slabs). All of the hardcore is bricks I collected from around the estate, a nice bit of recycling. There is no dpc, the bottom of the floor is hardboard and was lain on bricks at joist centres with the dpc between them.