Balcony Storage/Shed base idea (plastic board)

comput1

I'm after buying an aluminium cupboard off Argos, but it doesn't have a base.
Can anyone recommend a place I could look for a plastic board or sheet to use on this as a base?
it's about 5ft by 3ft and would probably need 1/2inch thickness

Purgative

compu1, is the shed up and does it need to be anchored?


Maybe give a link to the model you have.

comput1

No it’s not assembled yet, I’d like to screw or bolt it to the base ideally and raise that base on three batons to keep it a little off the balcony decking to stop damp underneath

https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/8667971/Trail/searchtext%3EArrow.htm

Purgative wrote: »

compu1, is the shed up and does it need to be anchored?


Maybe give a link to the model you have.

Purgative

OK, I have a clearer idea of what your trying to do.


When you say 1/2" plastic are you talking like the airboard that election poster are on?


If it were mine I'd probably make a base from 12mm or better 18mm ply (wbp), screw the cupboard to the ply and then put batons on the ply to keep it out of the weather.


I'm not sure I'm being much help to you though.

awec

I'd probably go for wbp ply too. Be trivial to build a base for this.

comput1

Yeah I was thinking about marine ply but before I go down that route was hoping to find just a solid bit of plastic... I think it would need to be a bit stronger than that posterboard so I could put a bike or some shelves standing on it - was hoping for something like a plastic chopping board kinda density.

Thanks for your suggestion

Purgative wrote: »

OK, I have a clearer idea of what your trying to do.


When you say 1/2" plastic are you talking like the airboard that election poster are on?


If it were mine I'd probably make a base from 12mm or better 18mm ply (wbp), screw the cupboard to the ply and then put batons on the ply to keep it out of the weather.


I'm not sure I'm being much help to you though.

Purgative

comput1 wrote: »

Yeah I was thinking about marine ply but before I go down that route was hoping to find just a solid bit of plastic... I think it would need to be a bit stronger than that posterboard so I could put a bike or some shelves standing on it - was hoping for something like a plastic chopping board kinda density.

Thanks for your suggestion

Oh you're welcome. The ply will be a lot stronger than the "chopping board plastic" though. Plastic will expand and shrink with temperature and heavy weights can cause it to bow away from the cupboard.

GreeBo

Are you trying to protect the decking or the contents of the box?

Seems like no base will allow the deck to air dry and still keep the contents dry?
If you are worried about leaks at the bottom you could silicone the perimeter to the deck.

comput1

Mainly concerned with keeping contents of the store dry- I’ve no idea why the manufacturer don’t offer the base as an option. But I’d raise the lot on batons to get air under it.

The decking is spaced boards, so sealant won’t help much without a base, but yeah if I can find someone who manufacturers large plastic sheets of material I could seal the bottom to that

GreeBo wrote: »

Are you trying to protect the decking or the contents of the box?

Seems like no base will allow the deck to air dry and still keep the contents dry?
If you are worried about leaks at the bottom you could silicone the perimeter to the deck.

GreeBo

comput1 wrote: »

Mainly concerned with keeping contents of the store dry- I’ve no idea why the manufacturer don’t offer the base as an option. But I’d raise the lot on batons to get air under it.

The decking is spaced boards, so sealant won’t help much without a base, but yeah if I can find someone who manufacturers large plastic sheets of material I could seal the bottom to that

The spaced boards wont cause an issue, water isnt really going to go up the spaces though?

comput1

GreeBo wrote: »

The spaced boards wont cause an issue, water isnt really going to go up the spaces though?

Yeah it's windy so a lot of damp will get in under the storaage - the balcony boards are quite widely spaced.

If anyone is thinking of buying that one from argos... it takes about 10 hours to assemble... I think they cut certain parts in half just so you have more work to assemble it again :P