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Wooden shed on concrete base

  • 07-04-2022 9:15am
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭


    Installing a garden shed next week

    We have a concrete base going in this week as whole garden is being re-done

    There is a drainage channel being isntalled when the patio will meet the concrete slab

    Can the shed be installed directly on the concrete base ?

    Or will it need to be put on blocks still to raise it off the concrete ?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭will56


    Installing a garden shed next week

    We have a concrete base going in this week as whole garden is being re-done

    There is a drainage channel being isntalled when the patio will meet the concrete slab

    Can the shed be installed directly on the concrete base ?

    Or will it need to be put on blocks still to raise it off the concrete ?



  • Administrators Posts: 54,256 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Will still need to be raised up I would say.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,757 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    Rised up definitely.

    You don't want your timber shed sitting in a puddle of water.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,180 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    I don't see the point in a concrete base if you're just going to stick it on blocks.

    The point of a concrete base is to give a lower threshold, a solid floor, and no space for vermin to live underneath.



  • Administrators Posts: 54,256 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Well on a concrete base you would get away with much smaller blocks, you wouldn't need to raise it up on the 9 inch blocks you usually see. It just needs to be off the ground so the base isn't sitting in water.

    But I agree, concrete base is pointless under a timber shed as it can't sit on the base anyway. Maybe get a steel shed instead, or don't bother with the base.



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