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Steel shed concrete base: looking for the easiest way

Calahonda52 · 2018-09-03 13:30:52

In the attached picture, the timbers are 5" deep and the drop off in the slope from front to back leaves the back requiring 12" of fill to top of timber. The base only need to be 4" concrete so looking for ideas to simplify the work. Need to finish the shuttering first of course :) * Hard core not really an option as the…

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#62 24-03-2019 9:34pm
Odelay

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my3cents wrote: »

Took me a second or two to work out that was the roof - first thought was funny I didn't think he got a hexagonal shed

The crafty bugger! Only copped that with your comment!

Who would have known it, using “loft” space in a garden shed.

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#63 22-04-2019 8:24pm
Calahonda52

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galvanised channel in rapid hardening cement: steel FOC, cement 16 euro
3" 1.8 m pencil posts: 12 euro
2 by 1 " battens: c 10 euro
trellis: 80 euro ( woodies on sunday )
Sleeper 20 euro
screws and coach bolts c 10 euro
has been planted since, will post when in full bloom

Need to touch up the cut end with some brown stuff

SWMBO v happy

“I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.

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