Concrete Base for Shed needed.

sketchley

Bit random.

I need part of a patio and some old concrete dug up and a concrete shed base put down 1900mm by 1100mm x 50mm. Anyone on here a builder or know a good builder in South West London / Kingston / Worcester Park / Sutton area who might want the job. Anyone done this kind of thing before and know what it should cost?

I could do this myself but really not my thing....

daviesee

I would have thought all you have to do is get the area fairly level, nail some wood together to make a box the size of base you want and pour in concrete.
I could be wrong.

mudcow007

yep, might need to stick some rebarr in there too, but it really is straight forward, whilst the base is poured could always s bury some metal work in to make a ground anchor?

sketchley

Ok don't need a ground anchor, what's going on top is security approved with insurers. Itwould also involve cutting a metal base to let anchor through. Plus I don't want to do this myself, I'd like to find a local handy man to do it instead on the cheap......

The Rookie

Try the cards in local small shops.....

Base would normally want to be 75mm plus but the steel base you have will let you get away with less I guess. I'd do that much by hand, get your ballast and sand and cement sorted in advance, recently did a (motor)bike stand for my daughter about 1/2 that size, only took an afternoon.

mrfpb

I made a base for a 7" x 5" shed about ten years ago. I made a frame from timber battens, levelled them off with a plane then used a mix from B&Q that could be poured on dry and levelled off, then sprayed with a hose to make the concrete set. Took the best part of two days, including trips to B &Q for the bags of cement mix.

Daz555

A few inches of compacted gravel and some pressure treated timber battens to place the shed on will do the trick.

Drew123

Daz555 wrote:

A few inches of compacted gravel and some pressure treated timber battens to place the shed on will do the trick.

+1

Done this for several sheds over the past few years and it works well - levelling is easy as you can adjust the level of the beams by shoving more / less gravel under the appropriate end...

Daz555

A few inches of compacted gravel and some pressure treated timber battens to place the shed on will do the trick.

mpdouglas

Shallow box made of pressure treated garden timber, fill with sand and level off. Lay some concrete slabs on top. That's how my 2 sheds are done and they're spot on. Much less permanent than pouring concrete but just as stable.

sketchley

Thanks everyone, but I don't need help on how to do it, I'm capable of digging a whole, making up template and filling it with concrete (note this thing need a solid base to be bolted too so the gravel wood option won't work). What I need to know is if anyone knows a builder / handyman in the worcester park are that'll do it for me. Paying someone is so much easier....