Advice on bases for sheds please.....
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Advice on bases for sheds please.....
24 January 2009, 0:29 AM
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kay
Joined 15 Jun 2008
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Hi i am intending to have a large shed poss 12x12 in the garden to house pygmy goats, i do not want to lay a concrete base do to expense was thinking could i lay down in a contained area hard core such a broen tiles which i can get free and then put a good layer of sand over to level and cover with a membrane,then rest the shed on palletes,does this sound crazy and do i need to see doc over these silly ideas or is anyone else having these illusions.....is it feesible i would be so grateful for advise Thankyou
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Advice on bases for sheds please.....
1 February 2009, 0:07 AM
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Al's Pug
Joined 7 Feb 2005
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hiI think your going to have to go and see other Pygmy goat owners and see their set ups. Having seen the domestic sheds at my loacl diy shop I dont think they would be suitable for live stock. The floor of the diy sheds would not be suitable, animal urine and the other would rot it real quick, also goats are renown to eat anything and everything including wood. My brother in law is a farmer and they have a few goats in a barn and he has to fence them in with metal hurdles as they ate through the wooden gates that held the previous stock, Also if you do use wood, be carefull of the preservative used for the timber, some are very bad for animals. Al
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Advice on bases for sheds please.....
3 February 2009, 8:57 PM
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eddie
Joined 16 Oct 2008
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hi i would put your shed on a solid concrete base with the dpm under
your concrete then you can paint with floor paint this will make it washable i recomend you bolt the shed straight to the concrete
without the shed floor good luck ps should not cost to much to do
if u set up a frame for the mix so u dont lose any edd
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Advice on bases for sheds please.....
28 April 2009, 8:44 PM
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Sherlockslovechild
Joined 27 Apr 2009
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Concrete doesnt cost much if you do it yourself - make up a frame (6 inch by 2 inch wood )with stabilising pegs attached -get the top of the frame level-throw in old bricks and waste hardcore to about 4 inch below top of the frame .Mix the concrete using builders sand (not grit sand) stone chippings and cement - dont have to be anal about ratios but approximately 4sand/2stone/1cement - make it wet enough so that it can find its level easily -get a friend to tamp the concrete with you.
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4 May 2009, 3:44 PM
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Pam/Holly
Joined 13 Feb 2007
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I would build your own shed rather than a bought one as you need it to be as strong as possible, i have seen a pygmy goat kick the side of a shed to a ruin and yes as said before they will chew on it so needs to be safe wood.
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13 May 2009, 10:30 PM
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BenchBuilder
Joined 13 May 2009
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quote Concrete doesn't cost much if you do it yourself - make up a frame (6 inch by 2 inch wood )with stabilising pegs attached -get the top of the frame level-throw in old bricks and waste hardcore to about 4 inch below top of the frame .
Mix the concrete using builders sand (not grit sand) stone chippings and cement - don't have to be anal about ratios but approximately 4sand/2stone/1cement - make it wet enough so that it can find its level easily -get a friend to tamp the concrete with you.
this is correct but if you where to do it in the best most effective way you should still dig down in to the earth to give you some kind of footing you can still use old tiles to fill if you like along with a little hardcore acquired free if you stick a sign out the front of your House if not you will find over time your slab will spread and crack
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Advice on bases for sheds please.....
14 May 2009, 10:04 AM
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Sherlockslovechild
Joined 27 Apr 2009
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you basically have to treat every case differently according to conditions -it goes without saying that the base keys into the ground if the ground is soft and disturbed -Im a professional landscaper and we do a lot of shedbases -sticking a sign outside the house for rubble may mean waiting a long time-depends on the location and circumstances- may be better just getting in some scalpings and compacting them into the ground as a start or sometimes rubble arises from doing another job in the vicinity first -maybe this could be considered if say changing something in the house (knocking a wall through etc).As long as the concrete is allowed to cure and its mixed thoroughly you will be OK.
The loading on the base is another matter and that is again a case of different strokes for different folks.Sometimes scalpings can be mixed up if you run out of ballast when making the concrete.
Loose loads of raw materials are always cheaper than one tonne dumpy bags - so I would get it dleivered loose and tipped if possible near the location or in a suitable mess area where you can use a barrow and mixer - mixers cost about £30 to hire a day .
Foot traffic - 4 inches
heavy machinery or vehicles at least 6 inches.
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12 June 2009, 9:28 AM
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penny
Joined 6 Feb 2009
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hi kay dont mean to sound rude but how many goats you got thats a big shed just for a few, most goats love being out and only generally want to be in if its wet and rough lol, all the people i know with goats just make a water tight shelter for theres, to be honest aswell to be honest if you just getting a 12x12 standard shed there a few hundred quid and if not put to solid base and anchored down itll take off with the wind lol
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14 July 2009, 6:46 PM
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ste_cur
Joined 20 Mar 2009
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I would go for concrete for : durability and ease of cleaning. I did my shed base in March 4 inches thick 12 feet by 6 feet with reinforcing and Damp proof membrane for a cost of £110. It took 4 hours to dig it out and hardcore it with old bricks, and about 4 hours for 2 of us to lay it using an electric mixer. Ready mix is too expensive. If you use wood you will be replacing it every year, if the goats don't eat it every month. Otherwise use paving slabs, second hand 3' by 2' council type.
See ya.
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