RBZ5416
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Another plea for help from the world's most incompetent DIY'er!
I have a 7 x 7 shed to put up & have looked at various options for the base. Easiest so far seems to be the idea of laying the shed floor on timber bearers, bedded on 2-3" of gravel. My worry is that the soil where the shed will go is extremely dry & almost turns to dust when dug. Method C here. So is the gravel likely to sink into the soil or even spread sideways causing the shed to list?
The other option is to sink concrete blocks on a dry sand/cement mix & lay the bearers on those, but the chances of me getting them all level are probably of the same order as a Lottery jackpot win...
I have a 7 x 7 shed to put up & have looked at various options for the base. Easiest so far seems to be the idea of laying the shed floor on timber bearers, bedded on 2-3" of gravel. My worry is that the soil where the shed will go is extremely dry & almost turns to dust when dug. Method C here. So is the gravel likely to sink into the soil or even spread sideways causing the shed to list?
The other option is to sink concrete blocks on a dry sand/cement mix & lay the bearers on those, but the chances of me getting them all level are probably of the same order as a Lottery jackpot win...
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