shed base construction

[paul1966]

I have a 6x4 shed that i was going to stand on breeze blocks and fence posts, the shed will only house chickens but i dont want it to sink over time. I was just going to sit the blocks on soil but now i am thinking of diging down a bit and filling the hole with some stone we have that we removed from a rockery, the stones vary from about 5mm -10mm size. would i be better using the stone first and tamping it down with a sledge hammer and then the block or would the weight of just the shed be ok on soil?

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Whatever you put it on neds to drain, then your "Breeze Blocks" will keep the wooden structure out of the wet and it will last longer.

The whole shebang and the chickens can't weigh very much.

[sam triple]

Dig it out as you say add sand and cement to give it a good hard standing anything else may house rats 

[paul1966]

now thinking about getting a few bags of postcrete and using that under the blocks. i need something that sets quick as i want to get the shed up tomorrow.

[Seadog1408]

Just use the shingle in the holes , tamp down, then blocks on top.

[ditchman]

5 minutes ago, Seadog1408 said:

Just use the shingle in the holes , tamp down, then blocks on top.

yup.....you cant compress shingle or stone....as said remove the topsoil where the blocks go.........dont bother to lay a base cause the rats will burrow underneath it....

also set up a hide....for the rat shooting...cause you will have some fun 

[Yellow Bear]

Whilst you are digging dig a 200 to 300 mm.  trench around the perimeter of the shed (its easier to dig with no shed there) Once the shed is up fix wire to side and bury on trench.   Reduces risk of "diggers" under shed.

[loriusgarrulus]

Breeze blocks are just the right height for a cat or small terrier to get under the shed. Stops the rat problem getting a hold.

We have our shed and workshop raised up on breeze blocks. The workshop has concrete under the breeze blocks. The shed which doesn't hold anywhere near the weight has the blocks straight on the ground which is heavy clay. Been up for 16 years and not sunk.

Another way to spread the load is to put a slab under each breeze block.

[ditchman]

49 minutes ago, loriusgarrulus said:

Breeze blocks are just the right height for a cat or small terrier to get under the shed. Stops the rat problem getting a hold.

We have our shed and workshop raised up on breeze blocks. The workshop has concrete under the breeze blocks. The shed which doesn't hold anywhere near the weight has the blocks straight on the ground which is heavy clay. Been up for 16 years and not sunk.

Another way to spread the load is to put a slab under each breeze block.

good thinking batman.........(woman sorry yvonne).

[figgy]

Put the timber joists of the floor shed straight on the gravel, it will always drain and keep the timber from sitting it the wet.

Breeze blocks are great if you can stop them being wet on top when it rains and joists not sitting in water. Maybe keep the blocks back from the edges of the shed.

[Bigbob]

I put my sheds . kennels ferret hutches  up a foot on breeze block and props let a terrier under then and lets the air circulate  under them stops the floors from getting damp and rotting 

[KB1]

Try Jouplast supports……… Simple and effective👍