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What do you put under slabs?

Paving slabs are bedded in a mortar mix with four parts sharp sand to one part cement. Measure your quantities using a shovel or a bucket - for example, four buckets of sand for every one bucket of cement.

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Step 6

Peg out the final surface level of the sub-base.

Take a number of wooden pegs (600mm tall and pointed at one end is ideal – these can either be made or purchased). From the top of the peg, measure the depth of the sub-base (100mm) and mark a line clearly on the peg using a pen or pencil. Hammer a row of these marked pegs – spread at 1m intervals – across the highest side of the site. Hammer them in until the marked line is level with the excavated earth.

Step 7

Use a long piece of timber as a straight edge to make sure that all of the pegs are level with each other and remedy if not. Hammer in the next row of wooden pegs in line with the first, exactly one metre away.

Repeat until all rows of pegs are laid.

Step 8

Set the fall for the sub-base. This ensures that when the sub-base is laid, the gradual slope of the fall will be present in the sub-base. Measure and cut a small strip of wood to the required drop in height of the patio per metre. In our example in step 3, we calculated a fall of 12.5mm would be needed. This piece of wood is known as a levelling shim. Nail the shim to the underside of one end of a 1m-long straightedge. Lay the straightedge to rest between two pegs – the first peg from the first row and the first peg from the second row. The shim should face down into the top of the second row peg. Lay a long spirit level on top of the straight edge. The reading should show that the second peg is higher than the first one. Remove the spirit level and straightedge and carefully hammer the second peg until you get a level reading when the straightedge, shim and spirit level are laid on top again. A level reading confirms that the peg has been hammered into the ground at the correct depth for the fall. Dig, fill or tamp the ground as necessary until the peg is at the right depth.

Step 9

Repeat Step 8 for all of the pegs in the second row.

Continue with the remaining rows.

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Do I need to anchor my shed?

Sheds should be anchored to the earth or the proper base, such as cement slabs. One of the main reasons for this is that a strong gust of wind could knock your shed off its foundation. This will result in substantial damage that is expensive to restore.

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Many people ask “Do I need to anchor my shed? Does it really matter?” Well, it depends on size, climate, zoning laws, and other factors. Many sheds require and should have some anchoring. If not, they are more likely to be displaced by strong winds or shifting weather conditions such as seasonal freezing and thawing, which could induce ground displacement under your shed surface. Even a fraction of an inch of shed movement will cause havoc on your shed doors. Floor rotation will cause your doors to get out of balance, making it very difficult to open and shut your doors, and this will only worsen over the lifespan of your shed. You could also be dealing with a dangerous situation in which the roof framing is breached, which may be the worst-case scenario.

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How deep should gravel be for drainage?

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