- How to build a shed base out of paving slabs
- Mix sand and cement together to make mortar or use a pre-mixed one
- Use a trowel to lay mortar for 1 slab at a time on the sub-base and lift a damp-sided slab onto the mortar, using a piece of timber and club hammer to tap the slab into position carefully. Continue to lay the first row of slabs
- Make equally-sized spacers in all the joints in the slabs to ensure they’re the same size, checking it’s level as you go along
- Next lay slabs along the two adjacent outer edges, filling in the central area row by row
- Leave the mortar to set according to the instructions or for at least 48 hours before filling in the joints with mortar or paving grout
- Building a shed base from concrete
- Create a wooden frame around your shed base area (also called formwork) to stop the concrete from spreading
- Mix pre-mixed concrete with water or use 1 part cement to 5 parts ballast
- Wet the sub-base using a watering can with a rose on the end
- Pour the concrete onto the framed base starting in one corner
- Push the blade of a shovel up and down in the edges of the concrete to get rid of air bubbles
- Use a rake to spread the concrete, leaving it around 18mm higher than the top of the frame. Work in sections of around 1-1.m2
- Compact the concrete using a straight piece of timber that’s longer than the width of the base. Move the timber along the site, hitting it along at about half of its thickness at a time until the surface is evenly ridged
- Remove excess concrete and level the surface by sliding the timber back and forwards from the edge that you started. Fill in any depressions and repeat until even
- Run an edging trowel along the frame to round off exposed edges of the concrete and prevent chipping
- Cover the concrete with a plastic sheet raised on wooden supports to allow slow drying. Weigh it down with bricks
- Once the concrete is set, you can install your shed and remove the wooden frame with a crowbar
Fortrose
Fortrose is a town and former royal burgh in Highland, Scotland, UK. It is on the Moray Firth, concerning 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Inverness. The town is understood for its ruined 13th century cathedral, and also as the house of the Brahan Seer. Between Ages it was the seat of the bishopric of Ross, and also previously called Chanonry, for being the Chanory of Ross. The cathedral was mostly demolished in the mid-seventeenth century by Oliver Cromwell to supply building materials for a citadel at Inverness. The vaulted south aisle, with bell-tower, as well as a separated chapter house (made use of as the tollbooth of Fortrose after the Reformation) continue to be. These fragments, though small in scale, display substantial architectural improvement, as well as are in the care of Historic Scotland (no entry fee). The burgh is a popular place for attempting to identify bottlenose dolphins (see Chanonry Point) in the Moray Firth. Fortrose shares a fairway with Rosemarkie. Set on the Chanonry Ness the training course stretches out right into the Moray Firth and uses great sights of Ft George. The course is popular for its signature fourth Hole "Lighthouse". The lighthouse in question is the Chanonry Factor lighthouse which was designed by Alan Stevenson and also was first lit 15 May 1846. Public structures in Fortrose consist of a recreation centre, library and also the only high school on the Black Isle, Fortrose Academy. The right pronunciation of the community's name in accordance with local use is with the tension on the very first syllable.