- 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
Garndolbenmaen
Garndolbenmaen, understood informally as Garn, is a town in the area of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, about 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the neighborhood of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest villages are Dolbenmaen and also Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the neighborhood Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae videotaping studios lie in the town, where Pep Le Pew's album, Un tro yn y Gorllewin as well as the last cd by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer and artist Dyl Mei additionally stays in Garndolbenmaen. About 50 students participate in Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, several students travel from nearby towns including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant and Golan. The number of pupils participating in the institution has actually remained regular over the past 20 years. A number of the old cottages in Garndolbenmaen have been developed into holiday houses. There is a pub in the town, the Cross Foxes (this is currently shut). Nevertheless at the turn of the 20th century there were numerous clubs consisting of the Cross Pipes and Dafarn Faig, this was found on the "lôn gefn" (alleyway) leading to Bryncir. The Gwynedd area councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a participant of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster and he used to run a small store (this is now closed).
