- 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
Gullane
Gullane is a community on the southerly coast of the Firth of Forth in East Lothian on the east coastline of Scotland. There has been a church in the town because the 9th century. The ruins of the Old Church of St. Andrew built in the twelfth century can still be seen at the western entrance to the town; the church was abandoned after a series of sandstorms made it pointless, and Dirleton Parish Church took its location. Gullane Bents, the village's acclaimed coastline, is backed by large dune that over the last few years have actually come to be rather overgrown by invasive hedges like sea-buckthorn. Gullane becomes part of the John Muir Way, a long-distance footpath along the coast between Musselburgh as well as Dunglass. The regional population consists of a higher than typical percentage of elderly people, but also attracts young family members and also commuters for Edinburgh. Urbanisation has actually led to some current housing developments being approved on greenbelt land around the town, and also Gullane is acquiring appeal as a commuter village for close-by Edinburgh (twenty two miles away), despite the poor transport to the village. Features include the town hall as well as a selection of stores including a chip shop. There is a primary school, and also local children participate in high school 5 miles away in North Berwick. The Scottish Fire Service College was located on Gullane's Main Street.