- 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
Henley-in-arden
Henley-in-Arden (also called just Henley) is a small town in Warwickshire, England. The name is a referral to the previous Forest of Arden. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 2,011, enhancing to 2,074 at the 2011 census. Henley is understood for its variety of historic structures, several of which go back to medieval times, as well as its wide range of preserved building styles. The one-mile-long (1.6 kilometres) High Street is a sanctuary. Henley-in-Arden is about 9 miles west of the county town of Warwick, 15 miles southeast of Birmingham, 9 miles east of Redditch and 9 miles north of Stratford upon Avon (where the road in between Stratford as well as Henley was named Henley Street1). It is located in a valley of the River Alne, which separates Henley from the surrounding negotiation of Beaudesert. Henley and Beaudesert effectively develop a solitary entity, and share a joint parish council, although Beaudesert is a different civil church. The community lies at a crossroads in between the A3400 and the A4189 roads and is the starting factor for the round Arden Way course. It likewise pushes the Heart of England Way. Henley Sidings is a nature book managed by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.