- 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
Longhope
Longhope is a town in west Gloucestershire, situated within the Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom. Arthur Bullock, who was birthed in Longhope in 1899, explained its location as adheres to: The parish occupies the most eastern valley in the group of hillsides which lie in between the Severn and also the Wye. The name implies long valley. It is about 4 miles long, running about north to southern, and it is divided from the Severn valley by a variety of hillsides including May Hill (937 ft), Huntley Hill, Blaisdon Hill and Notwood Hill.' The town falls in the 'Blaisdon and Longhope' selecting ward. This ward has Longhope in the north as well as Blaisdon as its smaller south neighbour. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 1,754. May Hill is a prominent landmark and the possession of the top is vested with Longhope Church Council. Little London becomes part of the Parish of Longhope and also is discovered to the north of the village resulting in the neighbouring town of Huntley. Little London received its name as many households from London were evacuated to the security of the countryside throughout the 2nd World War. After the war, a variety of the families remained in Longhope and also the surrounding areas.
