I have been doing a shed base at home and really just got the area dug out. I'm now trying to figure out the best way to go about building it but am a bit stumped.
There are 3 levels - the patio above it, the base itself, and the path below it. I need access from the path to the shed so this ramp issue is the one that's got me scratching my head.
Is the best thing to do in this case to shutter the area up and use concrete for all areas, base AND ramp? Or would slabs be better? I could build a wooden ramp if the slope is too steep, but I need to make sure the weight of the shed base will not crumble and fall down at the edge with the slope.
The other thing I thought about was doing a retaining wall and flatten out the slope completely. How would this wall be built? Concrete inside shuttering? I would then do a smart wooden ramp for access.
Thanks in advance if anyone can offer their experienced advice!
One more issue is the drain and the slabs around it that are not even. Would this area be best filled with concrete?
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I think the retaining wall idea would look the best. You could use breeze blocks then render it or clad it with brick or stone - you seem to have a few different materials to link it in with. The ramp would be quite steep, looking at the pictures and would be a large chunk of concrete to look at unless you laid flags on it. Wood would be slippery...
You could deck the area with composite decking - I've used our Ecodek product as a base for my greenhouse for years, and in my last house, used it as a base for my timber shed - stopped standing water rotting the base.
personally I would be removing the height of the soil at least another 150mm even 200mm seeing as the height it is now is going to have 75mm MOT type 1 sub base and then 100mm of concrete floor placed on top of it
this will make the ramp very steep indeed over the distance you have shown
the cheapest way to give the lawn and patio support would be to use timber sleepers or the best way would be to build a retaining wall either out of concrete blocks or facing bricks
personaly i would dig the soil area out to 7 inches below the level of your existing path, build a retaining wall around the 3 sides, both sides and rear, then fill with 3 inches of scalpings and compact them, then 4 inches of solid concrete, this way you wouldnt need a ramp to get your ride on up it you could drive straight in, build the 3 sides of your shed on top of the blocks and the front the same level as your existing path level
Kerry , you're a bloody show off!
Dave Sewell said:
if your going to construct a new ramp so steep surely it would be safer to build steps so access to the shed is safe to use and when required rest the temporary timber ramp onto the top step to get the ride on lawn mower and other machinery out of the shed ?
That's the way forward Mick.....killing two birds with one stone.....creating a pedestrian access by means of steps and a portable ramp for vehicle access too.
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