,diy paving slabs garden shed using a mattock,bearwoodbrown handyman.. Good preparation is the key to laying a paving slab shed base. get your measurements right, set your patio slabs slightly below the level of the surrounding grass, and always use quality materials.. Lay the paving slabs starting from one corner. work outwards from the corner, placing the slabs with a 10 mm gap between them (use wood spacers for this). level each slab with a spirit level in two directions as you go. any adjustment to the slab level is best made by tapping the paving slab with a rubber mallett..
I am planning on installing a 8x6 foot garden shed. i had planned on using a pro-base style base, but i have a load of 2x2 foot paving slabs that are otherwise going to waste, so it probably makes more sense to recycle these as a base instead. i have read various instructions on how to lay slabs for a base and am a bit confused.. The paving slabs should be slightly higher than the grass (if lower the water will run off the grass onto your shed base). i would dig out about an inch and lay on a base of sand. so if your slabs are an inch thick then you will need to dig out about 2 inches.. How to lay a paving slab base equipment required to prepare a paving slab base for a garden building you will need: a tape measure, four wooden pegs, a ball of string, spade, a large bucket or similar for mixing cement in, garden rake, rubber mallet, tri-square and a spirit level..
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