Monday, 9 September 2013

The shed base and the final stages.

The task of putting the cement and broken bricks together is finished. First notes: Remember that mortar is different for bricks, so I used four sand and one cement. It saved me a lot of money, as I was quoted £300 to remove the heavy brick and rubble waste, and £1,000 to build the base, which did not include sand and cement. Delivery: Make sure you know how much sand and cement you need, as delivery charges can be very high in England. Deliveries average from £25.00 upwards, so don't make the mistake of ordering too little, but if you have a car then there is no problem with deliveries.
I started at the back and worked forward. The rubble layer is free, so there are no foundations to dig out, if you want to remove the base at a later date; the work will be a lot easier. The front soil has been seeded with wild flowers and grass seed, which I will add a photo of at a later date, if they pop up that is, so fingers crossed. Next I will be choosing my shed, as I have not yet decided on plastic or wood. Please note: This is my first attempt ever of working with cement and rubble, brick etc. I have saved myself £1,300 pound, and my costs for the total project were under £70.00. I had to purchase a trowel, two buckets, cement, sand, and a small mixing tray. Two bags of cement and eight bags of sand, but I had two sand bags left, and half a cement bag left. The work is hard, so do not attempt  this if you are not prepared to sit in the burning sun four or five hours a day. Would this project pass? I expect not, it would probably pass at student level, which is what I would be classed as. I did not receive any help, so there is an immense sense of pride in completing this shed base. Tips: Ignore comments from passing builders, men in general can actually give wrong advice for a joke some times, so use the internet and look it up! Please ask any thing about this project.