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Ive just removed a pond in the garden that was about 4ft square and 2ft deep. I want to fill the hole in and lay a concrete base for a shed. Any ideas as what i need to do with regards to filling the hole. Any help gratefully recieved.


 
Posted : 05/06/2016 10:07 am
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Hardcore. That's crushed rock/brick, not pron.


 
Posted : 05/06/2016 10:18 am
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Instead of concrete do you not fancy using something like this [url= http://http://www.plasticshedbase.co.uk/shed-bases-plastic/12-shed-base-6ft-x-4ft.html?gclid=CjwKEAjwm8-6BRDgnb-Dk96UmRASJADbMycYzR_7cRy-lnyANh4QwutGKN-RJTO4ym0Igh0LkyUG1xoC5lTw_wcB ]plastic grid[/url]? That's what I'll be using instead of messing around with concrete.


 
Posted : 05/06/2016 11:58 am
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Link not working; try again? (I'm interested)


 
Posted : 05/06/2016 1:13 pm
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[url= http://www.plasticshedbase.co.uk ]just spoon feeding lazy forum users [/url]


 
Posted : 05/06/2016 1:24 pm
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we used probase tiles - [url= http://www.shedbase.com/probase/ ]http://www.shedbase.com/probase/[/url]
- there are quite a few suppliers of similar stuff,

another idea would be to ebay or gumtree for plastic pallets as you can sit stuff on them.

if the shed had a solid base you can get a prebuilt standard sizes wooden kit that sits on spikes

I've also seen old railway sleepers used (and concrete posts)


 
Posted : 05/06/2016 1:27 pm
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sorry double post


 
Posted : 05/06/2016 1:27 pm
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How heavy will this shed be ?


 
Posted : 05/06/2016 1:32 pm
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Not sure how heavy it is but its not a big shed. I think its 7'x4'.


 
Posted : 05/06/2016 2:00 pm
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You'll need to pack down the hardcore very, very well filling in an old pond site otherwise there's a risk it may start sinking in the coming months/years.

I know this from experience 🙁


 
Posted : 05/06/2016 2:21 pm
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It would be a shed with a basement if it was me.


 
Posted : 05/06/2016 2:24 pm
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It's a 7x4 shed. Fill the hole with whatever, stamp the surface firm then plonk shed on top.


 
Posted : 05/06/2016 9:11 pm
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But as piedi di formaggio says, fill it with something solid.


 
Posted : 05/06/2016 9:14 pm

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