I've asked a couple of questions about this before but now I'm ready to take the plunge on the week end. One final check.
At the bottom of my garden I have a shed, it is about 20 years old and cracked so I'm going to knock it down. It was built on a concrete base about 6" thick that also has some cracks in it. There are no footings. I cannot dig footings as the base was layed on top of alot of old rocks/hardcore/rubble. Behind my shed is a neighbours garden, they are about 20 foot below the base of my shed. There isn't really a retaining wall between us just a stone wall ( which my shed is built upon).
I was going to use shuttering to set new footings ontop of my old base, I have an idea how deep and wide the footings and the correct ratio mix to use but would like advice.
Finally I know its personal preference but I was going to build the new shed out of blocks but am pondering over whether to build double or single skin. Would like double skin but scared of the weight.
[my house]..................[shed].
:
:
:[approx 20 ft down]......[neighbours house]
Any advice would be warmly welcomed, thanks.
At the bottom of my garden I have a shed, it is about 20 years old and cracked so I'm going to knock it down. It was built on a concrete base about 6" thick that also has some cracks in it. There are no footings. I cannot dig footings as the base was layed on top of alot of old rocks/hardcore/rubble. Behind my shed is a neighbours garden, they are about 20 foot below the base of my shed. There isn't really a retaining wall between us just a stone wall ( which my shed is built upon).
I was going to use shuttering to set new footings ontop of my old base, I have an idea how deep and wide the footings and the correct ratio mix to use but would like advice.
Finally I know its personal preference but I was going to build the new shed out of blocks but am pondering over whether to build double or single skin. Would like double skin but scared of the weight.
[my house]..................[shed].
:
:
:[approx 20 ft down]......[neighbours house]
Any advice would be warmly welcomed, thanks.
