Timber base below ground level
- Thread starter Chillibeans
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Yes, but won't last forever.
If you could remove some of the ground around the edges and retain it with some blocks or slabs, that might help with airflow.
Put weed membrane and gravel beneath, with a gap. It will probably fill up with leaves and crap though, and also water if the soil is poor draining.
Edit: just noticed your dpm, the timber may well sweat inside the plastic.
For what you are proposing, a poured concrete slab (or even slabs on whacked sub base) would be much better, and might work out the same in material cost.
If you could remove some of the ground around the edges and retain it with some blocks or slabs, that might help with airflow.
Put weed membrane and gravel beneath, with a gap. It will probably fill up with leaves and crap though, and also water if the soil is poor draining.
Edit: just noticed your dpm, the timber may well sweat inside the plastic.
For what you are proposing, a poured concrete slab (or even slabs on whacked sub base) would be much better, and might work out the same in material cost.
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