How to Lay a Concrete Base Like a Pro - The Workshop Build PT2

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The Workshop Build is well under way and this time i will be showing you how i lay a concrete slab. We will be building a sub base and pouring the concrete all in this one episode.
In this mini series i will be showing you the whole process of workshop or garden room building. We will cover the whole process from start to finish so that by the end, you will have inspiration and guides to build one of these yourself!
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@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

The great British weather made this one a challenge. More workshop content to come once I dry out 😂

@gurinderkular7209 4 месяца назад

Had a pad laid, very similar to the way you have done it. Good job, wooden outhouse has been on it for the past 5 years no problems

@dizzybee7386 5 месяцев назад

I've been looking forward to this episode for a few weeks now and it didn't disapoint. Fantastic work. Thanks for making the effort to show us how it's done 👍

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@MrJoelDavies 5 месяцев назад

Perfectly times video. You're my "go-to" for technique and inspiration right now and I'm about to take on the exact same challenge as you Base/Shed wise. So this really helps.

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Awesome! Thank you! Good luck with your project

@jacksonfallon-wilson8080 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the cost breakdown always nice to see the transparency 👍

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Sure, your welcome.

@trading-university. 28 дней назад

Proper job. Nice one just what I needed to know

@amazing451 5 месяцев назад

Great video Cameron even with all the bad weather, looking forward to the next episode and you'll definitely have a big workshop there.👍👍

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍 glad you liked it

@maheshchauhan9290 3 месяца назад

I love watching all your vids...always well explained, never seen you lose your cool and always with great tips and results.

@TheDIYGuy1 3 месяца назад

Thanks very much 😊, glad you like my vids

@naebadyersel 5 месяцев назад

I’ve been watching your channel and watching your journey! You’re very good at instructing and very inspiring! I look forward to the videos in 2024 and keep doing what your doing! all the very best! mike

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks very much for following along,much appreciated. Loads to come in 2024 and beyond

@lesthiele4921 2 месяца назад

Another great home project video, I like the way you explain the whole process, I like a good workshop building video and yours is certainly going to be good, looking forward to the next installment, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia

@TheDIYGuy1 2 месяца назад

Thank you very much!

@garymcmillan8647 5 месяцев назад

Brilliant video mate! Enjoying this series 👍

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@patrickflanagan8008 22 дня назад

I love these vids, real down to earth, hands dirty stuff. Nice one matey.

@xtomvideo 5 месяцев назад

Great work/vid in tough conditions. Look forward to the follow up.

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@neilbissett1240 5 месяцев назад

Top notch mate looking forward to the next part of the build

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

👍 been working on the workshop today in fact and filming

@Ricky-gu6xn 5 месяцев назад

Something us novices always find helpful is when you can show us how you mix your mortar especially if you are going to use a bell mixer. A bit of a master class on the proper steps and how you get the right consistency always gets a lot of views and how you ckean it when you've finished. You could also show how you work out the block work so that it fits your dimensions and how you make a corner. You have a great channel which is helping a lot of people so thanks for taking the time to get these videos out there 👍

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

This one will be a timber building but thanks for the suggestion

@Mujcanal 5 месяцев назад

thank you for all tips

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Always welcome

@neeekneek 5 месяцев назад

You made it look easy - fantastic vid!

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks 😊

@hydorah Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing costs. Really helpful🙂

@TheDIYGuy1 Месяц назад

My pleasure 😊

@kinnearj 5 месяцев назад

An outstanding video. Really well explained as you went along. That Hyundai compactor looks a good little bit of kit

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

👍 glad you liked it

@nickrubberboot3673 2 месяца назад

Great job and great wellies/rubberboots!! Would like to see these again.... :)

@TheDIYGuy1 2 месяца назад

More to come!

@thejoat588 5 месяцев назад

Amazong video, looked like alot of effort went into this one 👏👏👏

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot. It certainly did 😊

@DjGiluk 5 месяцев назад

Great team work, it’s a massive job that - well done 👍🏻

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! 👍

@ryanwood2011 5 месяцев назад

Fantastic video, then again that can be said for all your videos, top man we’ll done 😊

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks a ton!

@TheNorthernmunky 5 месяцев назад

Brilliant mate

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot

@sleepysamk1400 5 месяцев назад

You did a great job mate 👍👍👍👍👍

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@MrLegend139 5 месяцев назад

Brilliant video as always. As you did at the end, a breakdown of costs for materials would be great to give a rough estimate of the entire build cost for a DIYer to do. Keep the content coming 😊

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, will do!

@joelstjohn3903 Месяц назад

Thanks for the video mate - will be saving to my playlists and have subbed 😄

@TheDIYGuy1 Месяц назад

Awesome, thank you!

@martinanthony05 5 месяцев назад

Great video and thanks for letting us know the costs Well done

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

No problem 👍 thanks

@callumwindsor6516 5 месяцев назад

Fantastic Video, cant wait for the next!

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks! Much more coming

@gaz_vlogs5224 15 дней назад

Really useful video. Nice pace, and clear instructions. Very useful.

@TheDIYGuy1 15 дней назад

Glad it was helpful!

@deanhowes1577 5 месяцев назад

first up great video as usual. Im just a DIYer myself but a number of years ago I laid out a patio slab foundation for myself with similar dimensions and at the rear of my property with no easy access. The delivery driver gave me a great tip for my type 1 and stacked the ton bags on top of each other to a max of 3 high, so that instead of shovelling the stuff into my barrow ( no mechanical aids for me) I simply cut the base of the bag and let the product virtually flow out into the barrow. Not perfect but saved loads of work. Hope this helps someone or even yourself on future jobs

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Good tip 👍

@jasonyoung2711 Месяц назад

Genius!!!!!

@philtebble4390 5 месяцев назад

Nice job mate . Hard work

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks 😊

@bigbark4627 5 месяцев назад

I had to comment, U lot R fooking MaChInEs! 🌧️🌧️🌧️ Well dun on not just getting that job completed but also getting it filmed! 🤩 Bravo that man, bravo! 👏

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@VINSCOT5 5 месяцев назад

Really interested.📯 finally rain stopped.

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks. I know right!

@ma.creations20 5 месяцев назад

Nice job 🎉

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks 😁

@AS-uw2yb 5 месяцев назад

Nice video - looking forward to the next part 👍. When laying the Type 1 how do you make sure you have the correct depth of 100mm across the entire base? I guess you can mark 100mm on the wood at edges but what would a string line work for the middle?

@frankiebenson3212 20 дней назад

Well done that was done properly.

@TheDIYGuy1 20 дней назад

Thanks 👍

@WoodworkJourney 5 месяцев назад

Good stuff, I’m taking notes!

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks bud!

@Andy-no1gc 5 месяцев назад

absolutely great job, too bad the weather was rainy

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Yeah was tough going!

@antmorgan9331 День назад

Great video. I want to make a similar base but with 50mm insulation as I hear it allows a bit more comfort (warmth) inside the shed. Do you by chance have a video on this? Thanks

@jimlayton5844 5 месяцев назад

Great video fella 👏👏👏

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@RC-oi1gg 5 месяцев назад

Wondered if you had considered using a vibe to help settle the concrete? Thanks for the video series. Have the very same project to do myself. Best of luck.

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Yes, I did originally hire one however the hire company cancelled my hire 2 days before the project, leaving me having to make the tamp seen in the video. Originally we were using a 4.2 aluminium tamp. Best of luck with your project!

@mikebolt9753 5 месяцев назад

fantastic video

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot!

@excalibur9768 3 месяца назад

I'm planning on doing the same (just on a smaller scale) in spring. I prepped the area last summer/autumn - the garden slopes (quite a lot) toward the house so the area of land I've dug out is now level but a small retaining wall will probably be needed at the highest point. Tempted just to hire some lads to do it to be honest as the prep work was absolutely back breaking...😅

@TheDIYGuy1 3 месяца назад

👍 it is hard work!

@nihow06 5 месяцев назад

Hi great video. Quick question. Could you have used latex self leveller instead of that concrete so you didn't have to go through the trouble of levelling it out which seamed hard to do?

@StevieMacVFX 5 месяцев назад

Always the way in the UK, the weather always is out to get you. Do you not need to add a slight pitch to run the water off? Please make sure you do an in depth vid on how to get your workshop built dry with no condensation or mould problems in the future. Great vid mate keep em coming.

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely. No, no run off required due to the building being build the complete size of the pad. No rain water will come in contact with the pad itself but will instead run off the fall on the workshop roof. Will do 👍

@johnadams1976 5 месяцев назад

cheers for the vid.... looking great.... definitely wheel barrow for me! Sooner spend an extra hour or two than have the expense and hassle of that dumper thing! ;-)

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Your Welcome! Haha yeah it’s an experience 😊

@stuartandrews4344 5 месяцев назад

Better to use a tracked power barrel/dumper, most have hydraulic tip,most can carry around 500kg, being tracked spreads the load better & don't sink in soft ground like wheels & no puntures. Some hire centres do Tracked Mini Dumper with High Tip with a self loading Shovel, great if you have MOT 1 delivered loose. (cheaper than bulk bags).

@MyNamesGG 5 месяцев назад

Another good video don’t listen to people putting you down

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks. I don’t 😊. It’s just part of RU-vid that unfortunately all creators have to face into.

@Exciteddelirium1 4 месяца назад

Put a concrete base down some 30 years ago, just hardcore / rubble at the bottom then concrete at top ...... Still going strong

@deanwellerassociates 5 месяцев назад

What an excellent result given the tough conditions, I'm sure the team were well rewarded. The content, pace and edit of your videos is brilliant. Good luck with the next phase of works

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thank you very much! Oh yes, I always go out of my way to pay the guys back 👍

@monkeyboi282 4 месяца назад

I reckon you could get a pool table in there 😊

@eddiecotter7201 5 месяцев назад

These are brilliant videos with so much information,I like the fact it's done in the rain because life is not perfect and sometimes you just have to get the job done,hats off to this man for the variation in videos he puts out and the effort that must go in to putting them together,excellent stuff

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

I’m glad you like the videos and see the effort I’m going to for the audience to learn and enjoy. Means a lot that people notice 👍

@eddiecotter7201 5 месяцев назад

You have some of the best videos on RU-vid for helping ordinary people with everyday tasks/projects and jobs that need to be done,good on you and your consideration for those watching👍

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot!

@barrywall3333 5 месяцев назад

Great vid, could have done with rhis 2 years ago when i needed a base for my own steel frame ahed

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@petercollins6198 2 месяца назад

Have I missed Part 4 - putting the roof on the workshop? Can't seem to find it and now totally addicted.....

@TheDIYGuy1 2 месяца назад

Coming tomorrow at 3pm 😊👍

@therealdojj 5 месяцев назад

Is there a thing about the slump test? Thanks

@Pete.Ty1 5 месяцев назад

👍👍👍.Thanks

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

No problem 👍

@keitho77 5 месяцев назад

Respect on the hard graft, made worse by the bad weather

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot!

@craigcousins6718 5 месяцев назад

Dont you just love the british weather 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 keep up the great work love the videos - am interested in the dpm stuff and how that gets integrated into the walls etc...

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! Will do! Ah it will all make sense in future episodes 😊

@craigcousins6718 5 месяцев назад

@@TheDIYGuy1 are you looking to sell this house once you have done all your work to it then move onto another? Or are you going to live there?

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

This will be long term project and I will probably stay as love the area. I do however have some other property interests in the pipeline for the future 😊

@hardworker8030 5 месяцев назад

What calculator would you recommend to use because the last one I used got the ratio wrong so I didn't have enough materials.

@mjmjab Месяц назад

10:47 just wondering you said about postponing it if you could just after the blinding sand. If you were to postpone and the type 1 and blinding were to get to wet at this point would it need redone or just topped off before the concrete is laid.

@David-gz2ec 4 месяца назад

Hi, great video, horrible weather. But,,, when you take the boards away, how do you shore up the edges, and would the edges not normally be deeper than the middle to support the walls going on top (unless it's a wooden structure). Your jobs are always great, so maybe the level pour is adequate. Thanks

@TheDIYGuy1 4 месяца назад

Hi, edges get backfilled with a cheaper hardcore before the drainage and paving go down. The level pour is plenty for a timber frame structure.

@davey4818 4 месяца назад

I think the penny has dropped and you can see when you strike that shutter that it's back to front

@primalrenovations7427 4 месяца назад

Love all your videos mate well done ypu have inspired me to start my own channel and I woukd really appreciate it if you could let me know what editing software you us as i just do everything on my phone and now my channel is getting bugger i would like it to be a bit more professional. Keep up the good work and congratulations on having a great youtube channel 😀

@TheDIYGuy1 4 месяца назад

Thanks a lot. Good luck on your RU-vid journey. I use a MacBook Pro with a mixture of final cut or iMovie depending on the project.

@primalrenovations7427 4 месяца назад

@@TheDIYGuy1 cheers

@Nick-ik5mg Месяц назад

Would that thickness of base be suitable for a 4 x 3m traditional conservatory? thanks

@rossco88 2 дня назад

Do you need dpm for an outside concrete slap?

@hussainalhashimi4003 3 часа назад

just wandering what will be the labour cost on this job!

@jasonyoung2711 Месяц назад

Is this music - Texas Sun Khruangbin & by Leon Bridges - instrumental? oh good video too LOL :)

@danj3322 2 месяца назад

Enjoyed this vid and the series so far. Just a quick question on the boundary stuff, for permitted development I've seen it has to be 2m away from the boundary wall doesn't it? Am I right in thinking you did a little less on yours? I'm hoping to build something similar and 600mm would be a lot better than 2m which I've read online as I'm limited on space as it is

@TheDIYGuy1 2 месяца назад

You can go closer but you are then required to make the boundary facing walls non combustible 👍

@user-gm8ni6iv4m 5 месяцев назад

When you remove your shuttering boards you will expose the sides of the Type one and sand how do you propose stopping this from falling out as it will not be solid. Will you build yuor block work on the outside of the slab to protect the sides?

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

The sides will have a cheaper hardcore backfilled against them before the drainage and paving goes down.

@jamesmozzy 15 дней назад

Hi diy guy. Did you wet cure your shed bases ? I just had one done and everything I google says I should spend the next 7 days wetting it 5-10 times a day

@farhan-app 5 месяцев назад

3-4-5 rule! Good old Pythagoras!!!

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely

@derek763 5 месяцев назад

Should have kept the mini excavator for loading the mini dumper with stone , also that dumper looked like a struggle by not tipping itself , the tracked dumpers are better ,they have hydraulic tipping and also carry up to 1 ton

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Your right. They are a lot more than 35 pounds for the day though. I guess I was trying to pull back some costs due to it already being fairly pricey

@bigtone2005 5 месяцев назад

Are the steels and the dpm because your doing a proper brick build off it? I wanna make a concrete base for a shed and wood store/rack would I need these or would just the aggregates be fine?

@MrNikoid 5 месяцев назад

The steels are just anti crack mesh, they don't add much strength.

@jeffrawe6486 4 месяца назад

Can you tell us the labor cost for a total costing ?

@mananddog9884 5 месяцев назад

What camera do you use for your filming? Thanks

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

I’m currently using a Sony ZV1 as my primary camera. I also use a GoPro hero 10 and iPhone 14 pro max for some action shots.

@Madmik 5 месяцев назад

Question: Why do you need to place DPM underneath the concrete? Will the water within the concrete otherwise be soaked up by the sand underneath it, or is it there for another reason?

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

It is to eliminate the possibility of damp/moisture rising up through the concrete.

@paulklasmann1218 5 месяцев назад

Very nice! How would you go about doing that inside an already built garage with paving slabs? Id like to replace them with a concrete slab. I can't see how it can be smoothed if the concrete goes wall to wall, unless its made in multiple sections.

@JP_TaVeryMuch 5 месяцев назад

Step backwards with your leveling board. How d'you think they do it in houses?

@paulklasmann1218 5 месяцев назад

@@JP_TaVeryMuch I've seen the concrete base made before the walls go up. If there's concrete from wall to wall, and there is the wooden strip at wach side, there isn't much space to move it from side to side. Then the strips would be stick in place. Ideally I'd like the concrete go from wall to wall unless there's not a good reason not to. This is a job I'll pay a professional to do. Its too big and expensive for me to screw it up. I'm not a builder.

@paulklasmann1218 5 месяцев назад

@@JP_TaVeryMuch But a base like in this video I would try myself.

@JP_TaVeryMuch 5 месяцев назад

@@paulklasmann1218 I'm sure that you will have seen floors being poured and levelled on countless property programmes. Channel 4 is good for those, especially Grand Designs and that George bloke's Restoration or Ugly house to whatever it's called. The best bit about indoor floors is that there's almost always no need for shuttering except maybe at the doors. Best let a pro do it as you say, especially if you want those trendy polished concrete floors.

@paulklasmann1218 5 месяцев назад

@@JP_TaVeryMuch Id like a polished and level floor because I'd like to be able to use it as a workshop with large machine tools etc. Its a huge garage and seperate workshop but its old. A new floor would be a nice upgrade. Ill check out more videos but for the large floor I'll get local builders in. Maybe I will do the workshop in the future. It already has a concrete floor but its pretty rough. Its great to have building skills. I can do some things but not the big jobs.

@TGS333 2 месяца назад

Hey man enjoying your videos, I would wonder though, if you have 2.4 meters of concrete, and you paid £650 for it, then that works out at £270 per cubic meter???. tell me im wrong lol.. 🙂

@bobmcfarl4834 3 дня назад

how much did that lot cost? is that motorway foundations you are building ? ridiculous over spec for a a big shed base

@JP_TaVeryMuch 5 месяцев назад

Forgive me for going slightly off topic, but I'd like to know how you did the invisible mending of the fence. One day the bird box is quietly thinking that its days are numbered, then there's a gurt big hole for a support beam, then all put back with bird box on a batten where the hole was. Is it the magic of filming hiding it, or have you magically mended the fence slats?

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

😂😂 my other half complained that her squirrel house had been tampered with so I had to put it back!

@JP_TaVeryMuch 5 месяцев назад

@@TheDIYGuy1 Hmm. It doesn't look big enough for the grey squirrels, so I hope that you're lucky enough to have the smaller red ones where you are. Guess invisible mending of fence panels is a trade secret. I was a bit over enthusiastic with my ivy clearance and have buggered one up is all.

@AnthonyPerot 5 месяцев назад

Nice episode! I was quite surprised seeing the Petherick name for that hire company. Any relation to The Pethericks RU-vid channel?

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Thanks. No relation, just a small company 😊

@user-bs9zw6ej9i 3 месяца назад

How deep was the cocrete slab?

@littlemissy8356 22 дня назад

WOW. Such a big job.

@TaahirJ 4 месяца назад

I'm looking at buying a 1970s house, when you cut parts of the ceilings out did you test the artex for asbestos or does it not matter too much?

@stonecoldjaneausten926 2 дня назад

Yeah, test it.

@rcclan 5 месяцев назад

What a horrible day and how typical the sun shows up when done whats the plan with the sides will the type one and sand not get washed away a little over time or is it like a next step that holds it in or 😅 not a grounds person here to learn

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Yeah typical right! There will be a cheaper hardcore backfilled around the edge of the sub base to prevent it falling away over time. Finished surface/drainage/paving will then go on top of this 👍

@FlatToRentUK 2 месяца назад

That took me back a few years to when I did the base for my summer house. Fortunately I had help from a builder in the family but it was still tough. Unfortunately my plot is very deep and probably about 70m from where the materials were dumped to where we were building. I shovelled and barrowed about 10t of hardcore, 8t of ballast and 2t of cement all the way back there. It took me days. Then the wood for the 9m x 4.5m building arrived, that was about a week of trudging up and down as well. Final result was completely worth it though, sure yours will be too!

@tonydart425 5 месяцев назад

Don’t forget to let people know when screwing the deals it should be done to the outer side 👍

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

👍

@paulcourt 3 месяца назад

Did you consider insulating the slab? What are the pros and cons of that?

@TheDIYGuy1 3 месяца назад

I did consider it and if it were being used as a garden room I would have. The pros are you I create your internal head height. Con is the amount of extra ground that would have to be removed for the insulation.

@philiburbarnard519 2 месяца назад

good video, but why not using vibrators to spread concrete and get air out?

@TheDIYGuy1 2 месяца назад

Not really needed for this application

@coops6621 5 месяцев назад

what stops the sides of type 1 and sand spilling out when you strike the shuttering?

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

The sides will be back filled with a cheaper hardcore before drainage and paving is installed.

@coops6621 5 месяцев назад

gotcha@@TheDIYGuy1

@Palo-jm7xc 5 месяцев назад

@@TheDIYGuy1 I think you should clarify this in your next video. If the ground level was not being raised to contain the sub-base then i'd have suggested thickening the edges of the concrete before pouring to contain it all. Also i'd advise you cut a control joint at the 3m mark to help with cracking and maybe even one centrally down the length. Its also worth a mention that the longer you keep the slab covered the harder it will become as it slows down the curing process by keeping the moisture in the slab, this is really effective but time does not always allow. Also for a "Pro" finish i'd have bull floated the slab to further smooth it out. Anyway, good job overall concrete is always harder work than anticipated on the day.

@grassabrutta Месяц назад

No floating, edging or control joints before it set up ?

@TheDIYGuy1 Месяц назад

Nope not needed for this application

@noire1001 Месяц назад

You been watching too many US concrete videos 😄In the UK hardly anyone would ever do all that time consuming stuff as we just use self levelling screed if needed. Not only is that a lot faster and the self levelling will achieve a much more level floor, but it just wouldn't be possible to float it most of the time in our weather.

@grassabrutta Месяц назад

@@noire1001 Well, I haven't much time for videos in general actually, and today I poured a 6m long foundation for a stem wall and edged it off. Tomorrow I will remove the form and get set up with rebar to pour the adjacent slab and float it with my handmade (laminated beech) wooden bullfloat, and then once I have cut the control lines I will fresno float once since that's the finish sought. I happen to be in the EU, and like you, most EU practitioners don't cut it up as you say the yanks do. Us aussies are maybe just a little too american these days.

@H4M24UK 3 месяца назад

Can't i just pour concrete mix straight onto soil without the sub base? I was thinking 1:5 cement to 20mm ballast sand ratio with rebar. Obviously making sure i compact the soil before pouring.

@TheDIYGuy1 3 месяца назад

I wouldn’t recommend this personally for a few reasons.

@bensims7501 5 месяцев назад

I've already got a shed, but I wish I didn't, I wanna build one

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

Build a better/bigger one 😆

@bensims7501 5 месяцев назад

@TheDIYGuy1 don't tempt me 🙂 I built a 3x3metre shed in my old garden me my dad and my son. Absolutely loved it, could feel the love in there! And we even used some of my grandads old tools, as he had just passed away. The house I'm in now has a huge concrete shed, it's really hard to fix things too. Who knows, maybe one day we could have a version 2.0

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

😊 sounds pretty cool.

@Hammers.grandad 11 дней назад

What were your labour costs?

@keithr1814 5 месяцев назад

Sod all the barrowing of concrete, we always have pumped from the lorry

@TheDIYGuy1 5 месяцев назад

£450 extra though, and that was the cheapest! I agree it’s a damn site easier though and if a customer is paying then definitely viable.

@amazing451 5 месяцев назад

Great video Cameron in all the bad weather. Looking forward to the rest of the build, you'll definitely have a great workshop. 👍👍

@johnzach2057 2 месяца назад

Using strings would help

@samnichols4361 3 месяца назад

Is there any reason why you didn't insulate at the same time as laying the slab?

@TheDIYGuy1 3 месяца назад

I did consider it and if it were being used as a garden room I would have. The pros are you increase your internal head height. Con is the amount of extra ground that would have to be removed for the insulation.

@samnichols4361 3 месяца назад

@@TheDIYGuy1 Thanks for reply - yes I am in the same quandary now with my own workshop/room. I think as a drummer I am planning on soundproofing the room I am going to insulate the slab just so I don't create extra soundproofing issues. The headheight restrictions maybe an issue though - the 4 metre span I'm aiming for requires 7 by 2 timber so I'm losing a lot just in the eaves

@TheDIYGuy1 3 месяца назад

Have you considered using 5x2 doubled up? If you coach bolt them together a bit like I did with the lintel above the door then it should be enough for a 4m span